Other Resources

Advocacy

• Access Living
• The Arc of Illinois
• The Arc – National
• Equip for Equality
• Family Action Network
• Family Support Network
• Illinois Imagines | ICASA
• National Resource Center for Supported Decision Making

Assistive Equipment & Technology for Independent Living

• AbleLink Technologies
• Disability Cocoon
• Inclusion Solutions
• Night Owl Support Systems
• Rest Assured
• Simply Home

Education

• Concordia University Wisconsin
• Cutting Edge at Edgewood College
• Elmhurst Learning and Success Academy (ELSA)
• Have Dreams
• Options for College Success
• P.A.C.E. at National Louis University
• Think College

Employment / Vocational

• Arts of Life
• Aspiritech
• Avenues to Independence
• Disability Works
• Have Dreams Academy
• Illinois Department of Human Services – Disability and Rehabilitation (DRS)
• No Boundaries
• Youth Job Center

Financial Planners

• Maedi Tanham Carney, M&L Special Needs Planning
• Michael Walther, Oak Wealth Advisors
• Scott Barber, Merrill Lynch

New Futures Initiative™ Trained Groups

• Families CCAN
• Integrated Living Opportunities
• Intentional Communities of Washtenaw
• Our House Communities
• STARS Family Services

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Public Benefits Specialists

• Sherri Schneider, Family Benefit Solutions
• Maedi Tanham Carney, M&L Special Needs Planning

Recreation

• Center for Enriched Living
• Keshet Recreation
• Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association 
• Our Place
• Search Beyond Adventures
• Special Olympics

Research

• Association of University Centers on Disabilities
• The Asset-Based Community Development Institute
• The Harris Poll
• National Core Indicators
• State of the States in Developmental Disabilities
• United Cerebral Palsy – Case for Inclusion
• UIC Institute on Disability and Human Development 

Social Networks

• Best Buddies
• JJ’s List
• Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network
• Supporting Illinois Brothers and Sisters (SIBS)

Special Education, Child & Family Law Attorney

• Micki Moran, The Child & Family Law Center

Special Needs Attorney/Estate Planners

• Rubin Law
• L. Mark Russell
• Rivkin & Rivkin Estate Planning

State of Illinois

• Governor’s Office
• Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities
• Illinois Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Illinois Housing Development Authority

Transportation

• Pace Paratransit Service 
• Lyft
• Taxi Access Program
• Uber