Useful Information and Links
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General Information:
- Transition Checklist for People with Developmental Disabilities
- Transition Checklist for People with Developmental Disabilities- Spanish
- How to Navigate the Illinois Disability System
- Transition Checklist for People with Mental Illness
- Transition Checklist for People with Mental Illness- Spanish
- Building Bridges to the Future Manual
- Options Fair
- Information regarding PUNS
- The State of the States comparison of states disability services
- Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities
Family Support/Advocacy:
- Lake County Center for Independent Living
- Community Alternatives Unlimited
- Family Support Network of Illinois
- The Arc of Illinois
- Illinois Parents of Adults with Developmental Disabilities Unite
- IPADDUnite Facebook Page
- North/Northwest Cook and Lake County Work Group IACDD.org
- Illinois Respite Coalition
- Illinois Legal Aid
- Connect to Community
- JJ's List
- Laws Protecting People with Disabilities
- McManus Consulting Explanation of DD system in Illinois
Government Services, Financial, Medical & Legal/Guardianship
- How to Apply for SSI
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
- Earning Limits while receiving SSI
- A Guide for Representative Payees
- SSA Redbook
- Information about different Guardianship Options
- Guardianship without an attorney
- Guardianship Court Packet
- Power of Attorney for Health Care
- Illinois Department of Health and Human Services
- Family Benefit Solutions
- Protected Tomorrows
- Benefit Boost, Inc
- Rubin Law- Special Needs Legal and Future Planning
- L. Mark Russel Special Needs Legal and Future Planning
- Rivkin & Rivkin, LLC- Pro Bono Supplemental Needs Planning
- 5 Things to Know About ABLE Accounts
- Health Benefits for Workers with Disabilities HBWD
Employment and/or Vocational Day Program Services:
Post Secondary Resources and Programs:
- College of Lake County- Office for Students with Disabilities
- College of Lake County- Personal Success Program
- CHOICES fair
- Harper College- Career Skills Institute
- P.A.C.E. Program at National Louis University
- REACH at University of Iowa
- Elmhurst Learning and Success Academy
- Think College Illinois
- Shepherds College
- Lincoln College- Office for Disability Services
- Options for College Success
- RISE Program at Judson University
Recreational/Social:
- Special Recreation Association of Central Lake County
- Special Recreation Services of Northern Lake County- Lindenhurst
- Special Recreation Services of Northern Lake County- Round Lake
- Special Recreation Services of Northern Lake County- Zion
- Warren Township Special Recreation
- Northern Illinois Special Recreation
- Discovery Program- RecPlex
- Center for Enriched Living
- Great Lakes Adaptive Sports Association
- Arts of Life
- Gigi’s Playhouse
- Friendship Circle of Illinois
- Special Gifts Theater
- Camp Redleaf Respite
- Partners for Progress
- Equestrian Connections
- New Transitions Teen Center
Residential Programs (Developmental Disability):
- Lambs Farm
- Northpointe Resources
- Glenkirk
- Center for Independent Futures
- Search, Inc
- Clearbrook
- Little City
- Riverside Foundation
- Misericordia Home
- Avenues to Independence
Transportation:
- PACE Paratransit Program
- Dial a Ride and Northwest Demonstration Project
- RTA Chicago- People with Disabilities Ride Free Program
- Marianjoy Driver Rehabilitation and Assessment
- Special Needs Chicago- Wheelchair Accessible Transportation
Resources for People with Mental Health Disabilities:
- Lake County Behavioral Health Services
- Lake County Crisis Care Program
- Lake County Mental Health Group Home
- Independence Center
- Northpointe Resources SOARR Program
- Thresholds
- Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health
- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Illinois
- Family Service of Lake County
- Rosecrance Behavioral Health
- NICASA
- New Transitions Counseling Center
- Mental Health America Ranking the States
- Mental Health and Transition aged youth- Preparing for the future
