NICHCY: National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilitites

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State Agencies Official State Web Site Connect with your state's official website to find all manner of state agencies and information, including how to contact your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House:     www.state.il.us/ State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Illinois State Board of Education 100 N. 1st Street Springfield   IL   62777 (217) 782-5053 www.isbe.net Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 Division of Early Childhood Education 100 N. First Street, C-428 Springfield   IL   62777-0001 (217) 524-4835 hhenders@isbe.net www.isbe.net Technical Support to Schools On Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports Illinois Statewide Technical Assistance Center PBIS Network 335 N. LaGrange Road, Suite 4 LaGrange Park   IL   60526 (708) 482-4860 lewrapil@aol.com www.pbisillinois.org Coordinator for Transition Services Illinois State Board of Education 10 Meadowlark Lane Highland   IL   62249 (618) 651-9028 smwalter@charter.net swalter@isbe.net www.isbe.state.il.us/spec-ed/html/total.htm Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities Illinois State Board of Education 100 N. First Street Springfield   IL   62777-0001 (217) 782-4620 www.isbe.net State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth Division of Mental Health Department of Human Services 160 N. LaSalle, 10th Floor Chicago   IL   60601 (800) 843-6154 (Hotline) (217) 785-6023 (800) 447-6404 (TTY) lorrierickman.jones@illinois.gov www.dhs.state.il.us/mhdd/mh Councils on Developmental Disabilities Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities 830 S. Spring Street Springfield   IL   62704 (217) 782-9696 (V/TTY) www.state.il.us/agency/icdd/ Client Assistance Program Illinois Client Assistance Program 100 N. First Street, 1st Floor West Springfield   IL   62702-5197 (800) 641-3929 (voice/tty, in-state only) (217) 782-5375 www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=37637 State CHIP Program (health care for low-income uninsured children) Illinois All Kids Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services 201 S. Grand Avenue East Springfield   IL   62763-0002 (800) 226-0768 hfswebmaster@illinois.gov www.allkids.com Illinois State Board of Education Division of Special Education Services 100 N. First Street Springfield   IL   62777-0001 (217) 782-5589 bsims@isbe.net www.isbe.net/spec-ed Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired Bureau of the Blind Office of Rehabilitation Services Department of Human Services 100 W. Randolph Street, Suite 5-300 Chicago   IL   60601 (312) 814-3323 www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=29974 State Education Agency Rural Representative Department of Rural Education Southern Illinois Regional Office Illinois State Board of Education 123 S. Tenth Street, Suite 200 Mt Vernon   IL   62864 (618) 244-8383 www.isbe.state.il.us University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Institute on Disability and Human Development Department of Disability and Human Development University of Illinois at Chicago 1640 W. Roosevelt Road Chicago   IL   60608 (312) 413-1647 (V) (312) 413-0453 (TTY) mrizzo@uic.edu www.ahs.uic.edu/dhd State Mediation System Illinois State Board of Education Division of Special Education Services 100 N. First Street, N-253 Springfield   IL   62777 (217) 782-5589 scolegro@isbe.net www.isbe.net/spec-ed Special Format Library Illinois State Library Talking Book and Braille Service 401 E. Washington Springfield   IL   62701 (800) 665-5576 ext. 5 (in IL) (217) 782-9435 (888) 261-5280 (TTY) sruda@ilsos.net www.ilbph.org State Department of Education: Special Education Illinois State Board of Education 100 N. First Street, N-243 Springfield   IL   62777-0001 (217) 782-4870 ehanselm@isbe.net www.isbe.net/spec-ed/ Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2 Bureau of Early Intervention Department of Human Services 222 S. College, 2nd Floor Springfield   IL   62704 (800) 323-4769 (in IL only) (217) 782-1981 janet.gully@illinois.gov www.dhs.state.il.us/ei Technical Support to Schools On inclusion Project CHOICES 1590 S. Fairfield Avenue Lombard   IL   60148 (630) 629-0551 echoices@aol.com www.projectchoices.org State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency Division of Rehabilitation Services Department of Human Services 100 S. Grand Avenue, East Springfield   IL   62762 (800) 843-6154 (V/TTY) dhs.ors@illinois.gov www.dhs.state.il.us/ors/ Illinois State Board of Education Division of Special Education Services 100 N. First Street, M/C N253 Springfield   IL   62777-0001 (217) 782-5589 www.isbe.net/spec-ed State Mental Health Agency Division of Mental Health Department of Human Services 160 N. LaSalle, 10th Floor Chicago   IL   60601 (800) 843-6154 (Hotline) (217) 785-6023 (800) 447-6404 (TTY) lorrierickman.jones@illinois.gov www.dhs.state.il.us/mhdd/mh Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities Division of Developmental Disabilities Department of Human Services 319 E. Madison, Suite 4N Springfield   IL   62701 (217) 524-7065 www.state.il.us/agency/dhs Protection and Advocacy Agency Equip for Equality, Inc. 20 N. Michigan, Suite 300 Chicago   IL   60602 (800) 537-2632 (V) (312) 341-0022 (V) (800) 610-2779 (TTY) contactus@equipforequality.org www.equipforequality.org Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs Division of Specialized Care for Children University of Illinois at Chicago 3135 Old Jacksonville Road Springfield   IL   62704-6488 (217) 558-2350 www.uic.edu/hsc/dscc/ Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind Services for Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing Division of Rehabilitation Services Department of Human Services 100 W. Randolph Street, Suite 5-300 Chicago   IL   60601 (312) 814-2939 (312) 814-3040 www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=29975 Telecommunications Relay Services     (800) 526-0857 (V) (800) 526-0844 (TTY); 711 (TTY) (877) 526-6690 (Speech to Speech) Illinois State Board of Education Division of Special Education Services 100 N. First Street Springfield   IL   62777-0001 (217) 782-5589 pstadeke@isbe.net www.isbe.net/spec-ed Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center DBTAC - Great Lakes ADA Center University of Illinois/Chicago Department on Disability & Human Development 1640 W. Roosevelt Road, Room 405 Chicago   IL   60608 (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY) (312) 413-1407 (V/TTY) gldbtac@uic.edu www.adagreatlakes.org Technology-Related Assistance Illinois Assistive Technology Program 1 W. Old State Capitol Plaza, Suite 100 Springfield   IL   62701 (800) 852-5110 (V/TTY, in IL only) (217) 522-7985 (V/TTY) wgunther@iltech.org www.iltech.org For a listing of resource centers that provide legal or advocacy services at no or low cost, visit:     www.isbe.net/spec-ed/pdfs/advocacy_resources.pdf Back to Top

Disability-Specific Organizations Attention Deficit Disorder To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CH.A.D.D) 8181 Professional Place, Suite 150 Landover   MD   20785 (800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet) (301) 306-7070 www.chadd.org Autism National autism organizations are listed at the end of NICHCY's autism page, http://www.nichcy.org/Disabilities/Specific/Pages/autism.aspx. Autism Society of Illinois 2200 S. Main Street, Suite 205 Lombard   IL   60148-5366 (888) 691-1270 (630) 691-1270 il-illinois@autismsocietyofamerica.org www.autismillinois.org Blind/Visual Impairments American Foundation for the Blind Information Center 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York   NY   10001 (800) 232-5463 (212) 502-7600 afbinfo@afb.net www.afb.org Cerebral Palsy United Cerebral Palsy of Illinois 310 E. Adams Springfield   IL   62701 (217) 528-9681 ucpi@sbcglobal.net www.ucpillinois.org Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago 17 N. State, Suite 1300 Chicago   IL   60602 (800) 273-6027 (312) 939-8622 (312) 628-4770(TTY) info@epilepsychicago.org www.epilepsychicago.org Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities Association of Illinois 10101 S. Roberts Road, Suite 205 Palos Hills   IL   60465 (708) 430-7532 LDAOFIL@ameritech.net www.ldail.org Mental Health Mental Health America of Illinois 70 East Lake Street, Suite 900 Chicago   IL   60601 (312) 368-9070 cwoz@mhai.org www.mhai.org Speech, Language, and Hearing Illinois Speech-Language-Hearing Association 230 E. Ohio Street, Suite 400 Chicago   IL   60611-3265 (312) 644-0828, ext. 5219 ckeillor@bostrom.com www.ishail.org Spinal Cord Injury Spinal Cord Injury Association of Illinois 1032 S. La Grange Road LaGrange   IL   60525 (877) 373-0301 (708) 352-6223 SCIInjury@aol.com www.sci-illinois.org Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543 Pottstown   PA   19464-0543 (484) 945-2101 www.add.org Illinois Autism/PDD Training and Technical Assistance Project 1590 S. Fairfield Avenue Lombard   IL   60148 (630) 889-7398 gouldkl@comcast.net www.illinoisautismproject.org Brain Injury Brain Injury Association of Illinois P.O. Box 64420 Chicago   IL   60664-0420 (800) 699-6443 (312) 726-5699 info@biail.org www.biail.org Epilepsy Epilepsy Resource Center (serving central Illinois) 232 Brun Lane Springfield   IL   62702 (800) 800-6401 217) 726-1839 (V/TTY) llobue@spfldsparc.org Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities The Arc of Illinois 18207-A Dixie Highway Homewood   IL   60430 (708) 206-1930 tony@thearcofil.org www.thearcofil.org Illinois Branch of the International Dyslexia Association 751 Roosevelt Road, Suite 116 Glen Ellyn   IL   60137 (630) 469-6900 info@readibida.org www.readibida.org NAMI Illinois, National Alliance on Mental Illness 218 W. Lawrence Springfield   IL   62704 (800) 346-4572 (217) 522-1403 namiil@sbcglobal.net http://il.nami.orgil.nami.org Spina Bifida Illinois Spina Bifida Association 8765 W. Higgins Road, Suite 403 Chicago   IL   60631 (800) 969-4722 (773) 444-0305 sbail@sbail.org www.sbail.org Back to Top

Organizations for Parents Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) Family Resource Center on Disabilities 20 E. Jackson Boulevard, Room 300 Chicago   IL   60604 (800) 952-4199 (In IL) (312) 939-3513 frcdptiil@ameritech.net www.frcd.org Parent-To-Parent Family Resource Center on Disabilities 20 E. Jackson Boulevard, Suite 300 Chicago   IL   60604 (800) 952-4199 (In IL) (312) 939-3513 frcdptiil@ameritech.net www.frcd.org Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers 901 S. Spring Street Springfield   IL   62704-2790 (800) 877-9617 (217) 528-9617 il_office@pta.org www.illinoispta.org PTI Family Matters Parent Training and Information Center 1901 S. 4th Street, Suite 209 Effingham   IL   62401 (866) 436-7842, ext. 116 (217) 347-5428 (V/TTY) deinhorn@fmptic.org www.fmptic.org Family Support Network of Illinois 5739 W. Martindale Lane Peoria   IL   61615-9669 (309) 693-8981 fsn@familysupportnetwork.org www.familysupportnetwork.org/ Back to Top

Other Disability Organizations Pathways Awareness 150 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 2100 Chicago   IL   60601 (800) 955-2445 (800) 326-8154 (TTY) friends@pathwaysawareness.org www.pathwaysawareness.org Independent Living To find out the contact information for the Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact: Independent Living Research Utilization Project The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research 2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000 Houston   TX   77019 (713) 520-0232 (V) (713) 520-5136 (TTY) ilru@ilru.org www.ilru.org Illinois State Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities (ISAC) Illinois State Board of Education 100 N. First Street, N-243 Springfield   IL   62777-0001 (217) 782-4870 ehanselm@isbe.net www.isbe.net/spec-ed/html/isac.htm To find out the contact information for centers for independent living (CILs) in your state, contact: National Council on Independent Living 1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor Washington   DC   20036 (202) 207-0334 (V) (202) 207-0340 (TTY) ncil@ncil.org www.ncil.org Back to Top

The offices listed on NICHCY state sheets are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org and let us know.

A Note About Age of Eligibility:
Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education for the state of interest.

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