Tuesday, Mar, 25, 2025
Parent Training for Parents of Students at Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210
Wednesday, Mar, 26, 2025
The Arc of Illinois 13th Annual FSN/Ligas Informational Seminar 03/26/25
Wednesday, Apr, 02, 2025
Waukegan Park District Resource Night 04/02/25 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Monday, Apr, 07, 2025
Chicago Therapeutic Children’s Academy – Presentation through ZOOM 04/07/25 6PM – 7PM
Tuesday, Apr, 08, 2025
SEDOL Transition Program – Presentation for Parent Group 04/08/25 6:30pm – 8:00pm
National Council on Disability Issues Annual Progress Report
The National Council on Disability (NCD) has released its annual progress report for 2024. In this report, NCD summarizes developments in disability policy that have occurred over the last year. NCD also points out several areas of progress in the report and makes …
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HB 0793 Increases Personal Needs Allowance, Heads to Governor for Signature
The Illinois legislature has passed HB 0793 and Gov. JB Pritzker has signed it into law. The bill amends various laws affecting human services and some persons with disabilities. Notably, HB 0793 amends the Medical Assistance Article of the Illinois Public Aid …
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DOJ Issues Final Rule Updating ADA as to Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Apps Provided State and Local Governments
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Civil Rights Division, published a final rule in the Federal Register on April 24, 2024, updating its Title II regulations for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The purpose of the rule is to establish certain …
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U.S. Department of Education Releases Guidance on Assistive Technology Devices and Services for Children with Disabilities Under IDEA
As the parent of a child with special needs, you know how important it is to advocate for your child’s education. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is an instrumental piece of legislation that helps protect the rights of …
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How Social Security Evaluates A Trust As A Countable Resource
A person’s resources affect the ability to qualify for crucial government benefits. The Social Security Administration (SSA) sets forth resource limits for SSI applicants and recipients. For example, to qualify for Supplemental Security Income (SSI), countable resources must not be worth more …
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Social Security Recipients to Pocket 5.9% Benefit Increase
Recently, the federal government announced the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2022. This adjustment is applied to federal benefits to be disbursed in 2022. Many analysts expected that the COLA would be the highest since 1983 when it was 7.4 percent. …
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State Increasing Funding For I/DD Community
After a federal judge admonished the State of Illinois in 2017 for failing to meet the requirements of a 2011 consent decree requiring more community-based services for the intellectually and developmentally disabled (I/DD) community, Governor J.B. Pritzker has proposed a …
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