CEREBRAL PALSY – GUIDANCE
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neurological condition caused by brain damage, and it is the most common motor and movement disability of childhood. If your child has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy, you need to know what to expect. Get the answers to all of your questions so that you can make informed decisions about diagnosis, treatment, therapies, and legal action.
www.cerebralpalsyguidance.com/cerebral-palsy/
SRANI—SPECIAL RECREATION NETWORK OF ILLINOIS
Are you moving? Do you know someone who could benefit from Special Recreation Services? Are you an intern or looking for employment? Are you an Administrator and would like to learn more about Special Recreation Services? Check out this website, it will help answer some questions you may have…
EASTER SEALS—DISABILITY SERVICES
Easter Seals offers help, hope, and answers to more than a million children and adults living with autism and other disabilities or special needs and their families each year. Services and support are provided through a network of more than 550 sites in the US and through Ability First Australia. Each center provides services that are individualized, innovative, family-focused, and tailored to meet specific needs of the particular community served. For more information, to find your local program, or get involved click on the link provided below.
RAMP—REGIONAL ACCESS MOBILIZATION PROJECT; A CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (CIL)
RAMP has an intimate understanding of the needs and solutions to advance the lives of people with disabilities. The majority of staff and board of directors at RAMP have a disability. RAMP is a group of determined and caring individuals prepared to arm consumers with the tools and expectations necessary for them to guide their life now and in the future. Contact your local office for all of your CIL needs through the link below.
THE ARC
The Arc is made up of a network of more than 700 state and local chapters nationwide. Local chapters are on the front lines providing individual advocacy, programs, services, and support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. To find out what support and services are offered near you, contact your local chapter.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:
Belvidere School District-Special Ed
www.district100.com/District/Pages/default.aspx
North Boone School District-Special Ed Dept
www.nbcusd.org/specialed.shtml