UCP Land of Lincoln provides vocational training, job placement and support services to individuals with all disabilities. The employment services provide an intensive job development and placement program to assist people with finding employment in their community. The support services are individualized and include job coaching and case management. These services may be short or long-term …
DHS-Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) is the state agency that provides job training, job placement & post employment support services to job seekers who, due to their disability, may have difficulty with applying, preparing, interviewing, finding & maintaining successful employment. Individuals eligible for VR services are provided vocational assessment, evaluation, career guidance, training, & job …
DSC has a longstanding reputation for providing quality services to individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities throughout Champaign County since its inception in 1972 when a group of parents got together to create day options for their loved ones. DSC proudly provides services and supports to approximately 1200 people annually, one person at a time. Adult services …
Community Choices is organized as a cooperative where adults with developmental disabilities and their families support each other. Members of the cooperative share information and resources. Community Choices provides services open to both members and non-members including Community Living, Customized Employment, and Family Support. Members have additional access to Social Opportunities.
This group of companies offers a variety of residences for adults with developmental disabilities, including intermediate care facilities, apartments, community integrated living arrangements (CILA), and group homes.
The Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District provides fully accessible fixed-route bus service in Champaign, Urbana, and Savoy. The DASH card is available to qualifying individuals with disabilities and offers unlimited free bus rides for the cardholder. For those unable to utilize bus service due to disability, CUMTD offers complementary paratransit van services within the CUMTD district …
PACE is a Consumer-Controlled and Cross-Disability organization which serves Champaign, Douglas, Edgar, Piatt, and Vermilion counties. We are led by people with disabilities in everything from the individual services that we provide, to the overall programs, to even our Board and Staff. It also means that we serve people with a wide range of disabilities; …
Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance provides legal assistance to low-income individuals as well as to seniors age 60 and older. Services include advice, brief service, and negotiation and litigation on selected civil matters such as welfare, medical assistance, utilities, housing, consumer debt, elder abuse, and selected family problems such as divorce and orders of protection. …
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The Illinois Association of Microboards and Cooperatives supports individuals with disabilities and their family members in creating small non-profit corporations that help them make their own decisions and control their own lives. The focus of a microboard or cooperative is community inclusion: having your own home, working a real job, and having friendships and relationships …
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Created in 1979, the Illinois Guardianship and Advocacy Commission protects the rights and promotes the welfare of persons with disabilities. The Commission is an executive state agency created to safeguard the rights of persons with disabilities. Three program Divisions in nine regions throughout the State carry out the responsibilities of the Commission. They are the …
