Disability Resources
Access Illinois Transit Services
Transportation for the disabled. Help on and off the bus. They will not come into the residence or into doctor's office.
Population Served: Anyone with any kind of disability. Payment: $2 one way trip, $4 for round trip for anywhere in Springfield.
928 S. 9th Street, Springfield, IL 62703
217-522-8594
Contact Person: Bill Brown
www.smtd.org
The Autism Program of Illinois
TAP is the largest statewide network in the nation for diagnosis, treatment and resources for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Didactic Training: assessment, communication and social interaction, Autism awareness, parent training, treatment techniques, physician education, educational planning
Experience-based Training: demonstration classrooms, diagnostic evaluations, discrete trial training, classroom consultation, model treatment programs, parent training model.
Population Served: Children with autism spectrum disorders. Community Service and Support: parent support groups, parent and professional advisory councils, support of university and medical school curricula in ASD.
5220 S. 6th Street Road, Springfield, IL 62703
(217) 525-8332
Contact Person: Julie Alderman, M.A. Center Director & Family Resource Coordinator and Clinician (217) 525-8332
www.theautismprogram.org
Department of Human Services
Bureau of Blind Services, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Program, rehabilitation services, home services, vocational rehabilitation, and work skill training.
Population Served: Those who have a disability of any kind.
Payment: Based on income.
Epilepsy Resource Center
Information assistance services, casework services, job placement, community education, and a quarterly newsletter. Population Served: People with epilepsy. Will serve children, families, adults, and employers or those who are in contact with someone who has epilepsy. Free.
Equip for Equality
Information and legal advocacy for those who have physical and mental disabilities. Population Served: Anyone with a mental or physical disability in the state of Illinois. Free.
The Hope Institute for Children and Families
Hope provides educational, residential and health services to children ages 5-21 with multiple developmental disabilities including Autism Spectrum Disorders, and their families. Students attend school at a state-of-the-art Learning Center specially designed for children with Autism and other developmental disabilities. Children who need more resources than their homes or local schools can provide live in facilities on-campus or community homes throughout Springfield.
Population Served: Children ages 5-21. Payment: Residents of Illinois receive funding through one or more of the following: Illinois Department of Human Services, Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, Illinois State Board of Education, local school districts and private pay arrangements. Private pay is also accepted for all out-of-state admissions.
15 East Hazel Dell Lane, Springfield IL 62703
217-585-5437
Contact Person: Amy Chase (217-585-5182)
www.thehopeinstitute.us
Mary Bryant Home for the Visually Impaired
Residential services for the blind or visually impaired, and supported living. Payment: Residents pay rent. Some are private pay and some are on public aid. Population Served: The visually impaired, ages 22 and older.
The Muscular Dystrophy Association
Diagnostic clinics, therapy, equipment funding, support, research, summer camps, health care. Free. Population Served: Anyone with Muscular Dystrophy or ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's disease). Serve people of all ages.
Koke Mill Medical Center, 3132 Old Jacksonville Road, Springfield, IL 62704
217-351-1853
Contact Person: Glenda Camacho, Health Care Services Coordinator
www.mda.org
SPARC
Residential and supportive living, supportive employment, developmental training programs, epilepsy resource center, home-based support programs, respite, and summer camp program. Payment: Some services are free; other costs depend upon program. Population Served: Anyone who meets DHS criteria for having a developmental disability, and is 18 or older. (A few youth services are available.)
Springfield Center for Independent Living (SCIL)
Public education, accessibility assistance, advocacy, independent living skills training, peer counseling, job training and placement, employment resources, services for persons who are deaf and hard of hearing, housing assistance, personal assistance, transportation training, youth transition, community reintegration from nursing home to independent living, minority outreach services, and support groups.
Population Served: Anyone with a physical or mental disability (it does not have to be documented). Also serve families of those with disabilities or advocates, individuals, organizations, and businesses who are interested in learning more about disability issues.
Free.
330 S. Grand Ave., Springfield, IL 62704
217-523-2587
Contact Person: Pete Roberts
www.scil.org
United Cerebral Palsy of Land of Lincoln
Adult Services - residential program, developmental training program, and employment service program. Children Services - summer camps, developmental screenings, speech therapy, play group, respite, horseback riding program, and other social events.
Population Served: Those with cerebral palsy and other disabilities and their families, children and adults. Free.
101 N. 16th Street, Springfield, IL 62703
217-525-6522
Contact Person: Kathy Louelli / Marcelle Taylor
www.ucpll.org