Disability & Rehabilitation

Jobs

• Vocational Rehabilitation - assists people with disabilities in preparing for and finding quality employment.
• Work Incentive Planning & Assistance Program - helps individuals who receive SSI or SSDI make informed choices about going to work.
• Day Services for People with Developmental Disabilities - provides skill training or job coaches to help people with developmental disabilities succeed in the workplace.

Independent Living

• Home Services Program - provides services to individuals with severe disabilities so they can remain in their own homes and live as independently as possible.
• Services for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired - assists adults who are blind or visually impaired in achieving their education, employment, and independent living goals.
• In-Home Supports for People with Developmental Disabilities - provides services and supports to help people with developmental disabilities live more independently in their homes.
• Other Supports for People with Developmental Disabilities - provides people with developmental disabilities help with adaptive equipment, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy and provides information about support and advocacy groups.
• Residential Living Arrangements for People with Developmental Disabilities - provides people with developmental disabilities the care and services needed in homes with staff available 24 hours per day.

Education

• Educational Services - serves children and youth with disabilities at three residential schools - Illinois School for the Deaf, Illinois School for the Visually Impaired, and Illinois Center for Rehabilitation & Education-Roosevelt - and offers Next Steps training and support for parents of children with disabilities.

Disability Benefits

• Disability Determination Services - determines the eligibility of people to receive benefits from Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

Child Services

• Early Intervention Services - helps children (ages 0 to 3) with disabilities learn and grow.

Advocacy & Customer Service

Effective June 30, 2022, the Client Assistance Program services were redesignated and are now provided through Equip for Equality (EFE). Their contact information is listed below.

Voice - 1-855-452-2725 (1-855-ILCAP-25)

TTY - 1-800-610-2779

cap@equipforequality.org

www.equipforequality.org/cap

More Information & Resources

• IL ABLE - "Achieving a Better Life Experience" accounts give people with disabilities and their families greater financial independence while preserving benefits.
• Illinois Assistive Technology Program - IATP is a not-for-profit organization that provides information and assistance regarding assistive technologies and accessibility, including a demonstration center and loan program.
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office on Disability
• Health Benefits for Workers With Disabilities (HBWD) is Illinois' Medicaid Buy-In program authorized under the federal Ticket to Work - Work Incentives Improvement Act (TWWIIA).
• ICTW School-to-Work Transition Guide - Designed to assist in transition-aged students and their families as they plan for the transition from school to adult life by providing clear and up-to-date information about the transition process, with a focus on transition from school to work. The intent of the guide is to promote clarity and greater understanding for Illinois students, parents/guardians, teachers, school administrators, guidance and vocational rehabilitation counselors, and other school-based and adult services providers.