IN 10/16/2025 COMMUNICATION:
- Upcoming SODC Transition Fairs
- HFS Public Notice and Request for Comments
- Aging Individuals with IDD and Aging Caregivers - Survey Opportunity
- Training Opportunities
- Other Resources
UPCOMING SODC TRANSITION FAIRS
The State-Operated Developmental Centers (SODC) continue to host transition fairs for residents and family/guardians to help educate all regarding options for where individuals might want to receive services. Send an email to DHS.DDD.Transformation@Illinois.gov if you're interested in signing up as a vendor at the SODC transition fairs.
Transition fairs for Fall 2025 are from 9am-12pm Central Time on the dates listed below:
- Choate Developmental & Mental Health Center
- 10/22/2025
- back-up date 10/29/2025
- Fox Developmental Center
- 10/24/2025
- back-up date 11/07/2025
Additional transition resource: Family Transition Project
HFS PUBLIC NOTICE AND REQUEST FOR COMMENTS
Public Comment Notice - HFS Proposed Changes in Methods and Standards for Establishing Medical and Assistance Payment Rates indicates a proposed rate increase for facilities licensed by the Department of Public Health under the ID/DD Community Care Act, as well as facilities licensed under the MC/DD Act, for services delivered on or after January 1, 2026.
Notice requesting public comment first posted by Healthcare and Family Services (HFS) October 14, 2025. The public comment period for this notice ends 30 days after publication date.
Directions for submitting comments are listed within the linked notice (above). Comments are submitted to HFS.
AGING INDIVIDUALS WITH IDD AND AGING CAREGIVERS - SURVEY OPPORTUNITY
If you are an individual with Intellectual or Developmental Disability (IDD) who is aging and wants to access aging services, or if you are an aging caregiver, please consider completing this survey to help the IDHS Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), the Department of Aging (DoA) and the IDHS Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) to make it easier for people to access the services they might need from the Disability and Aging Networks.
Below is the survey in English, Spanish, Chinese, and Polish. If you need additional translations, please email DHS.DDDComments@Illinois.gov.
If you need additional translations, please email DHS.DDDComments@Illinois.gov.
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES
- NDI and ICDD - Become a Financial Wellness Trainer for "Financial Wellness for People with Disabilities." The 3-day training is completely free, includes CEUs for specified titles, and will be hosted 9:00am to 4:00 pm Central Time in person at Blackburn College (Carlinville) October 21-23, 2025, as well as 9:00am to 4:00 pm Central Time in person at Heartland Human Care Services (Chicago) October 28-30, 2025.
- DDD - "Human Rights Committe (HRC) Chairperson Training" will be hosted virtually October 21, 2025, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm Central Time. This training is hosted quarterly for HRC Chairperson. Register here: HRC Chairperson - WebEx
- DDD - "Provider Leadership" will be hosted virtually October 22, 2025, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Central Time. This training is hosted quarterly for QIDPs/ISCs/Leadership. Register here: Provider Leadership - WebEx
- EFE - "Disability Rights Consortium - Dual Diagnosis" is a free virtual webinar hosted October 22, 2025, starting at 9:30 am Central Time. Learn more and register here: EFE Webinar Registration - Zoom
- ICPN - "If We Can Talk About This, We Can Talk About Anything: Addressing sexual rights, responsibilities, and risk, for people with intellectual disability" is a free virtual webinar offered Wednesday October 22, 2025, starting at 11:00 am Central Time. CEUs available for specified titles. Learn more and register here: ICPN Webinar Registration - Zoom
- ACES$ - Online training opportunities regarding EVV requirements for Personal Support Workers (PSW), Self-Directed Assistance Providers (SDA), and Self-Directed families. Training is scheduled for October 23, 2025, at 1:00 pm Central Time. Registration here: ACES$ EVV Training Registration
- IL ABLE - Essential Webinar for Disability Service Providers: "Opening and Managing IL ABLE Accounts for the Individuals You Serve" is a free virtual webinar scheduled October 23, 2025, beginning at 12:00 noon Central Time. Register here: IL ABLE - WebEx
- IDHS Grants - Quarter 2 FY26 Grantee Training "Allowability and Cost Control" is a free virtual webinar that will be presented October 23, 2025, starting at 2:00 pm Central Time. Register here: Q2 FY26 Grantee WebEx
OTHER RESOURCES
- UIC & RCADD - "Tips and Tools for Homes and Schools" is a free virtual presentation that starts at 12:00 pm Central Time on October 21, 2025. Learn more and register here: Tips/Tools Zoom
- Little Friends, Inc - "Employment Services Informational Session" offered at Warrenville Campus to learn about the Connecting Adults with Communities program. The next info session is October 22, 2025, at 5:00 pm Central Time. Learn more and register for an Employment Services Informational Session here: Employment Services - Little Friends, Inc.
- Social Security Administration (SSA) - "Support on Your Employment Journey" webinar will begin at 2:00 pm Central Time on October 22, 2025. This program is for Social Security Beneficiaries that want to work while receiving SSA benefits and is one session in a series of virtual presentations. Learn more and register here: Ticket to Work Webinar
- WLRC - "CripSurviving": Supporting Disabled Survivors of Domestic Violence is a discussion about support for domestic violence survivors with disabilities on October 22, 2025, starting at 2:00 pm Central Time. The presentation allows for both in-person attendance and online attendance via Zoom. Register and learn more here: "CripSurviving"- Registration
- NDI - Financial Resilience Center presents "Applying with Confidence: Your SSI and SSDI Roadmap," a free virtual webinar from 10:00 am - 11:00 am Central Time on October 23, 2025. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Income (SSDI) can be a lifeline, but applying for these programs and understanding the rules can be confusing and stressful. In this webinar, experts will offer best practices and insights on how to navigate SSI and SSDI. Learn more and register here: Financial Resilience Webinar Registration - Zoom
- ILS & F2F - "Guardianship and Alternatives for Adult Decision Making" is a free virtual presentation by speaker Jayme Levin-Muriel JD on October 23, 2025. Webinar begins at 12:00 noon Central Time. Learn more and register here: Guardianship and Decision Making
- IL Life Span (ILS) Program - Seminario Web en Espanol: "Los Programas del Departamento de Servicios de Rehabilitacion (DRS)" is a free webinar in Spanish. Presentation will begin at 5:30 pm Central Time on October 23, 2025. Learn more and register here: DRS - ILS Webinar
- The Lurie Institute for Disability Policy - The 3rd Annual Carrie Buck Distinguished Fellowship Keynote event, "Permission, Pleasure, and Power: Consent as the Foundation for Disability and Reproductive Justice," featuring 2025 Distinguished Fellow, Laura Millar, and Rebecca Cokley of the Ford Foundation. This event offers both in person and virtual attendance on October 28, 2025 with the discussion beginning at 4:30 pm Central Time. Register for virtual or in person attendance here: Brandeis - Zoom
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