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  • The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) College of Dentistry Pediatric Special Needs Dentistry

    The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) College of Dentistry Pediatric Dental Care provides comprehensive dental care for children including individuals with complex oral health needs and special developmental and behavioral care needs. Pediatric Dentistry clinics...

  • Think College

    Think College provides resources, technical assistance and training related to college options for students with intellectual disabilities. It also manages a national listing of college programs for students with intellectual disabilities in the United States....

  • Thresholds

    Thresholds provides recovery services for persons with mental illnesses and substance use disorders in Illinois. Thresholds’ services include: Youth and young adult services Deaf program Intensive outreach for mental illness Training and workforce development Integrated...

  • Tip Sheets for Self-Advocacy Groups

    The Self Advocacy Resource and Technical Assistance Center (SARTAC) provides ten tip sheets written by self-advocates to help people understand self-advocacy and provide self-advocacy groups tips to keep things running smoothly. The topics for the...

  • Tips for Being an Effective Teleworker

    The Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology provides these tips to provide teleworking strategies and best practices for employers and employees. Though they were designed with people with disabilities in mind, they provide information that...

  • Tips for Families: Receiving Early Intervention Services Through the Phone, Tablet, or Computer

    The Early Childhood Personnel Center and UConn Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities provide a checklist to help families prepare for virtual Early Intervention services. See the “Tips for Families: Receiving Early Intervention Services Through...

  • Tips for Teens on Talking With Your Parents or Guardians About Vaccines

    Talking with family members about vaccines and healthcare choices can be stressful and scary, especially for teens. The Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP) has created a “Tips for Teens – Talking...

  • Together We Prepare – American Sign Language Videos to Help Prepare for Emergencies for People with Disabilities

    This series of videos created by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency and the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission provide vital information and preparedness messages in American Sign Language (ASL). Topics include: Emergency planning...

  • Toilet Training Children With Special Needs – Early Intervention Clearinghouse

    The Early Intervention Clearinghouse (EI) offers books, videos, articles and web resources to help with toilet training your child.  This site provides information that can be used for most children, with and without disabilities.

  • Toilet Training Children with Special Needs – HealthyChildren.org

    The American Academy of Pediatrics’ website HealthyChildren.org provides parents of children with disabilities information for determining when to start and how to begin the toilet-training process. The information includes: An overview of physical and developmental...