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  • Employment Rights Fact Sheets and Information – Equip for Equality

    Equip for Equality has a variety of fact sheets and videos on employment rights and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and employment.

    These resources are available in English and Spanish. More information is available on Equip for Equality’s Employment Overview page.

  • Employment Rights Helpline – Equip for Equality

    Equip for Equality’s Employment Rights Helpline provides free legal advice and self-advocacy assistance to people with disabilities who have questions or need legal help related to their disability. It aims to help applicants and employees with disabilities in Illinois understand their legal rights and responsibilities with the goal of increasing meaningful employment opportunities.

    The Helpline is toll-free at 1-844-RIGHTS-9, (844) 744-4879, or  (800) 610-2779 (TTY). You can also email the Helpline at employment@equipforequality.org.

  • Employment Services – Cornerstone Services

    Cornerstone Services’ Employment Services help people with disabilities gain and maintain employment in the community.

    Services are available in Will, Kankakee and southern Cook counties. Services include career counseling, job development and job coaching.

    For more information, visit Cornerstone Services’ contact page for phone numbers and email addresses.

  • Endeavor Health Mobile Dental Clinic

    Endeavor Health (formerly Northwest Community Healthcare) Mobile Dental Clinic offers family dental care for residents without access to a dentist due to financial barriers in Elk Grove, Palatine, Schaumburg or Wheeling Townships. Individuals must meet income guidelines and not have private dental insurance.

    The clinic does not accept walk-ins. It may charge a copay for adult visits. Children’s services are free. To be eligible for services, patients must:

    • Reside in Elk Grove, Palatine, Schaumburg or Wheeling Townships
    • Undergone screening by their township before making an appointment
    • Have an income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level or be on General Assistance or Medicaid

    See the Mobile Dental Clinic flyer in English and Spanish for enrollment details and a contact number for each township.

  • EngineerGirl

    EngineerGirl focuses on diversity of thought and the many opportunities engineering represents for girls and women. The EngineerGirl website includes inspiration, information about women engineers and their achievements, “Try This” design challenges, a writing contest, summer study programs for high school students and more. EngineerGirl offers girls interested in problem-solving and engineering.

    Visit its website for information about engineering scholarships and the EngineeringGirl annual writing contest.

  • Entry Point for Suburban Cook County

    Entry Point’s purpose is to ensure all people experiencing homelessness or who are at-risk of homelessness have fair and equal access to housing in suburban Cook County.

    Individuals and families experiencing homelessness or who are at-risk of homelessness can access Entry Point throughout the region. Trained Entry Point staff at access locations work with households to understand their strengths and needs using a standardized assessment. Entry Point uses HUD homeless assistance eligibility guidelines and uniform prioritization policies to refer people to the right programs based on their preferences and levels of need.

    Entry Point also helps suburban Cook County make the best matches between homeless assistance resources and the people who need them most.

  • Envision Illinois Domestic Violence Resources for People with Disabilities

    Envision Illinois is a statewide collaborative project addressing domestic violence against people with disabilities and Deaf people. Envision Illinois provides various resources designed for all people, families, agencies and organizations working to ensure that survivors with disabilities have equal access to healing, safety and justice.

    Envision Illinois’ website resources include:

    • Case studies and scenarios
    • Fact sheets and social story-type graphics
    • A Mandatory Reporting Toolkit
    • Sample forms and templates
    • Self-advocacy resources

  • Envision Unlimited

    Envision Unlimited provides in-home respite to individuals with a diagnosed developmental disability.

    It currently serves the following counties: Adams, Brown, Champaign, Cook, DeWitt, Fulton, Knox, Livingston, Logan, Macon, Mason, McLean, Morgan, Moultrie, Peoria, Pike, Sangamon, Scott, and Tazewell. More details are at www.envisionunlimited.org/in-home_respite.

  • Envision Unlimited’s Community Living Program

    Envision Unlimited’s Community Living Program provides a variety of residential living arrangements and supports to adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD). Services are individualized and person-centered. The intent is to assist each individual to live in the community in a setting most aligned with his/her preferences and those of his/ her guardian. In-home respite is prioritized for individuals who are not receiving any other funded service and who are on the PUNS wait list.

  • EP!C (Empowering People. Inspiring Capabilities.)

    Empowering people. Inspiring capabilities. ( EP!C ) serves individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. EP!C helps individuals with disabilities at all levels achieve their goals and live their lives to the fullest by providing a range of programs and services including:

    EP!C provides services to individuals in central and some southern Illinois communities.