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Federal government requires transition plan for waivers and Illinois responds. Earlier this year, we posted about a new regulation that requires states with Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services to develop a transition plan. This includes…
How will you prepare to make the most out of your next IEP meeting? Individualized education programs (IEPs) offer special education services to meet children’s learning needs. IEPs are created through a planning process that…
We help families through care coordination. Find out what that means. Our mission is to “partner with Illinois families and communities to help children and youth with special healthcare needs connect to services and resources.”…
Dozens of popular children’s programs are now accessible to those with hearing and vision disabilities. TV episodes like “Magic School Bus” and “Bill Nye the Science Guy” are made accessible by the U.S. Department of…
Illinois county health departments receive equipment to screen infants and young children for hearing loss. A total of 16 county health departments and the Southern Seven Health Department, which serves 7 counties in Southern Illinois,…
Learn about scholarship opportunities for students with medical conditions. 180 Medical Helps those with spinal cord injuries, spina bifida, transverse myelitis, and/or a neurogenic bladder. Alexander Graham Bell College Scholarship For individuals with pre-lingual bi-lateral…
Help researchers understand what helps families of children with special needs. The University of Illinois at Chicago and Easter Seals are teaming up for this national initiative to learn about what supports are most needed….
After a care coordinator spoke to a family support group, a reporter picked-up the story. Our care coordinators do outreach activities throughout Illinois communities. We call it outreach, but it’s really any activity that builds…
Completing applications for various programs and translation are just a few services available through our care coordination. Last week Soe Gamero and Susan Slocum met with a family at the Healthcare and Family Services administrative…
A young adult faced loss of services, but the care coordination team helped her continue coverage. Insurance coverage was automatically terminated on her 19th birthday. Her parents worried they wouldn’t be able to get critical…
