UIC Seeks Entrepreneurs With Developmental Disabilities
posted 1/19/12
Entrepreneurs are the target of new research being done at UIC that seeks to discover employment opportunities for people with developmental disabilities.
Art Opens the Door for Boundless Expression
posted 1/12/12
This week we'd like to share a handful of stories that illustrate the freedom that art can provide. We've long advocated and celebrated unfettered expression, and some might argue that the arts are the one true pathway to total liberation!
Art Opens the Door for Boundless Expression
posted 1/12/12
This week we'd like to share a handful of stories that illustrate the freedom that art can provide. We've long advocated and celebrated unfettered expression, and some might argue that the arts are the one true pathway to total liberation!
The Blueprint: Illinois can do better.
Did you know that over 17,000 Illinoisans with developmental disabilities are stuck on a waiting list for services? We can do better. The Blueprint is a 7-year action plan that would fundamentally reform Illinois’ system by improving integration of community-style services. If enacted, the Blueprint would eliminate the waiting list, modernize state services and make the current system more cost-efficient.
Two central Illinois Special Olympians to compete at Winter Games
By: Chris Stroisch
The State Journal-Register
1/23/12
After training for the past three years, a local skater will take to the ice and perform in front of hundreds of people at this year’s Special Olympics State Winter Games.
Penguin Project lets disabled children experience theater
By: Kimberly Pohl
Daily Herald
1/9/12
Wayne Kulick grew tired of the roller coaster of state funding and the emotional toll it took on families already facing enough hardships.