Act Now: Tell Your Members of Congress: Fund the Money Follows the Person Program The future of the Money Follows the Person (MFP) program that has helped more than 88,000… Read more »
IL Legislative Alerts
Action Alert! Support Expansion of ABLE Act
PASS THE ABLE AGE ADJUSTMENT ACT IN THIS CONGRESS! ABLE accounts are helping people with disabilities across the country save money without jeopardizing their benefits, but there are more than… Read more »
Arc Update: Call for Advocates to Participate in DDD Committees/Meetings
Leadership Needed by Self Advocates and Families! The Division of Developmental Disabilities has a number of committees and meetings coming up where they are looking for direct feedback and participation… Read more »
The Arc of Illinois Update
STATE Speak Up and Speak Out Registration Out! Last year Speak Up and Speak Out sold out faster than ever before! Don’t miss it – register now! Here is the… Read more »
Happy Anniversary of the ADA: A Call to Action
July 26 – Today is the 28th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Unfortunately this year, the rights of people with disabilities feel more under attack than ever before…. Read more »
The Arc of Illinois Federal Update
Good News About Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) The bill to delay EVV implementation passed the Senate. This would positively impact families and individuals participating in the home based program where… Read more »
The Arc of Illinois Update
Call to Families on Homebased who use Self-Directed Assistance (SDA). The Division of Developmental Disabilities has made significant changes to the services formally known as service facilitation. With the updated… Read more »
Join us for the June 12th Lunchtime Webinar on Universal Design!
The Arc of Illinois Lunchtime Webinar – Universal Design: It’s More Than Large Print and Accessible Restrooms June 12 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm On Tuesday, June 12th, 2018 from 12:00 PM – 1:00… Read more »
The Arc of Illinois Monday Update
Hope everyone had a great weekend celebrating June and the passage of a new state budget. Today the Governor is expected to sign the $38.5 billion dollar budget into law. … Read more »
The Arc Budget Update
ACTION ALERT Call Your Legislators especially if you are in one of the districts below. Ask them to include the following in the budget: Wage increase for DSPs beyond the… Read more »