Issues of the Day

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!  Thank you for all the advocacy work you do to make Illinois a place where people with disabilities can fully participate in the… Read more »

LOCAL Still Time if You Live in Chicago to Advocate to Alderman Re: Subminimum Wage  November 26 is the date for the final vote on the management ordinance, which includes an… Read more »

LOCAL Chicago City Council Committee Votes to Move Forward on Minimum Wage Ordinance  This morning, a committee of the Chicago City Council passed a Mayor’s proposal for what is called… Read more »

  The Arc of Illinois Weekly Update #2 Wage/Rate Increase Update and Clarification On Friday, I shared that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services had approved the 3.5% rate… Read more »

  The Arc of Illinois Weekly Update #1 – So Much News We are Sending Two Emails!   Update On DD Hub – From Director Stark Since joining the Division of… Read more »

Delay Until January 1 for Implementation of HFS Provider Registration The Department of Healthcare and Family Services is delaying implementation of the ordering/referring/prescribing requirements until January 1, 2020. This applies to… Read more »

Workforce and Subminimum Wage Opportunities: Opportunity 1: From DDD for Providers – Dec 5 With gracious support from the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities (ICDD) the Division of Developmental Disabilities… Read more »

Intelligent Lives Tonight Watch Intelligent Lives  on public television’s ” America ReFramed ” series on the WORLD Channel! 8 ET / 7 CT / 10 MT / 9 PTFIND YOUR LOCAL STATIONDISCUSSION GUIDE AND RESOURCES Assistive… Read more »

Reminder Friday Webinar with New DD Director – Sept 27! Please join us for the Arc of Illinois member webinar with the new Director of the Division of Developmental Disabilities, Allison Stark, Friday… Read more »