This Executive Order requires all current and future contracts that the state enters into as part of the State Use program to pay minimum wage to all employees performing work on the contract. It further allows agencies to amend contracts with vendors that currently pay workers subminimum wage, in order to bring wages to at or above minimum wage.
Topic(s): Career Prep & Work-Based Learning
This bill establishes that competitive integrated employment will be considered the first option when serving people with disabilities of working age, and requires all state agencies to coordinate and collaborate to ensure that state programs, policies, procedures and funding support competitive integrated employment.
This bill indicates that additional members can be added to Area Planning Councils within each community college district, including representatives from Vocational Rehabilitation Services.
Topic(s): School-Based Prep, Systems Coordination
This bill:
1. Adds various members to the state's Employment and Economic Opportunity for People with Disabilities Task Force, including the Director of Juvenile Justice, the Board of Higher Education and the Illinois Community College Board; and
2. Requires the Task Force to take steps to improve the transition of youth with disabilities to employment and postsecondary education and training, including by:
• Designing a data sharing process and analyzing transitions data;
• Serving as a resource to state and local agencies involved in the delivery of services to youth with disabilities; and
• Developing in-service training programs for consumers and families in improving understanding and awareness of postsecondary transition services.
This bill requires that any proceeds from sales of state-operated mental health facilities be used to fund mental health services and supports, including individual placement and support as well as supported employment and adaptive equipment for individuals with developmental disabilities.
This program enables individuals with disabilities, service providers and others to learn about, access, and acquire assistive technology needed for education, employment, and community living. Services include device demonstrations, reutilization, loans, and financing.
Operating Entity: Illinois Assistive Technology Program
Entity Type: Non-Profit / Community Organization
Topic(s): Connecting Activities
This program provides consultation and information for those receiving disability benefits, who need help understanding eligibility and the impact work may have on their benefits.
Operating Entity: Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), Division of Rehabilitation Services
Entity Type: State Agency / Office
Topic(s): Connecting Activities
CAP helps individuals who experience problems when applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation or independent living services. This includes advising and informing individuals of their rights and providing advocacy services.
Operating Entity: Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), Division of Rehabilitation Services
Entity Type: State Agency / Office
Topic(s): Connecting Activities
This program works with children and adults with developmental disabilities and their families to help them get the support and services they need, including around transition to adulthood services and future planning.
Operating Entity: University of Illinois Chicago, College of Applied Health Sciences
Entity Type: College / University
This program helps students with disabilities prepare for postsecondary education and employment. Services include exploring students' options for post-secondary education and/or employment by gaining job seeking skills, finding job shadow or internships in the community, and/or obtaining community employment while still in school.
Operating Entity: Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), Division of Rehabilitation Services
Entity Type: State Agency / Office
Topic(s): Career Prep & Work-Based Learning
This program helps farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural workers with disabilities attain gainful employment in production agriculture or a related occupation, access appropriate assistive technology needed for work and daily living activities, and more.
Operating Entity: --
Entity Type: Multi-Stakeholder Project
This program helps people with mental health conditions find and keep meaningful work. It is sponsored by the Illinois Department of Human Services, Divisions of Mental Health and Rehabilitation Services.
Operating Entity: --
Entity Type: Multi-Stakeholder Project
Topic(s): Career Prep & Work-Based Learning
This program supports Parent Training and Information Centers and Community Parent Resource Centers in 16 midwestern and western states. Services include one-to-one consultations, trainings and webinars, peer-to-peer mentoring, site visits, non-profit management tools, and more.
Operating Entity: WI FACETS
Entity Type: Non-Profit / Community Organization
These programs offer students with intellectual disabilities an opportunity to take college classes, engage in career development and independent living activities, and participate in the social life of a college campus.
Operating Entity: --
Entity Type: Multi-Stakeholder Project
Project SEARCH is a one-year transition-to-work program for students with significant disabilities that includes classroom instruction, career exploration, and internship rotations. It is a collaboration between local businesses, state agencies, local school systems, and other entities, and is offered at several locations.
Operating Entity: --
Entity Type: Multi-Stakeholder Project
Topic(s): Career Prep & Work-Based Learning
STEP is a work experience program that helps students with disabilities prepare to transition to employment and community participation during and after high school. Services include job exploration counseling, work-based learning experiences, counseling on post-secondary education, workplace readiness training, and instruction in self-advocacy.
Operating Entity: Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), Division of Rehabilitation Services
Entity Type: State Agency / Office
This program helps Hispanic/Latino individuals ages 16-24 who have disabilities to prepare for and find quality employment. It includes a vocational rehabilitation services; a Migrant Worker Rehabilitation Project focused on serving migrant and seasonal farm workers with disabilities and their family members; and a Hispanic/Latino Rehabilitation Project providing outreach, information, and referral services.
Operating Entity: Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), Division of Rehabilitation Services
Entity Type: State Agency / Office
Topic(s): Career Prep & Work-Based Learning
This two-year comprehensive transition program provides young people with physical disabilities, ages 18-22, with instruction and opportunities to make a successful transition to adult life. Students learn vocational skills, empowerment / self-advocacy skills, mobility skills using public transportation resources, and more.
Operating Entity: Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), Illinois Center for Rehabilitation and Education-Roosevelt (ICRE-R)
Entity Type: State Agency / Office
This program provides individuals with mental illness and substance use disorders with direct placement in competitive jobs in real-world settings with accompanying on-site and as-needed support services, which are designed to help individuals perform their job.
Operating Entity: Trilogy
Entity Type: Non-Profit / Community Organization
Topic(s): Career Prep & Work-Based Learning
This 12-week program helps people who are blind or visually impaired to develop vocational and independent skills.
Operating Entity: Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS), Illinois Center for Rehabilitation and Education-Wood (ICRE-W)
Entity Type: State Agency / Office
This program helps individuals with disabilities who are receiving Social Security Disability benefits make informed choices about work and make a successful transition to self-sufficiency.
Operating Entity: --
Entity Type: Multi-Stakeholder Project
Topic(s): Connecting Activities
This bill creates a Health Care Transformation Program and corresponding funding to, in part, recognize and address the need for post-COVID care.
Operating Entity: Illinois General Assembly
Topic(s): Long-COVID
This webpage provides links to resources to help parents support their child's emotional well-being during the pandemic, including children with mental health disorders.
Operating Entity: Illinois Department of Human Services
Topic(s): Mental Health
This webpage provides links to various resources to help people manage their mental health during the pandemic, including accessing telehealth services.
Operating Entity: Illinois Department of Human Services
Topic(s): Mental Health
Illinois provides a general FAQ document that includes information pertaining to IEPs and services during distance learning. It examines how schools can provide non-discriminatory services remotely, and it discusses best practices for IEP meetings and adjusting IEPs in accordance with restrictions brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Operating Entity: Illinois Department of Education
Topic(s): Distance Learning, IEP, Transition
The Illinois State Board of Education shared a document providing answers for frequently asked questions for successful education practices that align with Executive Order 2020-15 and the Emergency Amendment to Part 5, beginning March 31, 2020, include the implementation of remote learning with students with disabilities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes distance learning, IEP, teletherapy, and transition services.
Operating Entity: Illinois State Board of Education
Topic(s): Distance Learning, IEP, Teletherapy, Transition
This program provides training for school personnel and other adults who interact with school-aged youth to detect and respond to mental health issues. It aligns with the Illinois State Board of Education's strategic goal to support schools to address the social and emotional needs of students, educators and staff impacted by COVID-19.
Operating Entity: Illinois State Board of Education
Topic(s): Mental Health
This program provides emotional support to people struggling with stress related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The service is free and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week and is available in both Spanish and English.
Operating Entity: Illinois Department of Human Services
Topic(s): Mental Health
This webpage provides links to help people manage their mental health needs during the pandemic, including managing mental health challenges and accessing medications.
Operating Entity: Illinois Department of Human Services
Topic(s): Mental Health
The Illinois Department of Human Services developed three new mental health programs to provide additional support for Illinois residents: the Living Room Program, Transitional Living Centers and the Transitional Community Care and Support Programs. While these programs are not explicitly related to the pandemic, they are listed under the Coronavirus Information section of the department's website.
Operating Entity: Illinois Department of Human Services
Topic(s): Mental Health
Illinois created a document that includes tips and resources for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. It provides stringent requirements for educators teaching students with disabilities, including the provision of assistive technology to qualifying students. Additionally, it provides resources and best practices for families to assist their child with distance learning with regard to students with hearing impairments.
Operating Entity: Illinois Department of Education
Topic(s): Assistive Technology, Distance Learning, Family Engagement
Illinois created a document containing tips and resources for students with Intellectual or multiple disabilities. It lists stringent requirements for schools providing special education services, requires schools to provide students with disabilities necessary assistive technology, and lists resources for both educators and families to improve the distance learning experience for students with disabilities.
Operating Entity: Illinois Department of Education
Topic(s): Assistive Technology, Distance Learning, Family Engagement