The Family Resource Center on Disabilities (FRCD) is the Chicago metropolitan area’s Parent Training and Information Center. The FRCD can help you learn about your rights and responsibilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), make informed decisions about your child’s individualized education program (IEP), obtain appropriate services for your child, communicate more effectively with school professionals and more.

The FRCD serves the following eight Illinois counties: Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will.

You can contact the FRCD at (312) 939-3513 or info@frcd.org.

Information provided by the state of Washington on health care transition  for youths, families and professionals.

One-stop shops providing workforce development services.

Information, support and linkages for all people interested and involved in transition. Free publications available.

Bridges4Kids web site provides a list of charitable organizations that will provide free air transport for needy individuals to access needed health care services.

Illinois’ Early Intervention Service System serves children less than 36 months of age with disabilities or developmental delays, or who are at risk of substantial delays.

This explains the Illinois newborn genetic screening program.

Information and technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The All Kids program offers many Illinois children comprehensive healthcare that includes doctors visits, hospital stays, prescription drugs, vision care, dental care and medical devices like eyeglasses and asthma inhalers. Some families pay monthly premiums for the coverage, but rates for middle-income families are significantly lower than they are on the private market. Low-income working families may qualify for help in paying insurance premiums.

Extensive information on health care policy for all ages, lots on Medicaid, SCHIP, helpful consumer publications and fact sheets.