Resources

Information, Advocacy & Training

• The Arc of Illinois
  Disability Assistance, Programs, and Advocacy
   
• Family Matters
  Parent Training and Information Center
   
• Family Resource Center on Disabilities
  Providing Parents of Children with Disabilities with Information, Training, and Assistance
   

State & Federal Information

• Educational Rights and Responsibilities: Understanding Special Education in Illinois
  Revised by the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Special Education Department to incorporate the changes in regulation and law that have occurred since its original release in 2009.
   
• Illinois ABLE Brochure for Public Education
  Illinois State Board of Education
   
• Illinois Report Card Data for Skokie SD 73-5: Students with IEPs
  Illinois State Board of Education
   
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
  U.S. Department of Education
   
• Notice of Procedural Safeguards for Parents/Guardians of Students with Disabilities
  U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs and Illinois State Board of Education
   
• Parent and Educator Resource Guide to Section 504 in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
  U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights
   
• Physical Restraint, Time Out, and Isolated Time Out Bill of Rights
  Illinois State Board of Education
   
• Positive, Proactive Approaches to Supporting Children with Disabilities: A Guide for Stakeholders
  U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
   
• Questions and Answers: Addressing the Needs of Children with Disabilities and IDEA's Discipline Provisions
  U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
   
• Restraint and Time Out (RTO) Plan
  Illinois State Board of Education
   
• Supporting Students with Disabilities and Avoiding the Discriminatory Use of Student Discipline under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
  U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights