Here are some additional excellent resources for you to get going:

The following entities either provide training or help parents, or their advocates, achieve desired outcomes for their children/adults:

Equip For Equality - Chicago http://www.equipforequality.org/ Main/Chicago Office, 20 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 300, Chicago, IL 60602, (312) 341-0022 Se Habla Español ASL, (800) 537-2632 (Voice), (800) 610-2779 (TTY), (312) 341-0295 (Fax)

Designs For Change- Chicago ; http://www.designsforchange.org/ 312-236-7252

Family Resource Center on Disabilities- Chicago - 20 E. Jackson Blvd, Room 300- 312-939-3513

Special- Special Education Resources:

Special Education Blog of Charlie Fox, Esq. www.specialedlaw.blogs.com/home

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders www.earthbliss.com/sschadd or www.chadd.org

Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates www.copaa.org

Autism Society of Illinois http://www.autismillinois.org

Learning Disorders Association: www.ldaamerica.org

Nonverbal Learning Disorders Association: www.nlda.org

International Dyslexia Association: www.interdys.org

Keep up with state policies and regulations- check out the Illinois State Board of Education's website at : http://www.isbe.state.il.us/spec-ed/