Resources for Supporting Young Children with Disabilities
STAR NET Region II and VI Resource List
Our Resource List is organized into categories and cross-categorized to serve both families and professionals.
Categories include:
JCFS Chicago strives to enhance social-emotional well-being for adults, children, teens and families, and to maximize potential for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. They provide a wide range of services, from counseling and psychological evaluation, pediatric therapies, autism and disorders, early childhood development, to legal advocacy and more. Informative website blogs include tips, stories and strategies.
Works empower families, by providing families of individuals living with Rett syndrome connections to critical and useful information, programs, services, and support from diagnosis to day-to-day life. Rettsyndrome.org also coordinates, cultivates, accelerates, and funds research that will produce a cure for Rett syndrome and reveal and develop treatments. Also in Spanish
The assistive technology program of UCP Seguin of Greater Chicago, Infinitec provides information about assistive technology as well as training, equipment, and access to specialists and resources to advance independence and promote inclusive opportunities for children and adults with disabilities.
Information about special education programming and services in Illinois.
SPP Indicator 12: A compliance indicator that measures the percentage of children referred by Part C prior to age 3, who are found eligible for Part B, and who have an IEP developed and implemented by their third birthdays.
Goal
The goal of Indicator 12 is to ensure seamless transitions for children and families as they move from IDEA Part C to IDEA Part B so they can access appropriate services by their third birthdays.
ISBE Information for Parents and Guardians and Parent Guide linked table of content.
ISBE Standards and Instruction Professional Learning calendar of current professional development opportunities in Illinois, searchable by grade level and topic. Includes a listing of ISBE Approved Illinois Professional Development Providers.
The state office for providing information to parents and professionals regarding the provision of education to all children in Illinois.
Illinois STAR NET promotes excellence through best practices in early childhood education for young children with disabilities. STAR NET Region II and VI represents two of the six statewide STAR NET regional offices. Visit the Illinois STAR NET website for a map of all the STAR NET Regions and counties served.
A not-for-profit organization of caregivers and respite providers dedicated to advocating support for families by ensuring access to quality respite services for the residents of Illinois.
Looking for Pre-Recorded Videos?
STAR NET Region II and VI recorded webinar library.
Both Parents and Professionals will find videos on useful topics, such as Inclusion, Transitioning from EI to ECSE and more!
PLEASE NOTE: STAR NET Region II and VI is unable to award CEs for watching these recordings.