Other Resources and Links
Able Generation - Therapeutic furniture manufacturer
(800) 875-2457
www.ablegeneration.com
All Kids
(866) 255-5437
www.allkidscovered.com
American Academy of Pediatrics
(847) 434-4000
www.aap.org
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
(800) 949-4232, (312) 413-1407 www.adagreatlakes.org
www.addata.org
Asperger's Syndrome
www.k12academics.com/aspergers.htm
Autism Network for Dietary Intervention (ANDI)
(609) 737-8985
www.autismndi.com
CAR Strategies for Language Development
(206) 310-7401
http://www.walearning.com/language/car-strategies/
Center for Best Practices in Early Childhood Education
(309) 298-1634
www.wiu.edu/thecenter
Center for Effective Collaboration and Practice
Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
Early Childhood Research Institute
(800) 583-4135
http://cecp.air.org/teams/stratpart/clas.asp
Center for Inclusive Child Care
(651) 603-6265
www.inclusivechildcare.org
Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement (CIERA)
(734) 647-6940
www.ciera.org
Center for Universal Design
(800) 647-6777 or (919) 515-8951
www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/
Center on Inclusion in Early Childhood
Child Care Plus+
(800) 235-4122 or (406) 243-6355
www.ccplus.org
Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
(217) 333-0689 or (615) 322-8150
www.vanderbilt.edu/csefel/
Child Care Bureau
(202) 690-6782
www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb
Child Trends
(202) 572-6000
www.childtrends.org
Children's Defense Fund
(800) 233-1200
www.childrensdefense.org
Children's Songs
(919) 541-3345
www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/music.htm
Circle of Inclusion
(785) 864-0685
www.circleofinclusion.org
Committee for Children Program
(800) 634-4449 ext. 6223
www.cfchildren.org
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
(888) 232-7733
www.cec.sped.org
Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)
(877) 275-3227
http://clas.uiuc.edu
Division for Early Childhood of the Council of Exceptional Children (DEC)
(406) 543-0872
www.dec-sped.org
Early Childhood Community - Connect and NPDCI
community.fpg.unc.edu
Early Childhood and Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative
(877) 275-3227 or (217) 333-1386
http://ecap.crc.uiuc.edu
Early Childhood Outcomes Center (ECO)
Lists multiple phone #'s for staff.
www.fpg.unc.edu/~eco
Early Childhood Research Institute on Inclusion (Concluded in 2000)
http://www.fpg.unc.edu/~ecrii/
Epilepsy Foundation of America
(800) 332-1000
www.epilepsyfoundation.org
Equip for Equality
(800) 537-2632 or (312) 341-0022
www.equipforequality.org
Exceptional Parent Magazine
(800) 372-7368
www.eparent.com
Family and Corrections Network (Incarcerated)
(215) 576-1110
www.fcnetwork.org
Family Matters Parent Training & Information Center (FMPTIC)
(866) 436-7842
www.fmptic.org
Family Resource Center on Disabilities (FRCD - PTIC)
(312) 939-3513
www.frcd.org
serves Chicago Metropolitan Area
Family Support Network (FSN) of Illinois
(708) 339-5423
www.familysupportnetwork.org
Family Villiage
Waisman Center: (608) 263-5776 or (608) 263-5910
www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/specific.htm
Family Voices
(888) 835-5669
www.familyvoices.org
Family Voices of Illinois
(866) 931-111
http://www.familyvoices.org/states?id=0058
Foundation for Early Learning
(206) 525-4801
www.earlylearning.org
Gateways to Opportunity—The Illinois Early Care & Education Professional Development Network
(866) 697-8278
www.ilgateways.com
Illinois Action for Children
(312) 823-1100
www.actforchildren.org/site/PageServer?pagehome=Home
The Illinois Autism Program
(217) 525-8332
www.theautismprogram.org
Illinois Autism Training and Technical Assistance Project
(630) 968-3898
www.illinoisautismproject.org
Illinois Department of Human Services (Early Intervention )
(217) 782-1981
www.dhs.state.il.us/ei/index.asp
Illinois Early Intervention Clearinghouse
(866) 275-3227 or (217) 333-1386
www.eiclearinghouse.org
Illinois Early Intervention Training
(866) 509-3867 or (708) 729-0227
www.illinoiseitraining.org
Illinois Early Learning Project
(Tip sheets for parents and professionals)
(877) 275-3227
www.illinoisearlylearning.org
Illinois Head Start Association
(217) 241-3511
www.ilheadstart.org
Illinois Network Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (INCCRRA)
(866) 697-8278 or (309) 829-5327
www.inccrra.org
Illinois Resource Center - Early Childhood
(224) 366-8525
www.thecenterweb.org/ec
Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
Springfield Office (866) 262-6663
Chicago Office (312) 814-2200
www.isbe.net
Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE): Division of Early Childhood
(866) 262-6663 or (217) 782-4321
www.isbe.net/earlychi
Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE): Division of Special Education
(866) 262-6663 or (217) 782-4321
www.isbe.net/spec-ed
Illinois Subdivision of Division of Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children (IDEC)
www.illinois-dec.org
Information on Bullying (Barbara Coloroso)
(800) 729-1588
www.kidsareworthit.com
The Institute on Disability and Human Development
(312) 413-8833
www.idhd.org
Join Together Project Deaf Education
www.deafed.net
KidsHealth
www.kidshealth.org
Learning Disabilities Association of America
(412) 341-1515
www.ldanatl.org
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
(800) 424-2460
www.naeyc.org
National Association of Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies (NACCRRA)
(703) 341-4100
www.naccrra.org
National Center for Early Development and Learning
(919) 966-7180
www.fpg.unc.edu/~ncedl
National Center for Family Literacy
(502) 584-1133
www.famlit.org
National Child Care Information and Technical Assistance Center
(800) 616-2242
www.nccic.org
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY)
(800) 695-0285
www.nichcy.org
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC)
(919) 962-2001
www.nectac.org
National Head Start Association
(703) 739-0875
www.nhsa.org
National Lekotek Center
(773) 528-5766
www.lekotek.org
National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)
(800) 999-6673 (voicemail only) or (203) 744-0100
www.rarediseases.org
Natural Allies—Natural Resources
www.fpg.unc.edu/~scpp/nat_allies/na_resources.cfm
Learning Associates (Formerly North Central Regional Educational Laboratory NCREL)
Learning Point Associates: (800) 356-2735
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
(202) 245-7459
www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html
Organization for Autism Research
(703) 243-9710
www.researchautism.org
Ounce of Prevention Fund
(312) 922-3863
www.ounceofprevention.org
Parents as Teachers National Center
(866) 728-4968 or (314) 432-4330
www.parentsasteachers.org
Project CHOICES/Early CHOICES
(630) 629-0551
www.projectchoices.org
Provider Connections Early Intervention Credentialing
(309) 298-2351 or (800) 701-0995
www.wiu.edu/ProviderConnections
Spark Action for Children, For youth, For change.
www.sparkaction.org
Technical Assistance ALLIANCE for Parent Centers
(888) 248-0822
www.taalliance.org
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
Administration for Children & Families
www.acf.hhs.gov/
Voices for Illinois Children
(312) 456-0600
www.voices4kids.org
Wright's Law
www.wrightslaw.com
Zero to Three
(202) 638-1144
www.zerotothree.org
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