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##Leaders in The Arc:
What The Experts Say About The Illinois Developmental Disability System is a new fact sheet we have developed showing the recommendations of many experts on the need to rebalance the Illinois Developmental Disability System and close state institutions. Attached and below.
I have found this information quite useful when I talk to reporters and legislators.
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WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY SYSTEM
All of the following expert reports have called for the rebalancing of the Developmental Disability System in Illinois and the closing of state institutions.
A Quest for Equality: Breaking The Barriers For People With Disabilities, A Call to Action For Illinois Leaders, The Chicago Community Trust, 2011
The Blueprint for System Redesign in Illinois, Human Services Research Institute, 2008
State Funding of Community Agencies for Services Provided to Illinois Residents with Mental Illnesses and/or Developmental Disabilities: Final Report to the Illinois General Assembly, Elizabeth T. Powers, Ph.D., University of Illinois, 2006.
Financing Services to Individuals with Developmental Disabilities in the State of Illinois, Robert Gettings, National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disability Services, 2003.
LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTIONS CALLING FOR REBALANCING THE DD SYSTEM
House Joint Resolution 28 – 2009
Senate & House Joint Resolution 15 – 2011
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