College Resources for Disabled Students
http://www.bestcolleges.com/resources/disabled-students/
http://www.onlinecolleges.net/for-students/students-with-disabilities/
http://essayontime.com.au/scholarships-for-students-with-disabilities/
https://lendedu.com/blog/paying-for-college-for-people-with-disabilities/
https://www.bestvalueschools.com/guide-for-students-with-learning-disabilities/
Classes on College Campuses
ELSA – Elmhurst Life Skills Academy
Elmhurst College
190 Prospect Ave.
Elmhurst, IL 60126
630-617-3752
4 year program
Joliet Junior College – Project Achieve
Main Campus: A-1115
Jewell Dennis
Project Achieve Coordinator
Phone: (815) 280-2455
PACE – Professional Assistant Center for Education
National-Louis University
5202 Old Orchard Road.
Skokie, IL 60077
847-256-5150. ext. 2670
2 year residential program
COACH (Career Opportunity ACHievement) Program
College of DuPage
Email: CE@cod.edu
Fax: (630) 942-3785
University of North Florida
Arc Jacksonville Academy On Campus Transition Program
Program Coordinator
Office: (904) 620-4804
Cell: (904) 338-3200
Email: coeoct@unf.edu
Next Steps at Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center
PMB 40
230 Appleton Place
Nashville, TN 37203-5721
NextSteps@Vanderbilt.edu
Hope College/Calvin College
100 Pine Street
Suite 235
Zeeland, MI 49464
Phone: 616.401.2678
Chicago Suburban Community Colleges
College of DuPage
425 Fawell Blvd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137-6599
630-942-2800
College of Lake County
19351 W. Washington St.
Grayslake, IL 60030-1198
847-223-6601
Elgin Community College
1700 Spartan Dr.
Elgin, IL 60123-7193
847-697-1000
Oakton Community College
Des Plaines Campus
1600 East Golf Road
Des Plaines, IL 60016
847.635.1600
Triton College
200 Fifth Ave.
River Grove, IL 60171-1995
Center for Students with Disabilities
708-456-0300, ext. 3854
William Rainey Harper College
1200 W. Algonquin Road,
Palatine, IL 60067
847.925.6707
goforward.harpercollege.edu/services/special/ads/programs.php
Chicago City Colleges
Richard J. Daley College
7500 S. Pulaski
Chicago, IL
773-838-7500
Student Support Services
773-838-7767
Olive-Harvey College
10001 S. Woodlawn
Chicago, IL
773-291-6100
Office of Disability Advocacy Services (ODAS)
773-291-6345
Truman College
1145 W. Wilson
Chicago, IL 60640
773-907-4000
Special Needs Office
773-907-4725
Harold Washington College
30 E. Lake St.
Chicago, IL 60601
312-553-5600
Wilbur Wright College
4300 N. Narragansett
Chicago, IL 60631
773-777-7900
Special Needs Office
773-4821-8015
Job Training
Cornerstone – Career Services
800 Black Rd.
Joliet, IL 60435
815-727-6694
Jewish Vocational Services
312-673-3439
312-454-9002
847-412-4300
Lambs Farm – Career Services Center
14245 W. Rockland Rd.
(intersection of I-94 & Rt. 176)
Libertyville, IL 60048
708-362-4636
IL Employment & Training Center for DuPage County
837 S. Westmore
Lombard, IL 60148
630-495-4345, #211
www.ietc-dupage.com
Parent Alliance Employment Project
2525 Cabot Dr. Suite 302, Lisle, IL 60532
Phone: 630.955.2075 | Fax: 630.955.2080 | TTY: 630.955.2098
We Grow Dreams
1055 W. Washington St.
West Chicago, IL 60185
630-293-1404
Job training in a garden & nursery center
Sheltered Workshops & Activities
Glenkirk – Next Generation Services
800 Commericial Ave.
Northbrook, IL 60062-1821
847-272-5111
Shore Training Center
8035 Austin Ave.
Morton Grove, IL 60201
847-581-0200
Community Activities
Anixter Center – Adult Community Transition (ACT) Program
1910 First St., #307
Highland Park, IL 60035
847-266-0052
Center for Independent Futures
743 Main Street
Evanston, IL 60202-2202
P: 847.328.2044
F: 847.328.2665
ELA – Enriched Lifestyles for Adults
Center for Enriched Living
280 Saunders Rd.
Riverwoods, IL 60015
847-948-7001
Resources for Living, Inc.
1555 Sherman, #352
Evanston, Il 60201
847-864-4051
www.resourcesforliving.org
free art, health & safety, and life skills classes at the McGraw YMCA
Transitions
The Arc of IL Family Manual for Transition
P: 708-206-1930
