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Illinois Service Resource Center

The Grants to States Program​ as described in IDEA part B section 611 provides formula grants to assist states in providing a free appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment for students with disabilities ages three to 21. Grant projects under this program may use funds for state-level activities such as technical assistance, personnel preparation, positive behavioral interventions and supports, and improving the use of technology in the classroom.

The Illinois Service Resource Center​​ (ISRC) is a program required by the Illinois School code (105 ILCS 5/14-11.03) to support students who are deaf or hard of hearing and have an emotional or behavioral disorder. The program has expanded to include supports for students who are blind or visually impaired as well. ISRC provides free training, onsite assistance and resources for parents and educators of students who are deaf, hard of hearing, or visually impaired. ISRC utilizes a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) model to provide universal, targeted, and intensive interventions and supports.​

Public Act 093-0282 amended The School Code by changing Section 14-8.02 to read:

“If the child is deaf, hard of hearing, blind, or visually impaired and he or she might be eligible to receive services from the Illinois School for the Deaf or the Illinois School for the Visually Impaired, the school district shall notify the parents or guardian, in writing, of the existence of these schools and the services they provide. This notification shall include without limitation information on school services, school admissions criteria, and school contact information.”

The Illinois Department of Human Services (IDHS) has developed one-page fact sheets which include all mandated information regarding each of these schools. Districts are encouraged to provide this fact sheet to the parents or guardians of each student with a primary disability label of hearing impairment or visual impairment at the IEP meeting.

• IDHS, Services for People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing​​
  

• Illinois School for the Deaf
  • Illinois School for the Deaf Spanish Version
• Illinois School for the Visually Impaired
  
• Philip J Rock Center and School
  

• Accommodations for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
• Accommodations for Students who are Visually Impaired​
  
• Assistive Technology for Students who are Visually Impaired
  
• Driver's Education for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing​
• Illinois Best Practices Guide For the Education of Students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing​​
• Illinois Best Practices Guide for the Education of Students with Visual Impairments​
• Social Emotional Learning for Students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing​
  

• Educational Sign Language Interpreter Approval: FAQ​
  
• TDHH, TVI
• Educational Interpreter and Deaf-Blind Intervener Approvals
• LBSII Deaf-Blind Specialist
• IL Administrative Code: Standards for Endorsements in Special Education​
  

• Illinois Service Resource Center (ISRC)
• Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission (IDHHC)
• Illinois School for the Deaf (ISD)
• Illinois School for the Visually Impaired (ISVI)
• Philip J Rock and Project Reach
• Illinois Advisory Board for Services for Persons who are Deafblind (IABDB)
• IL Unified English Braille Transition Plan
• Illinois Assistive Technology Program
• The Chicago Lighthouse
• Illinois Supervisors of Programs for the Education of Individuals who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ISHI)​
  

• Illinois School Code:
  • 105 ILCS 5/14-8.02: Notification to parents of services available at Illinois School for the Deaf and Illinois School for the Visually Impaired
  • 105 ILCS 5/14-11.02 Philip J Rock Center and School
  • 105 ILCS 5/14-6.01: Provision of interpreters for parents/guardians who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing attending meetings
  • 105 ILCS 5/14-8.02a: Provision of interpreter for parents/guardians who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in due process hearings​
• Illinois Administrative Code:
  • Section 28.550 Standards for the Teacher of students who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
  • Section 28.210 Standards for the Teacher of students who are Blind or Visually Impaired
  • Section 755.25 The Application Process for the Illinois School for the Deaf and Illinois School for the Visually Impaired
  • Section 28.340 Standards for the LBS II Deafblind Specialist
  • Section 25.550 Approval of Educational Interpreters
  • Section 25.560 Approval of Interveners for Students who are Deaf-Blind
  • Interpreter for the Deaf Licensure Act of 2007
• IDEA:
  • Section 300.8 Disability Categories
  • Section 303.324(a)(2) Consideration of Special Factors​