Welcome to the Illinois Life Span Project website - your information and referral resource for advocacy and services.

We Grow Dreams Greenhouse & Garden Center provides a wide variety of premium quality plants and gardening accessories available for retail sale and wholesale distribution. We Grow Dreams, Inc is not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization created to provide training and employment opportunities for people with disabilities.

The Mission of Infinitec is to advance independence and promote inclusive opportunities for children and adults with disabilities through technology.

CHADD improves the lives of people affected by AD/HD.

Are you concerned about your childs behavior with others? Learn what autism symptoms to look for and how to communicate with your doctor about it.

Global Autism collaboration.

The Autism Society, the nation’s leading grassroots autism organization, exists to improve the lives of all affected by autism.

The Center on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning is a five-year project designed to strengthen the capacity of Head Start and child care programs to improve the social and emotional outcomes of young children.

ZERO TO THREE is a national, nonprofit organization that informs, trains, and supports professionals, policymakers, and parents in their efforts to improve the lives of infants and toddlers. Our mission is to promote the health and development of infants and toddlers.

Our mission is to increase positive awareness of Down syndrome through national campaigns, educational programs, and by empowering individuals with Down syndrome, their families and the community.

NADS is the oldest organization in the country serving individuals with Down syndrome and their families. 

The mission of the National Down Syndrome Society is to be the national advocate for the value, acceptance and inclusion of people with Down syndrome.

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For over ten years Do2Learn has, through funding from several sources including the National Institutes of Health, used technology and the web to provide special learning resources for individuals with disabilities and the professionals and caregivers who serve them.

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Preschoolers - Activities information website.

The Illinois Early Learning Project Web site is a source of evidence-based, reliable information on early care and education for parents, caregivers, and teachers of young children in Illinois. The Web site offers printable Tip Sheets for caregivers and parents in English, Spanish, and Polish.

Early Childhood Special Education programs for children ages three to five are part of the special education continuum as operated by the public schools of Illinois. While the Illinois Department of Human Services is the lead agency for special education services for children ages birth to three, ISBE Early Childhood staff act as liaisons to that program.

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is dedicated to improving the well-being of all young children, with particular focus on the quality of educational and developmental services for all children from birth through age 8.

The NLVM collection of over 100 interactive software programs, called “applets,” are an effective means for accelerating and deepening students' understanding of math.

Starfall.com opened in September of 2002 as a free public service to motivate children to read with phonics. Our systematic phonics approach, in conjunction with phonemic awareness practice is perfect for preschool, kindergarten, first grade, second grade, special education, homeschool, and English language development (ELD, ELL, ESL). Starfall is an educational alternative to other entertainment choices for children.

National Organization dedicated to eliminating birth defects caused by alcohol consumption during pregnancy.

At Cherrybrook Kitchen our primary goal is to provide delicious all natural baking mixes for the millions of people that are affected by food allergies.

FAAN’s goal is to be a world leader in food allergy and anaphylaxis awareness and the issues surrounding this disease.