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  • 05/03/2023

Easterseals Academy Chicago Campus Celebrates Speech and Hearing Month

The Speech Team at the Easterseals Academy Chicago Campus is excited to celebrate Speech and Hearing Month. Check out some photos from ongoing May events.

Blog
  • 04/20/2023

HarrysButtons Receives $20k Grant from Midland States Bank Foundation

Easterseals Serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford is pleased to announce a $20,000 contribution by Midland States Bank to benefit HarrysButtons.

Blog
  • 04/03/2023

12-year-old Mariyah McKnight Spreads the Word that Autism Rocks

12-year-old Mariyah McKnight and Lori Davie, program manager for The Autism Program (TAP) at Easterseals, have a special bond, and Mariyah has a special art project that has traveled the globe.

Videos

Video
  • 11/03/2022

Video: STRIVE for Success #6: Promoting Independence

The Illinois Autism Partnership at Easterseals Serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford presents the sixth in a series of STRIVE for Success educational best practice training videos. Watch this video about PROMOTING INDEPENDENCE to learn how to implement strategies and supports in your classroom.

Video
  • 11/03/2022

Video: STRIVE for Success #5: Sensory Supports

Illinois Autism Partnership at Easterseals Serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford presents the fifth in a series of STRIVE for Success educational best practice training videos. Watch this video about SENSORY AND MOVEMENT to learn how to implement strategies and supports in your classroom.

Video
  • 10/03/2022

Video: Chicago White Sox Field Day Event

Easterseals Academy students enjoyed a jam-packed day full of batting, catching, and running the bases with our amazing supporters at the Chicago White Sox during field day events. Our partner and supporter, Huntington Bank, also joined to help out as volunteers.

From the blog

Blog
  • 05/03/2023

Easterseals Academy Chicago Campus Celebrates Speech and Hearing Month

The Speech Team at the Easterseals Academy Chicago Campus is excited to celebrate Speech and Hearing Month. Check out some photos from ongoing May events.

Blog
  • 04/20/2023

HarrysButtons Receives $20k Grant from Midland States Bank Foundation

Easterseals Serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford is pleased to announce a $20,000 contribution by Midland States Bank to benefit HarrysButtons.

Blog
  • 04/03/2023

12-year-old Mariyah McKnight Spreads the Word that Autism Rocks

12-year-old Mariyah McKnight and Lori Davie, program manager for The Autism Program (TAP) at Easterseals, have a special bond, and Mariyah has a special art project that has traveled the globe.

Guidebooks

Parent Sibling Youth Engagement Guidebook 2019

A Parent's Guide for supporting siblings of individuals with disabilities.

View / Download (pdf)

Podcasts

Podcast
  • 08/18/2022

Episode 2: Training First Responders to Understand Autism

Emergency personnel are likely to have encounters with individuals with disabilities and those on the autism spectrum. For example, some law enforcement data have suggested that people with disabilities are seven times more likely to have police encounters than the general population. In this episode,  you'll hear from Shannon Wess, an Autism Specialist with the Illinois Autism Partnership,  about our First Responder Trainings for local police, fire, and ENT departments, as well as public service agencies. Each training focuses on strategies that emergency personnel can use to support and help individuals with autism in emergency situations. They are provided at no cost to the departments involved.

Podcast
  • 08/01/2022

Episode 1: In Conversation with Carter Sanders

Carter Sanders is a person who approaches everything with intention, dedication, and preparation. He is on the autism spectrum and is a graduate of Easterseals Academy, an alternative school placement for students with ASD, emotional disability, developmental delay, or intellectual disability. Carter is currently an Easterseals employee, as well as a Special Olympian and energy ambassador. In this episode, Carter joins Sara Ray Stoelinga, President & CEO of Easterseals Serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford (ESCGR) as well as Jason Reis, former ESCGR Employment Services Coordinator, and shares his journey.

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