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Disability and Early Intervention

Resources

Blog
  • 05/12/2025

What Head Start Gave Me: Jazmin's Story

How a casual walk with her daughter changed the course of one mother's life.

Blog
  • 05/12/2025

How I Discovered My Life’s Purpose: Tanya's Story

Head Start gave Tanya and her daughter confidence, and also directed Tanya's passion toward advocacy.

Video
  • 11/26/2024

Video: ECR 1 minute end of year giving video

Thank you for your support in 2024. Wishing you the happiest of holidays and a beautiful 2025 from Easterseals Serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford.

Videos

Video
  • 11/26/2024

Video: ECR 1 minute end of year giving video

Thank you for your support in 2024. Wishing you the happiest of holidays and a beautiful 2025 from Easterseals Serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford.

Video
  • 09/29/2022

Video: STRIVE for Success #3: Increase Communication

Approximately 40 percent of individuals with autism are non-verbal communicators. Watch this video from the Illinois Autism Partnership at Easterseals Serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford about REINFORCEMENT to learn how to implement strategies and supports in your classroom. This is #3 in the STRIVE for Success educational best practice training video.

Video
  • 06/30/2022

Video: About Easterseals Serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford

Learn more about what we do here at Easterseals Serving Chicagoland and Greater Rockford.

From the blog

Blog
  • 05/12/2025

What Head Start Gave Me: Jazmin's Story

How a casual walk with her daughter changed the course of one mother's life.

Blog
  • 05/12/2025

How I Discovered My Life’s Purpose: Tanya's Story

Head Start gave Tanya and her daughter confidence, and also directed Tanya's passion toward advocacy.

Blog
  • 11/19/2024

We’re thrilled to announce that our President and CEO, Sara Ray Hallman, has been named a 2025 Titan 100!

We are excited to share that our President and CEO, Sara Ray Hallman, has been named a 2025 Chicago Titan 100! This prestigious honor celebrates visionary business leaders dedicated to empowering communities and driving meaningful change. It recognizes top executives in Chicago and beyond who are making a lasting impact through their innovation and leadership in building organizations of significance.

Guidebooks

Parent Sibling Youth Engagement Guidebook 2019

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

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Podcasts

Podcast
  • 04/03/2023

Episode 4: Demystifying Early Intervention

Early Intervention is a statewide program that provides supports and services for families to help their children under age three meet developmental milestones. You'll hear from our Early Intervention Program Managers Peter Byrne and Marlene Strobe in a conversation with our host Reema about our Early Intervention services.This podcast is meant to demystify how Early Intervention works for parents and caregivers, as well as provide information on how to access services.

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