Linus Project – Home and Community Education
We make weighted blankets for children with autism. They are free to children.
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2016
Healing Horse Stables
Healing Horse Stables is committed to promoting the physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and spiritual health and well being of individuals, regardless of age of disability, by providing equine assisted therapies. We are a nonprofit organization offering: therapeutic riding, equine facilitated learning, and riding for relaxation. We plan soon to offer yoga, Tai Qi on horseback,
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Freedom Trax
Freedom Trax is a motorized track system designed to transform nearly any manual wheelchair into an off-road vehicle that can traverse sand, snow, gravel, and mud. Its unique design allows for a lightweight, versatile and rugged machine. Freedom Trax is the first of its type and is the most effective solution for portable and convenient
First Gig Rock N’ Roll Camp For Kids
In partnership with the Danville Chapter of AMBUCS, Danville Area Community College, and the Special Olympics of Illinois, First Gig “Super Stars” is a five-day destination camp led by area musicians that promotes fun, self-confidence and therapy through music.
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Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES) – University of Illinois
DRES is the disability services office at the University of Illinois campus. We are one of the leading support programs in higher education for people with disabilities and were the first in the nation to begin providing these support services. Our mission is to ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities are afforded an equal opportunity
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Tom Jones Challenger League, C-U Kiwanis
Tom Jones Challenger League baseball will begin its season next Spring. Challenger League baseball gives youngsters with disabilities the chance to play the game of baseball. Challenger League is sponsored by Champaign-Urbana Kiwanis Club. Games are played on Tuesdays and Saturdays at AMBUCS Park in Urbana during the months of May and June. Ages of
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Champaign Urbana Theatre Company – Penguin Project
The Champaign Urbana Theatre Company, a non-profit 501(c)3 community theatre organization, is pleased to offer The Penguin Project. Our two initial productions were Disney’s Aladdin, Jr. and Mulan, Jr. These productions are unique because all of the roles are filled by youth with developmental disabilities. By creating unrestricted access to the performing arts, The Penguin
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Champaign-Urbana Special Recreation
Champaign-Urbana Special Recreation (CUSR) was formed through a cooperative agreement with the Champaign and Urbana Park Districts to provide recreation programs and leisure services for residents with disabilities. CUSR provides quality recreation programs for people with disabilities by hiring and training qualified staff, providing staff ratios which ensure program safety and success, and adapting programs
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Champaign County Regional Planning Commission/Early Childhood Education, A Head Start Program
Champaign County Head Start/Early Head Start – The Champaign County Regional Planning Commission is the recipient of federal funding to promote kindergarten readiness to income-eligible families in Early Head Start, which serves infants, toddlers, and expectant parents; and Head Start, which serves three-to five-year-old-children. Head Start partners with parents to assist children in developing the