Resources - Disability Directories

The Arc of Illinois: Illinois Life Span Project

Illinois Life Span Project Benefits to Overall Advocacy with:

• A single point of contact to begin advocacy services search
• Statewide advocacy services system coordination
• Bridges to other advocacy groups
• Self advocates, family members, and other consumers to the table
• Other units of government
• Advocacy on the web and online
• A central registry of advocacy services in database, online, and in print
• Project marketing to raises public awareness about advocacy issues and services
• Identified service gaps thru data collection
• Documentation of needs for expanded services and new services
• Recommended service expansion(s) and/or creation
• Potential new advocacy services, supports, and resources