Quad Cities Autism Center

Abilities Plus, founded in 1959, is a nonprofit charitable organization, providing health care services to children and adults with disabilities in Henry, Stark and Western Bureau counties in Illinois. The organization provides staff supervision to clients in need of residential support and operates three community integrated living arrangements in the city of Kewanee. It offers developmental training in the areas of self-help, fine and gross motor, communication, prevocational and social skills, as well as recreation, personal hygiene and community integration. Its job placement program imparts job seeking skills classes, vocational exploration, job coaching and assistance in securing employment. The organization teaches work skills to its clients under the work services training program by subcontracting with businesses and community organizations. Abilities Plus is a member of Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Services and is headquartered in Kewanee, Ill.

The Board and Staff of the IICIL, would like to invite you to help us commemorate our Annual ADA cel... Read More Meeting the Challenge, Inc received a grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA ) and is co... Read More In 1985, a coalition of persons with disabilities, service providers, and non-disabled advocates from both sides of the river worked with the Illinois Department of Human Services, the Iowa Department for the Blind, the Iowa Division of Vocational Rehabi1itation Services to pursue funding for a bi-state Center for Independent Living. Following a series of public meetings, and needs assessments, it was clear that there was a strong need for a "consumer-directed" organization serving people with disabilities through advocacy and services. The Illinois/Iowa Center for Independent Living (IICIL ) opened for services on January 4, 1988 in Rock Island, Illinois. Since then, we have nearly doubled our staff from the original six positions and expanded to a new Rock Island location. IICIL provides a number of consumer-directed services, including information and referral, advocacy, independent living skills training, and peer support, which are mandated by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. In addition to these services, we also have a fully accessible computer lab, state of the art information and referral library, TTY/Amplified Phone acquisition, devices for people who have low vision or are blind, Braille and transcription, sign language and Spanish interpreters, technical assistance on disability laws and policy, Disability Awareness Training, accessibility audits, and a host of volunteer opportunities for consumers and other interested persons. Our programs are explained in further detail in the IICIL resources section of the website. 3708 11th St., IL 61231 PO Box 6156 Rock Island phone 309-793-0090 (V/TTY ) or Toll Free 1-877-541-2505 (V/TTY ) fax 309-283-0097 email: iicil@iicil.com

Finding someone who understands what you are going through can be challenging. That is why we invite anyone who has been affected by cancer to attend one of our groups. Groups provide a safe, accepting environment for patients and loved ones to talk openly about the stress a cancer diagnosis brings. We have a support group for all types of cancer, as well as a group specifically for breast cancer. Caregiver, bereavement and children's groups are also available.Stress relief is an important part of managing a cancer diagnosis. We offer many options for relaxation and stress management: