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03/12/2022

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04/13/2021

Dashboard for the Illinois General Assembly

03/03/2021

Action Alert: HB0219 has been reintroduced in Illinois. It is time to end prone restraint and seclusion.

Please sign the petition and contact 217-782-2000 or 312-814-3500 to get specific numbers for members of the Illinios General Assembly.

https://www.change.org/banILrestraint

http://bit.ly/noproneIllinois

An updated graphic from Jennifer Rowe. Please support her work to ban prone restraint and seclusion in Illinois schools. Take just a moment out of your day and sign the petition.

End Seclusion and Restraint in Illinois Public Schools

10,776 students secluded during the 2017-2018 school year

Seclusion up over 50% since data was sent to the federal government 2 years ago

"I can't breathe." 30 school children in Illinois uttered these words while restrained. This data was gathered from August 2017-Dec. 2018.

80% of restraints are used on disabled students while disabled students make up only 13% of the student body across the nation. Brown and Black students and boys are also disproportionally secluded and restrained.

Sign the Petition to ban prone-restraint in Illinois public schools https://www.change.org/banILrestraint

Data sources: https://www.propublica.org/article/new-data-shows-the-use-of-seclusion-and-restraint-increased-in-illinois-schools-during-the-2017-18-school-year

https://www.propublica.org/article/i-cant-breathe-it-happens-at-schools-too

https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/restraint-and-seclusion.pdf

02/19/2021

Many groups and individuals are helping to build support to pass Keeping All Students Safe Act (KASSA). If you would like to help please fill out the Google doc form and share with others. We need federal legislation to keep all students safe from restraint and seclusion in school.

Sign up to be a volunteer in your state for grassroots activities and advocacy on this important bill! We can see KASSA pass this year with your help!

01/22/2021

In addition to providing stipends for trainings, we now offer stipends for technology so people can attend virtual trainings. In partnership with the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities, this expansion of the Consumer Stipend Program is available to make sure everyone can access virtual trainings during the Covid Pandemic.https://www.thearcofil.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Consumer-Stipend-Brochure-for-AT-2021.pdf

ID: Yellow background with white writing that reads - Consumer Stipend (The Arc Illinois and Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities logo to the right)

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DID YOU KNOW?
Purchasing Technology has been added as a new expanded option to make sure everyone can access virtual training during the Covid Pandemic

At the bottom is the follow statement: This communication is supported in part by grant number CFDA 93.630 from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy.

10/11/2020

Restraint and seclusion, outdated crisis management techniques that are commonly used in schools across the nation and beyond, are disproportionately used on...

07/30/2020

04/12/2020

Steps to receive the Economic Impact Payment if you haven't filed a tax return for 2018 or 2019, and aren't receiving Social Security, SS Disability Income or Railroad Retirement benefits. This payment is also referred to as "stimulus checks" or "coronavirus relief."