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Central Illinois Group Meetings

Central Illinois support group is a small group of parents, kids, and young adults with spina bifida, who meet informally once per month.

The meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month at the OSF-College Ave meeting room, 1701 E. College Avenue, Bloomington (Map - enter rear of building by Convenient Care entrance) and begin at 7 pm and generally are about an hour. The format varies from speakers, to just informal networking.

Occasionally we meet elsewhere. Previous meetings have been held at golf courses, horse stables, and a paint-your-own pottery shop.

Next Meetings:

  • Thursday, March 8, 7pm. Rod Pierce from Vocational Rehabilitation will outline available services. (Meeting rescheduled from Jan. 12th.) The meeting is at OSF-College Avenue, Bloomington. Email Lynn at lynn.bradtke@comcast.net for more information.

  • Thursday, April 12, 7pm. Michell Haase, CEO and Founder of TravelinWheels (and parent of a daughter with spina bifida), will discuss travelling with disabilities. The meeting is at OSF-College Avenue, Bloomington. Email Lynn at lynn.bradtke@comcast.net for more information.

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Integrated Care Program Toolkit

The Integrated Care Program requires that all Medicaid recipients who are 19 years old or older and reside in suburban Cook, DuPage, Kankakee, Kane, Lake, and Will counties enroll in the program. The Arc of Illinois has published a toolkit to help them enroll in the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services' new Integrated Care Program.

The goal of the toolkit is to aid consumers and families in their decision-making process regarding these recent changes to Medicaid health insurance.

Download the toolkit here.

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Newsletters

Here you can download our quarterly newsletters in PDF format.

2011
  • Summer & Fall 2011 (links internally)
  • Winter 2011 (links internally)
    • 2010
  • Summer/Fall 2010 (links internally)
  • Winter 2010 (PDF 0.75mb)



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    Sibshops with Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

    Join Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center for any of their upcoming Sibshops.

    There will be several for children ages 6-12 on January 7th, 11th, and 25th, February 8th and 22nd, March 10th, and 14th, and April 11th and 25th.

    There will also be special Teen Sibshops for siblings age 12-18 on January 6th, February 24th, March 23rd, and April 20th.

    Please call (773) 296-8127 for more information or visit this link for more information.

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