RCADDONLINE provides ready to use visual supports, tip sheets, and advocacy tools to support children across home, school, and community settings. Download resources and use them right away or soon after printing to help create clear expectations, build structure, and support participation.
RCADDONLINE
RCADDONLINE offers ready to use visual supports that can be downloaded and used right away or soon after printing. Each resource is designed to be practical, flexible, and adaptable within daily routines, helping caregivers and educators support children across home, school, and community settings. Tip sheets and advocacy tools are also available to support understanding and help families navigate services and supports.
Visual supports use pictures, symbols, and sequence to support understanding by giving clear expectations. They can promote:
Communication
Emotional regulation
Social skills
They support participation by showing what to do and what comes next across different situations. By creating structure and supporting consistency, visual supports can promote greater independence and positive interactions.
These visuals and supports are created and shared at no cost, so they are available when they are needed most. This collection has grown into a resource that families and educators return to and use regularly. As funding has shifted, we now invite those who use these resources to consider supporting the work behind them.
If you have downloaded materials from this site and found them helpful, you can contribute here:
To direct your gift:
Select “Other (Indicate where to direct your donation)”
Enter: UIC Center for Literacy/Resource Center for Autism & Developmental Delays
Your support helps sustain access to these resources and the work that makes them possible.
These visual supports are intended as general resources. Use should be based on individual needs and in collaboration with caregivers, educators, or professionals when appropriate.
A Message to Our RCADD Community
The Resource Center for Autism and Developmental Delays exists to ensure children, students, families, and educators in our community have access to high quality learning materials and resources. Our lending library is a vital part of that mission.
At this time, we are experiencing a significant number of overdue library items that have not been returned. This impacts our ability to meet funder expectations and, more importantly, limits access for the children, students, and families who rely on these materials for learning, development, and growth.
We kindly ask all patrons to please check your homes, classrooms, and offices and return any RCADD library items that are currently overdue. Every item matters and every return helps ensure continued access for another child or family.
Library materials may be dropped off at RCADD, located at 1640 Roosevelt Rd, Chicago, IL 60608. A designated drop off location is available on our floor, and no appointment is required for drop offs.
Please do not feel apprehensive if it has been a long time since you last visited the Center. Returns are always welcome. If you would prefer to schedule a visit, need assistance, or have questions before coming in, you are welcome to call us at (312) 413 4441. Please note that parking passes are available only when scheduling an appointment.
If an overdue item is no longer usable or cannot be returned, we ask that you consider replacing it with a comparable resource or making a donation to the center. These contributions help us replenish materials and sustain access for our community.
If returning an item is not possible, donations of any amount help us replace materials and continue serving children and families.
Donate: https://cfl.uic.edu/donation/
RCADD is a shared community resource. Thank you for helping us preserve access, accountability, and opportunity for all.