Chicago Park District Special Recreation
Chicago Park District promotes, fosters, and encourages physical and mental health through athletic skills development, recreation, and social interactions for youth and adults with disabilities.
Special Recreation Programs- various programs are located throughout the city.
Closest Chicago Park: Independence Park Contact: Kristi Miller / Kristi.Miller@chicagoparkdistrict.com
ASM programs offer opportunities for teens to learn new skills, techniques, and strategies through work with talented community leaders while earning money for participating in the programs. Programs are available across the city of Chicago during the Fall, Spring, and Summer seasons.
Some programs are designed for our Diverse Learner students. Use the browsing feature to check them out.
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GiGi's Playhouse
GiGi's Playhouse offers FREE therapeutic, educational, and research-driven programs to individuals of all ages with Down syndrome.
Check out their programs!
Urban Autism Solution Presents Monthly Meet Up at Pompei Restaurant
Young adults with autism and related challenges ages 16-35 who require minimal support are invited to join peers for pizza, board games, friendship, and fun!
Sign up using the link below!
https://urbanautismsolutions.kindful.com/e/monthlymeetuppompei#
LOCATION
Pompei Restaurant
1531 W. Taylor Street
Chicago, IL 60607
United States
Monthly Events at Will's Place Cafe in Skokie, Illinois
Will’s Place is a nonprofit cafe located in the heart of downtown Skokie, IL. Their goal is to create meaningful employment and vocational training opportunities for adults with disabilities. Will’s Place is currently open Monday-Saturday for a wide selection of provisions, Dark Matter Coffee, pastries, and sandwiches.
Check out their website to support their business and join their monthly events.
Autism Eats Events
Autism Eat dinner party events are held in private rooms of the restaurants or function facilities in Chicago. Food is served buffet-style or family-style, so there is no waiting. Music and lighting are adjusted to accommodate those with sensory sensitivity. All attending have a loved one on the spectrum, so there is no need to apologize, explain, or feel uncomfortable. It is an opportunity to enjoy a night out and socialize with others who share many of the same joys and challenges.
Autism Eats Mission: To provide autism-friendly, non-judgmental environments for family dining, socializing, and connecting with others who share similar joys and challenges.
MOOSE & ME Baking Company
They employ adults with physical, developmental, and intellectual disabilities to work in their bakery in Chicago and create meaningful interactions within the community.
Support their business by placing an order!
KEEN athletic programs
Programs are open and unstructured, giving all of our Athletes the opportunity to have fun and succeed. KEEN programs are open to all youth ages 5-21 with physical or developmental disabilities.
SEARCH 360
They offer a wide array of flexible, personalized services and support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in living meaningful, belonging, and choosing lives in their communities. They support people so they can live in homes that reflect who they are, in neighborhoods where they belong, with the freedom to make choices and build meaningful lives in their community. They create opportunities for people to explore interests, build skills, and connect with others, both onsite and throughout the community, in ways that reflect their goals and passions. Whether it’s finding a job, traveling, or discovering new experiences, we walk alongside people as they pursue what matters most to them, with encouragement and support every step of the way.
Envision Unlimited
Envision Unlimited offers Day and Employment programs at seven Chicago-area locations. Day Programs offer people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) the opportunity to engage in their communities, build support networks outside their families, and cultivate personal interests and vocational skills.
Our centers frequently have evening and weekend events in addition to standard service hours. Our goal is to offer a variety of programming to build capacity among our participants, with an emphasis on social impact and community inclusion in the Chicagoland area.
For more information, please email Linda Vero, Admissions Coordinator, at lvero@envisionunlimited.org.
Autism Resource Directory
Rush Hospital has an online resource guide that helps families find support groups, training programs, and services (dental, vision, eye doctors, etc.) that meet the needs of people with disabilities.
For each listed resource, you will find a link to its website, a description of services, and information on waitlists.
The content in the Autism Resource Directory is updated frequently.