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College Living Experince
sroth@esa-education.com
7337 N. Lincoln Ave.
Lincolnwood, Il 60712
1.800.486.5058
http://www.cleinc.com
College Internship Program (CIP)
The Bloomington Center
Lori Mangrum, Admissions Coordinator
425 N. College Ave.
Bloomington, IN 47404
(812) 323-0600, ext. 16
Monroe County
E-mail: lmangrum@bloomingtoncenter.net
CIP provides individualized, post-secondary, academic, internship
and independent living experiences for young adults with Asperger's,
high-functioning autism and learning differences.
Ages: 18-25.
Cost: tuition and fees start from $38,500
(plus room + board, college / vocational courses)
Jill Burstein Educational Consulting, Inc.
Jill Burstein, MA, CEP, member IECA
30 W. Saint Andrews
Deerfield, IL 60015
(847) 940-8090
Cook County
E-mail: Collegefinderjb@aol.com
Specializing in post secondary placements for students with
autism.
Ages: 16-25.
Insurance not accepted.
Cost: $150 (hourly rate). Comprehensive pacakages available.
No wait list.
Elmhurst College
Elmhurst Life Skills Academy
Tim Ahlberg
190 Prospect Ave.
Elmhurst, IL 60126-3296
DuPage County
(630) 617-3309
E-mail: ahlbergt@elmhurst.edu
ELSA offers an outstanding educational opportunity for young
adults with developmental disabilities. This full-time, post-secondary
program enables ELSA students to work productively and live
as independently as possible.
Ages: 18 and up.
Cost for 4-year program: $24,000.
Grants available each year.
No wait list.
Envision Unlimited (formerly known as CARC)
Autism Services Program
Contact: Linda Vero
4919 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60640
(312) 346-6230 or
(773) 987-3458 (Linda Vero)
Cook County
E-mail: lvero@chgoarc.org
This M-F, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. program will be designed around
the interests, strengths, and needs of program participants.
Program strategies will include the following: functional
curriculum, multi-modal communication strategies, individualized
schedules/routines, daily exercise program, positive behavioral
supports and structure and consistency.
Ages: 18 and up.
Cost: $31.17 (half-day-3 hours).
Cost: $62.34 (full day-6 hours).
Accepts Medicaid Waiver Program.
Accepting 15 individuals for fall program.
Midwest Alliance
Tina Lam Rolfe
Location varies
(217) 244-1571
E-mail: trolfe@illinois.edu
Internship and mentorship for students and alumni with disabilities.
It is a 5-year program funded by the Research in Disabilities
Education program at the National Science Foundation. It aims
to increase the number of students with disabilities who pursue
postsecondary degrees and careers in science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and who subsequently enter
the workforce. The internship program offers participants
assistance in finding appropriate placements at camps, research
laboratories, and with businesses. The mentorship program
matches students with disabilities at the high school or college
level, including alumni, in structured, one-on-one settings
focusing on self-advocacy as well as successful academic and
career outcomes.
Ages: 14 and up.
All participants are eligible to receive stipends of $200-$1,000.
Cost: Contact Tina Lam Rolfe to arrange an informational meeting.
No wait list.
nAblement
Web site of SPR Companies focused on supporting the training,
mentoring, networking, placement and professional growth of
qualified candidates with disabilities into technology roles.
nAblement fosters its own client opportunites while also collaborating
closely with each of the SPR Companies three strategic companies
– MPS Partners, Redpoint Technologies and Talent Acquisition
Partners. Qualified candidates secure professional technology
opportunities suited to their skill sets, and clients secure
access to this valuable and underutilized segment of the workforce
while extending their diversity profile.
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