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Illinois LEND

Interdisciplinary graduate-level training on leadership in disability advocacy, research, community We also provide training to family and self-advocates.

We are an interdisciplinary graduate-level training program located within the Institute on Disability and Human Development on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus. Our training focuses on leadership development in the areas of advocacy, research, community engagement, and clinical skills for graduate students who plan to work with people with disabilities. LEND trainees are graduate students, working professionals, family members, and self-advocates. IL LEND is proud to have trainees from 14 different disciplines including: Applied Behavior Analysis, Disability Studies, Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics, Family, Nursing, Nutrition, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Psychology, Public Health, Self-Advocacy, Social Work, Special Education, and Speech Language Pathology. The LEND program accepts students from UIC, University of Chicago, Southern Illinois University, as well as other schools in the area including: The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Adler School of Professional Psychology, Argosy University, Loyola University, and Governor’s State University.

07/11/2024

Celebrating . Join us on July 20th for the annual Disability Pride Parade. Hope to see you there.

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UIC Disability Resource Center UIC Disability Cultural Center Lend Self-advocates Illinois LEND Illinois Self Advocacy Alliance Statewide Independent Living Council of Illinois Best Buddies Illinois Chicagoland Disabled People of Color Coalition Chicagoland Autism Connection-CAC The Arc of Illinois Going Home: A Full Life in the Community Equip For Equality Bodies of Work

03/25/2024

Three of our LEND trainees, Angie Murthy, Abby Caughman, and Madison Turner have been working with Claire McNorton at Planned Parenthood of Illinois to host a Disability and S*x Ed Story telling workshop! Disabled individuals will have the opportunity to develop their own sex-ed stories to be used as a tool for advocacy! The workhop will take place on Zoom this Wednesday, March 27, at 1pm. Disabled individuals who want to participate can sign up using the QR code below, or by following this link: https://www.weareplannedparenthoodaction.org/a/storytelling-advocacy-share-your-disability-sex-ed-story

02/20/2024

This week for Black History Month, we are highlighting the life and legacy of Lois Curtis! She was an amazing artist and advocate for the disability community.

02/15/2024

We have two more blog posts! Check them out on our website!

02/13/2024

It’s Black History Month and LEND will be posting short biographies to highlight important Black disability activists. First up is Brad Lomax and his impact on the 504 Sit in!

02/09/2024

We have new blog posts! Our trainees always write about such interesting topics and perspectives. Check them out on our website, link in bio!

01/24/2024

“Imagine if one day you woke up and all the doors to your houses were gone and you couldn’t get out, because that’s how it is for us,” she said. “We’re locked in.”

Clear sidewalks, crosswalks, and curbs are incredibly important to everyone, including disabled individuals. Whose responsibility should it be to clear them? Private citizens or the city of Chicago?
Read the article below ⬇️

While T.J. Gordon has used a walking stick consistently for the past two years due to chronic leg pain, he typically relies on his legs and public transportation to get him where he needs to go in the summer.

01/16/2024

We have three new blog posts on our website! These blogs are from our 2023-24 LEND trainees. Click the link in our bio to check them out!

12/02/2023

11/30/2023

While at the AUCD conference, our RA and current DHD PhD student, Hope Sparks, had the opportunity to present her research on supporting families across aging and developmental disability networks! Hope presented alongside another DHD faculty, Dr. Sumithra Murthy. They are both engaged in meaningful work researching how to improve the lives of disabled individuals and their families.

11/14/2023

New blog post alert!! You can read the whole post on our website. Link in bio

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Chicago, IL
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http://www.illinoislend.org/

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