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Legal Specialties for Children and Adults with Disabilities and Their Families

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Publications and other resource material for families and professionals.

Robert H. Farley, Jr. writes and publishes on disability and disability law regularly. Below is a sampling of currently available articles and publications.

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Publications and articles are available for reprint by not-for-profit agencies and parents groups; please see reprint requirements on our publications page.

Workshops, Seminars and Presentations

Robert H. Farley, Jr. is available to speak to parents groups, organizations, and agencies on a wide variety of issues related to disability advocacy and disability services. Popular topics include:

  • Adult Services for Developmentally Disabled Persons
  • Waiting List for Services: Fact or Fiction

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Ongoing Litigation Regarding Services for Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities

During the last eight years, ongoing litigation against the State of Illinois has resulted in many families receiving funding for day programming, in-home supports, and residential services for children with developmental disabilities, and important legal issues in the State are still being litigated. If you have been told that your son or daughter does not qualify for funding, please contact Attorney Robert H. Farley, Jr. to determine whether current litigation may effect your situation, or if you have a basis for a legal claim against the State.

Illinois Waiting List Data


Following is a table of data about the State of Illinois waiting list, or Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services (PUNS), broken down by support needed as of January, 2019.

Ongoing Litigation Regarding Services for Children and Adults with Developmental Disabilities.

Since 2000, litigation against the State of Illinois brought by Attorney Robert H. Farley, Jr. and others, has resulted in many families receiving funding for day programming, in-home supports, and residential services for children with developmental disabilities, and important legal issues in the State are still being litigated. If you have been told that your son or daughter does not qualify for funding, please contact Attorney Robert H. Farley, Jr. to determine whether current litigation may affect your situation, or if you have a basis for a legal claim against the State.


TYPE OF SUPPORT NEEDED EMERGENCY CRITICAL PLANNING TOTAL
  1111 126963 5730 19537
Personal Support 878 10744 3543 15165
Respite Supports-24 hour 384 3731 973 5088
Behavioral Supports 603 5142 1437 7182
Physical Therapy 301 3095 1124 4520
Occupational Therapy 446 4728 1729 6903
Speech Therapy 494 5597 2067 8158
Assistive Technology 358 4004 1399 5761
Adaptations to Home or Vehicle 255 1500 542 2297
Nursing Services In-Home Intermittent 96 405 137 638
Other Individual Supports 345 5241 2041 7627
Transportation-Trip/Mileage Reimbursement 516 6530 2556 9602
Other Transportation Service 629 7546 2618 10793
Support to Work at Home 491 511 405 965
Support to Work in Community 393 5751 1833 7977
Work/Activities in Disability Setting 562 6676 1977 9215
Activity Center for Seniors 16 52 36 104
Out-of-Home Residential-Less than 24-Hour 455 3837 2304 6596
Out-of-Home Residential-24-Hour 1389 2786 1532 5707
UNDUPLICATED COUNT OF RECORDS with CURRENT NEEDS EMERGENCY CRITICAL PLANNING TOTAL