Family Support Network Members:

200,000*

Statewide campaign visits Lake County for town hall meeting to change Illinois’ broken developmental disability system

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                

October 2008

CONTACT:

Brooke Anderson

Serafin & Associates, Inc.

(312) 943-1955 office

John Coorey

(312) 259-0445 mobile

Who:

Representative Kathleen Ryg (D – 59 Vernon Hills)

Shelia Romano, Director, IL Council on Developmental Disabilities

Individuals with developmental disabilities and their families

Community leaders and elected officials

What:

Town hall meeting on:

o       How a new plan called the Illinois Blueprint can benefit all Illinoisans

o       Panel discussion on ideas for improving Illinois’ broken system

o       Q & A

Where:

Vernon Area Public Library

300 Olde Half Day Road

Lincolnshire, IL 60069

When:

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

About the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities (ICDD): The Council is dedicated to leading change in Illinois so that all people with developmental disabilities are able to exercise their right to freedom and equal opportunity. The Council invests in people and organizations that serve people with developmental disabilities throughout the state of Illinois.  ICDD is administered by the Federal Administration on Developmental Disabilities and was created under a federal mandate in 1974 as an amendment to the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act. On the Web: GetToKnowTheBlue.org

*ESTIMATED ILLINOISANS WITH A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY

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