YOUTH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY | RAMP DISABILITY RESOURCES AND SERVICES

RAMP works with students and their families to learn the laws that protect the rights of a student with a disability, how to navigate the maze of community services, and to learn the skills required to achieve their goals.

Services include:

-- Legal rights training.

-- Self-Advocacy Skills training.

-- Information & Referral.

-- Peer Support.

-- Independent Living Skills training.

-- Transition Planning guidance.

-- Educational workshops.

-- Assistance with letter writing.

-- Attendance at IEP, 504 or other related meetings.

RAMP also currently offers three curriculums to local private and public school districts:

-- iBelong: Disability Awareness curriculum intended for grades Pre-K - 6, focusing on acceptance, believing in oneself, and how actions and attitudes affect others.

-- Ignite: Prepares 7th and 8th grade students who have IEPs to be active participants in their transition plan.

-- Teens 'N Transition (T'NT)

Physical Address

2155 West Galena Avenue, Freeport, IL 61032

Hours

Mon-Fri by appointment only

Application process

Call or visit website for information

Fee

None

Required documents

Eligibility

Open to those ages 21 and younger, have a disability or suspected disability, have a barrier to their educational or independent living goals

Languages

English

Service area

Stephenson County, Illinois

Agency info

RAMP DISABILITY RESOURCES AND SERVICES

Non-profit, non-residential Center for Independent Living, providing advocacy and independent living services for persons with disabilities.