NewsSeptember 14, 1999
ILLINOIS INCREASES DISABILITY AID
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-- The state is nearly doubling its programs to help families provide care at home for children with developmental disabilities, officials said Monday. The programs provide a monthly cash subsidy of about $500 to parents and lets children with the disabilities -- such as severe autism or mental illness -- obtain items and services worth up to about $1,500 a month...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-- The state is nearly doubling its programs to help families provide care at home for children with developmental disabilities, officials said Monday.
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The programs provide a monthly cash subsidy of about $500 to parents and lets children with the disabilities -- such as severe autism or mental illness -- obtain items and services worth up to about $1,500 a month.
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