Illinois: Illinois Care Connections

Description: The Illinois Assistive Technology Program (IATP) developed Illinois Cares Connections in partnership with the Illinois NWD System (Department on Aging (IDoA), Department of Human Services – Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), and Department of Human Services – Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS)) to provide technology in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program created an accessible online referral system and developed a webinar training for providers within the agencies that are responsible for submitting referrals. Cricket Wireless was contracted to provide phones that can serve as hot spots with a year of service for those without Internet access. The initial referral form included the UCLA 3-Item Loneliness Scale (detailed here), which is also included in the follow-up evaluation survey. IATP also developed iPad and Android Tablet User Guides to distribute with the devices. To date, Illinois Cares Connections has received almost 4,000 referrals and fulfilled over 2,500 referrals.

Click here to access the online referral formhttps://care.iltech.org/

Click here to access the program training materialshttps://iltech.org/agency-training-materials/

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    • Christina_Bowen
    • 3 yrs ago
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    Thank you to Willie Gunther and Amy Lulich  from IL for sharing these materials with the community!!

    Don't forget to register for the March PAL for a lively discussion of partnerships between NWD Systems and State Assistive Technology (AT) Programs on Thursday, March 11, 2021 from 3:00 – 4:00 PM EST. Register here. (https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAlc-utpzMoE9Z6TmppZWDzku4HS4QTrNI0)

    We will walk through intersection points for AT programs and ADRC/NWD Systems and then have time to talk in small groups about challenges and solutions related to solid partnerships.

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