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An Introduction to the Project

Illinois Association of Microboards and Cooperatives is a project of the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities. The project is aimed at helping people live the lives they want to live, with the support of family, friends, community and public resources.

The project offers self-advocates, families and friends the opportunity to create Microboards and Human Service Cooperatives, consumer-governed structures that bring resources, authority and responsibility directly into the hands of the people whose lives are most affected by the way support services are organized.

Become a member of IAMC!

Click here to download the membership form.

The 5th Annual Gathering: The Power of Community

June 27-28, 2012
Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts
600 N. East St., Bloomington, IL

This exciting two-day event features…

An intensive preconference session on Microboards and Cooperatives
Three consecutive interactive panel discussions on :

The closure of state-operated developmental centers and Transition to Care!
The Ligas Consent Decree and its impact on systems change!
A panel of DHS leaders discussing the impact of Ligas and the closures on the Illinois Service Delivery System!

A live performance of Handicap This!, a provocative stage show about disability, friendship, barriers and potential with Mike Berkson and Tim Wambach!
- Read this article by Sharon Cohen, a Chicago-based national writer for The Associated Press.
- Learn more about Handicap This! here.
Multiple opportunities for questions, answers, and discussion!
Strategies for building and strengthening Community Supports!
Networking with key stakeholders in Illinois!