“Securing services for children and adults with developmental disabilities can be one of the most challenging experiences family members and guardians face as they care for their loved ones.”

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RECENT SUCCESS STORIES

1. The United States Department of Justice has joined Attorney Robert H. Farley, Jr., in a Federal Class Action lawsuit against the State of Illinois for failing to continue the same level of nursing services when a medically fragile child turns 21 years of age. To date, the Federal Court has entered 15 Court Orders to continue nursing services past 21, pending the outcome of the case.
2. The Naperville Park District agreed to change its decision barring children with disabilities from attending an all-day summer camp in the afternoon after children first attended summer school (extended school year). The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires the Naperville Park District to modify its programs to serve persons with disabilities. Note: The Naperville Park District’s attorney stated that this change would be only for one year. Attorney Farley’s Note: Does this mean that the Naperville Park District will not have a summer camp for 2012?  If it does, then my clients are entitled to participate under federal law.
3. After attending a Workshop a family learned how to handle Guardianship on their own and the money which they saved allowed them to establish a Special Needs Trust so that the funds in the Trust would not make the disabled child ineligible for government benefits.
4. A family was successful in obtaining Home Based Support Services from the State of Illinois for their two developmentally disabled children without resorting to litigation, after attending a Workshop. Prior to attending the Workshop, the family had been told that they could not obtain funding. After the Workshop, the family followed the strategy outlined by Robert H. Farley, Jr.