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We are always looking for suggestions on how we can best meet the legal advocacy needs of people with disabilities in Illinois. We have a priorities planning process, and we ask the public to offer ideas that will help us implement priorities that are valued most in the disability community. Please provide input to our current Priorities and Plan (Word document) by July 1, 2019:

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