Ill. Admin. Code tit. 2 § 2900.200
As used in this Part, the following terms have the ascribed definitions:
"Bylaws" means the bylaws of the Council.
"Chairperson" means the Chairperson of the Council.
"Council" means the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities.
"Council Members" means the members of the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities.
"Developmental Disability" means a severe, chronic disability of an individual that:
is attributable to a mental or physical impairment or combination of mental and physical impairments;
is manifested before the person attains age 22;
is likely to continue indefinitely;
results in substantial functional limitations in three or more of the following areas of major life activity:
self care;
receptive and expressive language;
learning;
mobility;
self direction;
capacity for independent living;
economic self sufficiency; and
reflects the person's need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary or generic services, individualized supports, or other forms of assistance that are of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated. Infants and young children birth to age 9 inclusive who have a substantial developmental delay or specific congenital or acquired condition may be considered to have a developmental disability without meeting functional criteria in 3 or more of the areas of major life activity if the individual, without services and supports, has a high probability of meeting those criteria later in life.
"Director" means the Director of the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities.
"Federal Act" means the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 ( 42 USC 6000 et seq.), as amended.
"Law" means the Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities Law [20 ILCS 4010 ].
"Staff" means the staff of the Council.
"State Plan" means the plan required under the Federal Act.
Ill. Admin. Code tit. 2, § 2900.200
Amended at 31 Ill. Reg. 16805, effective December 14, 2007