CENTER FOR INDEPENDENCE THROUGH CONDUCTIVE EDUCATION INC
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Mission Statement
The Center for Independence through Conductive Education, Inc. is an Illinois 501 c 3 nonprofit that serves children with physical disabilities. The Center provides intensive motor training programs that ensure children with physical disabilities grow up to be independent, self-determined members of our community. The Center has never turned a child away from programming due to lack of insurance or inability to pay. We take our responsibility to the community seriously – 85% of every dollar we spend is on Programs that support children with physical disabilities, with less than 15% on Management and Fundraising. We are also very proud to report that the Center meets all 20 Better Business Bureau of Chicago charity standards and is highly rated by Guidestar Charity Navigator.
About This Cause
The Center provides intensive motor training programs, based on the principles of Conductive Education, to children and young adults with physical disabilities. Conductive Education focuses on the whole person, recognizing physical, social, intellectual and emotional aspects of learning. Conductive Education is based on the premise of neural plasticity - with intensive, motivating practice, the brain is capable of creating new pathways in spite of significant damage. Movement, speech, and cognitive abilities are developed in tandem with functional movement. this is founded on the theory that a child with a motor disability develops and learns in the same way most children do. However, what the typically developing child learns through assimilation, the child with a motor disorder must be taught as a skill. The Center team of Conductive Education Teachers, Physical and Occupational Therapists do not solve a student's motor problem, but encourages active problem solving for movement so that the thinking will become habitual. As the habit is developed, the brain will develop new connections as it learns new tasks. Since 1998, the Center has served over 1500 children with physical disabilities and provided over $17,000,000 in charitable services.