Illinois Disability Resources

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1 Illinois Disability Resources VSA Arts of Illinois Apparel Center 350 North Orleans Street, Suite 1191 Chicago, IL Tel: (312) TTY: (800) Fax: (312) Arts and Creativity Assistive Technology Illinois Assistive Technology Project 1 West Old State Capitol Plaza Suite 100 Springfield, IL Phone: TTY: Fax: iatp@iltech.org iatp@fgi.net 1

2 TechConnect Low Interest Loan Program Illinois Assistive Technology Project 1 West Old State Capital Plaza Suite 100 Springfield, IL Phone: TTY: Fax: scastles@iltech.org Caregivers Info Caregiver.com s Illinois resources Well Spouse Association Elk Grove WS Support Group Elk Grove Kathy Nordstrom Erin Vogt Phone: (847) Olderadultservices@alexian.net Spingfield WS Support Group Springfield Joann Landers Phone: (217) jobelanders@yahoo.com Oakbrook WS Support Group Oakbrook Bill Tader Phone: (630) or (815) Bill1640@hotmail.com Crime Victim Assistance Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority 120 South Riverside Plaza Suite

3 Chicago, IL Phone: Fax: Illinois Attorney General Programs Offered by Crime Victim Services Crime Victim Services Division Phone: Victim Compensation Phone: Fax: Victim Assistance Phone: Fax: Domestic Violence Help National Domestic Violence Hotline SAFE (7233) Aardvarc s Illinois Domestic Violence Crisis and Support Resources Contact information listed by County Statewide Crisis Line: Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence 8001 South 11th Street Springfield, IL Phone: Easter Seals 3

4 Easter Seals Missouri Southwestern Illinois 602 East 3rd Street Alton, IL Phone: Easter Seals Bloomington 303 North Hershey Road Suite 2B Bloomington, IL Phone: Easter Seals Joliet Region, Inc. Bourbonnais Office 22 Heritage Drive Suite 108 Bourbonnais, IL Phone: Easter Seals Gilchrist Marchman Head Start 2345 West North Avenue Chicago, IL Phone: Easter Seals Child and Family Connections 9455 South Hoyne Chicago, IL Phone: Easter Seals Near Southside Early Head Start 3630 South Wells Room 105 Chicago, IL Phone: Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago, Illinois 14 East Jackson Boulevard 9th Floor, Suite 900 Chicago, IL Phone:

5 Easter Seals Therapeutic Day School 3424 South State Street 2nd Floor Chicago, IL Phone: Easter Seals Windy City Kids Child Development Center 600 West Madison Chicago, IL Phone: Easter Seals National Headquarters 230 West Monroe Suite 1800 Chicago, IL Phone: Easter Seals Central Illinois 2715 North 27th Street Decatur, IL Phone: Easter Seals Jayne Shover Center 799 South McLean Boulevard Elgin, IL Phone: Easter Seals Peoria-Bloomington Timber Pointe Outdoor Center 20 Timber Pointe Lane Hudson, IL Phone: Easter Seals-Joliet 212 Barney Drive 5

6 Joliet, IL Phone: Easter Seals Joliet Region, Inc. Residential Programs 3077 West Jefferson Street #203 Joliet, IL Phone: Easter Seals DuPage Lee A. Daniels Center 698 South Route 59 Naperville, IL Phone: Easter Seals Youth At Risk 120 West Madison Oak Park, IL Phone: Easter Seals Industries 120 West Madison Oak Park, IL Phone: Easter Seals Dental Program South LaGrange Road Suite 203 Orland Park, IL Phone: Easter Seals of LaSalle and Bureau Counties, Illinois 1013 Adams Street Ottawa, IL Phone: Easter Seals Peoria, Illinois 507 East Armstrong Avenue 6

7 Peoria, IL Phone: Easter Seals Children's Development Center 650 North Main Street Rockford, IL Phone: Easter Seals Therapeutic Day School 7400 West 183rd Street Willow Hall Tinley Park, IL Phone: Easter Seals DuPage Center, Illinois Rosalie Dold Center for Children 830 South Addison Road Villa Park, IL Phone: Government Offices for the State of Illinois Illinois State Website Illinois Disability/Accessibility Resources Illinois Department of Human Services/Vocational Rehabilitation Program DHS Main Offices 100 S Grand Ave E Springfield, IL Phone: TTY: Illinois Department of Human Services 100 South Grand Avenue East 7

8 Springfield, IL Phone: TTY: Illinois Medicaid Office 201 South Grand Avenue, East Springfield, IL Phone: TTY: Illinois SCHIP (State Children s Health Insurance Program) Office All Kids 201 South Grand Avenue East Springfield, IL Phone: dpawebmaster@mail.idpa.state.il.us Illinois SHIIP (State Health Insurance Information Program) Phone: Illinois Comprehensive Insurance Plan Phone: (TTY) Illinois High Risk Insurance Plan for eligible people who are unable to get insurance coverage. Illinois Home and Community based waivers Illinois Worker s Compensation Commission Visit the link above for Commission Offices and contact information in your area Statewide: Division of Rehabilitation Services Phone: DRS@dhs.state.il.us 8

9 d_official/siteapps/advocacy/search.aspx Find your elected officials to contact them on legislation that is important to you. State LTC Ombudsman Sally Petrone Illinois Department on Aging 421 East Capitol Avenue Suite 100 Springfield, Illinois Phone: (217) Fax: (217) The mission of the state long-term care ombudsman is to protect the health, safety, welfare and rights of the elderly in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other facilities. Housing Illinois Independent Living Centers Fannie Mae Midwestern Regional Office Fannie Mae One South Wacker Drive Suite 1300 Chicago, IL Phone: Illinois Partnership Office Fannie Mae 500 West Madison Suite 2060 Chicago, IL Phone: Illinois Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 9

10 Chicago HUD Ralph Metcalfe Federal Building 77 West Jackson Blvd Chicago, IL Phone: TTY: Fax: Springfield HUD 500 West Monroe 1SW Springfield, IL Phone: TTY: Fax: Over the Rainbow Association 2040 Brown Avenue Evanston, IL Phone: Offers accessible housing and employment for people with disabilities. Library Services service/home.html Illinois Talking Book and Braille Service 401 East Washington Street Springfield, IL Phone: (option 5) TTY: Fax: Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center 600 Highpoint Lane East Peoria, IL Phone: York Quincy, IL Phone:

11 National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) Phone: Protection and Advocacy Illinois Client Assistance Program 100 North First Street 1 st Floor West Springfield, IL Phone: Toll Free Phone: Equip for Equality, Inc. 20 North Michigan Avenue Suite 300 Chicago, IL Phone: Voice/TDD: Fax: contactus@equipforequality.org Service Dogs Canine Companions for Independence Chicago Satellite Office PO Box 41 Woodstock, IL Phone: Sports and Recreation National Center on Physical Activity & Disability (NCPAD) or Adaptive Adventures 11

12 230 Greenleaf Avenue Wilmette, IL Phone: Fax: Project Mobility: Cycles for Life 2930 Campton Hills Road St. Charles, IL Phone: Fax: RIC-Skiers (Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago s Center for Health and Fitness) 710 North Lakeshore Drive Chicago, IL Phone: Fax: jjones01@rehabchicago.org Rockford Park District 1401 North Second Street Rockford, IL Phone: Fax: rpdmail@rockfordparkdistrict.org Shady Oaks Camp Parker Road Homer Glen, IL Phone: Fax: soc16300@aol.com University of Illinois Adapted Sports Camp 136 Rehab Center m/c South Oak Street Champaign, IL Phone:

13 BlazeSports Illinois Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association Addison, IL Phone: (630) ext BlazeSports Illinois Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL Phone: (312) BlazeSports Illinois Maine Niles Association of Special Recreation and Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association Morton Grove, IL Phone: (847) BlazeSports Illinois Rockford Park District Rockford, IL Phone: (815) BlazeSports Illinois Northwest Special Recreation Association Rolling Meadows, IL Phone: (847) BlazeSports America Affiliate GLASA Lake Forest, IL Phone: (847) BlazeSports America Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital Chicago Chicago, IL Phone: (773) United Way 13

14 United Way of America Enter your zip code for a United Way office in your area. Veteran Benefits US Departments of Veteran Affairs VA Hospital Locator Click on Illinois for a complete list of hospitals Chicago Regional Office 536 South Clark Street Chicago, IL Phone: Fax: Paralyzed Veterans of America 2235 Enterprise Dr., Ste 3501 Westchester, IL Phone: Fax: pvachvaug@mindspring.com ALS The ALS Association 1275 K Street NW, Suite 1050 Washington, DC Phone: Greater Chicago Chapter 220 West Huron Suite 4003 Chicago, IL Phone: info@alsachicago.org 14

15 St. Louis Regional Chapter Springfield Satellite (serving central and southern Illinois) EPS Rehabilitation, Inc South 6 th Street Springfield, IL Phone: info@alsastl.org ALS Support Groups: Central Illinois Region Springfield (Partner of the St. Louis Regional Chapter) Springfield Independent Living Center 426 West Jefferson Springfield, IL Cecelia Hassis Phone: Southern Illinois Region (Partner of the St. Louis Regional Chapter) Marshall Browning Hospital 900 North Jefferson DuQuion, IL Phone: Muscular Dystrophy Association s ALS Research Center MDA/ALS Center At the University Of Chicago Hospitals Phone: rroos@neurology.bsd.uchicago.edu Brain Injury Brain Injury Association of Illinois PO Box Chicago, IL Phone: Fax: infor@biail.org 15

16 Cerebral Palsy United Cerebral Palsy 1660 L Street, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC Phone: USA-5-UCP Fax: national@ucp.org UCP Land of Lincoln 101 North 16 th Street Springfield, IL Phone: Fax: ucpll@hotmail.com UCP of Greater Chicago 160 North Wacker Drive Chicago, IL Phone: TTY: Fax: pdulle@ucpnet.org UCP of Illinois 310 East Adams Springfield, IL Phone: Fax: ucpil@aol.com UCP of Southern Illinois 9 Cusumano Professional Plaza Drive Mt. Vernon, IL Phone: Fax: ucpsi@onemain.com 16

17 Friedreich s Ataxia National Ataxia Foundation 2600 Fernbrook Lane Suite 119 Minneapolis, MN Phone: Fax: NAF Ambassador Kevin Donnelli 6525 Thomas Parkway Rockford, IL Phone: (815) Ataxia Support Groups: Chicago Richard Carr 120 South Elm Mount Prospect, IL Phone: caasg@comcast.net Craig Lisack 3400 Wellington Ct Unit 302 Rolling Meadows, IL Phone: (847) caasg2@aol.com Rockford Kevin Donnelli 6525 Thomas Parkway Rockford, IL Phone: kevbo73@earthlink.net Southern IL Elaine Darte 36 Lindorf Drive Belleville, IL

18 Phone: Guillain-Barré Syndrome / CIDP Guillain-Barré Syndrome / CIDP Foundation International PO Box 262 Wynnewood, PA Phone: Fax: info@gbsfi.com Call the above number for information on a chapter in your area. Multiple Sclerosis National Multiple Sclerosis Society s chapters: NMSS Greater Illinois 910 West Van Buren Fourth Floor Chicago, IL Phone: cgic@ild.nmss.org NMSS Gateway Area 1867 Lackland Hill Parkway St. Louis, MO Phone: FIGHT MS info@gatewaymssociety.org Multiple Sclerosis Association of America MSAA National Headquarters 706 Haddonfield Road Cherry Hill, NJ Phone: x 133 Fax: msaa@msaa.com 18

19 MSAA Midwest Regional Office A Cedar Road #243 University Heights, OH 4418 Phone: x Fax: midwest@msaa.org MSAA Chicago Field Office PO Box Chicago, IL Phone: x Fax: ccothran@msaa.com Muscular Dystrophy Muscular Dystrophy Association Put your zip code in the Find your local MDA section to find the clinics that treat MD in your area. Post-Polio Syndrome Post-Polio Health International (PHI) Directory lists Support Groups by state Spina Bifida Spina Bifida Association of America 4590 MacArthur Blvd NW Suite 250 Washington, DC Phone: sbaa@sbaa.org 19

20 Spina Bifida Association of Illinois 3080 Ogden Avenue Suite 103 Lisle, IL Phone: Fax: SBAA Illinois Clinics: Children s Memorial Hospital Spina Bifida Clinic 2300 Children s Plaza Chicago, IL Phone: Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago 345 Superior Street Chicago, IL Phone: Rush Presbyterian St. Lukes Spina Bifida Services 1725 West Harrison #710 Chicago, IL Phone: Shriners Hospital Myelomeningocele Clinic 2211 North Oak Park Avenue Chicago, IL Phone: Loyola University Medical Center Spina Bifida Program 2160 South 1 st Avenue Maywood, IL Phone: Lutheran General Children s Hospital Spina Bifida Clinic 1675 Dempster Street Park Ridge, IL Phone:

21 Pediatric Surgery Center Spina Bifida Clinic 420 NE Glen Oak Suite 201 Peoria, IL Phone: Spinal Cord Injury Chicago Chapter of Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Jon O Connor and Kelly Heneghan, Co-Chairs 8434 S. Corcoran Road Willow Springs, IL Kelly: kellyheneghan@hotmail.com Jon: joconnor33@comcast.net The Spinal Cord Injury Association of Illinois 1032 South LaGrange Road LaGrange, IL Phone: Fax: SCIInjury@aol.com REGIONAL SUPPORT GROUPS: Ready to Roll Support Group 600 Water Street Peoria, IL Phone: (Jack Lambert) Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago 614 West Roosevelt Road Chicago, IL Phone: (Ginger Lane) Cross Disabilities NextSteps Chicago SCI Rehab Center 8434 S. Corcoran Rd. Willow Springs, IL Telephone: nextstepschicago@gmail.com 21

22 First Step Foundation 2720 River Rd. Suite 260 Des Plaines, IL Phone A non-profit organization that provides quadriplegics with psychological counseling and additional support services free of charge. Stroke CDC s Cardiovascular Health Illinois State Program American Stroke Association Phone: Call them for the stroke support group in your area Childhood Stroke and Hemiplegia Connections of Illinois Support and information group Transverse Myelitis Illinois TM Support Group At Advocate Lutheran General Hospital 1775 Dempster Street Park Ridge, IL Contact: Nickie Garrigan ( ) Tina Deberge ( ) TM MeetUp Enter your postal code for a group in your area. General Disability Resources 22

23 Disability Resources.org Click on Illinois Family Village links to Illinois Disability Resources National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities Illinois State Resources Illinois Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities Illinois chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association 1010 Jorie Blvd Suite 134 Oak Brook, IL Phone: Fax: Illinois chapter of the American Occupational Therapy Association 715 Lake Street Suite 710 Oak Park, IL Phone: Fax: Association for Persons in Supported Employment Illinois Chapter Illinois L.I.F.E. Center at Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Provides information on various disability conditions Chicago Disability Transit Paratransit Services 230 E. Ohio St. Suite 101 Chicago, IL

24 Reservations: Phone: Provides transportation for people with disabilities in the Chicago area. Open Doors Organization 2551 N. Clark St. Suite 301 Chicago, IL Phone: The Open Doors Organization (ODO) was founded in 2000 for the purpose of creating a society in which all persons with disabilities have the same consumer opportunities as those without. We aspire to teach businesses how to succeed in the disability market, while simultaneously empowering the disability community. Easy Access Chicago Phone: West Suburban Access News Association PO Box 3221 Oak Park, IL Phone: A non-profit organization that provides information on disability issues. Anixter Center 6610 North Clark Street Chicago, IL Phone: TTY: Fax: AskAnixter@anixter.org Assists people with disabilities to live and work successfully in the community Emergency Fund Helps people in need of financial assistance, particularly focused on preventing homelessness Easy Access Chicago a guidebook to the city that can be downloaded for free Easy Access Springfield 24

25 A guide to accessibility in Springfield, Illinois. ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation 29W120 Butterfield Rd., Suite 105 Warrenville IL Phone: THINK56 Fax: ThinkFirst offers evidence-based injury prevention programs for students of all ages through their network of healthcare-based chapters. Health educators and people who have experienced brain or spinal cord injuries help students understand the importance of making safe choices related to vehicles, sports, violence and falls. Illinois ThinkFirst Chapters: ThinkFirst State Chapter and Training Center Jill Braselton, RN, BSN ( ) Injury Prevention; Marketing Central DuPage Hospital- Snyder Building 27 W 353 Jewell Road Winfield, IL jill_braselton@cdh.org ThinkFirst McHenry County Mental Health Karen Calendo 620 Dakota Street Crystal Lake, IL (815) kcalendo@mc708.org ThinkFirst SIU School of Medicine Mary Kay Reed, RN, BSN, MPH PO Box Springfield, IL mreed@siumed.edu Spinal Cord Injury Association of Illinois ThinkFirst Chapter Mercedes Rauen, Executive Director 25

26 1032 S. LaGrange Road LaGrange, IL ThinkFirst St. Frances Hospital Pam Durr 530 NE Glen Oak Ave., Medipark Ste. 101 Peoria, IL ThinkFirst Provena Physical Rehab & Sports Injury Center Kathlene Getsoian 2400 Glenwood Ave. Joliet, IL ThinkFirst Center for Comprehensive Services Cori Maynor, OTR/L Supervisor of Occupational Therapy PO Box 2825 Carbondale, IL The information contained in this message is presented for the purpose of educating and informing you about paralysis and its effects. Nothing contained in this message should be construed nor is intended to be used for medical diagnosis or treatment. It should not be used in place of the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider. Should you have any health care related questions, please call or see your physician or other qualified health care provider promptly. Always consult with your physician or other qualified health care provider before embarking on a new treatment, diet or fitness program. You should never disregard medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read in this message. 26