Illinois Disability Resources http://www.vsarts.org/x305.xml VSA Arts of Illinois Apparel Center 350 North Orleans Street, Suite 1191 Chicago, IL 60654 Tel: (312) 527-2620 TTY: (800) 526-0844 Fax: (312) 527-2609 Arts and Creativity Assistive Technology www.iltech.org Illinois Assistive Technology Project 1 West Old State Capitol Plaza Suite 100 Springfield, IL 62701 Phone: 217-522-7985 TTY: 217-522-9966 Fax: 217-522-8067 Email: iatp@iltech.org iatp@fgi.net 1
TechConnect Low Interest Loan Program Illinois Assistive Technology Project 1 West Old State Capital Plaza Suite 100 Springfield, IL 62701-1200 Phone: 217-522-7985 800-852-5110 TTY: 217-522-9966 Fax: 217-522-8067 Email: scastles@iltech.org Caregivers Info http://www.caregiver.com/regionalresources/states/il/index.htm Caregiver.com s Illinois resources Well Spouse Association Elk Grove WS Support Group Elk Grove Kathy Nordstrom Erin Vogt Phone: (847) 956-5465 Olderadultservices@alexian.net Spingfield WS Support Group Springfield Joann Landers Phone: (217) 793-6364 jobelanders@yahoo.com Oakbrook WS Support Group Oakbrook Bill Tader Phone: (630) 854-1546 or (815) 609-1475 Bill1640@hotmail.com Crime Victim Assistance www.icjia.state.il.us Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority 120 South Riverside Plaza Suite 1016 2
Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312-793-8422 888-425-4248 Fax: 312-793-8550 http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/victims/index.html Illinois Attorney General Programs Offered by Crime Victim Services Crime Victim Services Division Phone: 312-814-2581 Email: jkuhn@atg.state.il.us http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/victims/cvc.html Victim Compensation Phone: 312-814-2518 Fax: 312-814-5079 www.icjia.state.il.us Victim Assistance Phone: 312-793-8550 Fax: 312-793-8422 Domestic Violence Help National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) www.aardvarc.org/dv/states/ildv.shtml Aardvarc s Illinois Domestic Violence Crisis and Support Resources Contact information listed by County Statewide Crisis Line: 800-252-6561 Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence 8001 South 11th Street Springfield, IL 62703 Phone: 217-789-2830 Easter Seals www.mo.easterseals.com 3
Easter Seals Missouri Southwestern Illinois 602 East 3rd Street Alton, IL 62002 Phone: 618 462-7325 www.ci.easterseals.com Easter Seals Bloomington 303 North Hershey Road Suite 2B Bloomington, IL 61704 Phone: 309 663-8275 www.joliet.easterseals.com Easter Seals Joliet Region, Inc. Bourbonnais Office 22 Heritage Drive Suite 108 Bourbonnais, IL 60914 Phone: 815 932-0623 www.eastersealschicago.org Easter Seals Gilchrist Marchman Head Start 2345 West North Avenue Chicago, IL 60647 Phone: 773 276-4000 www.eastersealschicago.org Easter Seals Child and Family Connections 9455 South Hoyne Chicago, IL 60620 Phone: 773 233-1799 www.eastersealschicago.org Easter Seals Near Southside Early Head Start 3630 South Wells Room 105 Chicago, IL 60609 Phone: 773 548-3614 www.eastersealschicago.org Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago, Illinois 14 East Jackson Boulevard 9th Floor, Suite 900 Chicago, IL 60604-2212 Phone: 312 939-5115 4
www.eastersealschicago.org Easter Seals Therapeutic Day School 3424 South State Street 2nd Floor Chicago, IL 60616 Phone: 312 808-0058 www.eastersealschicago.org Easter Seals Windy City Kids Child Development Center 600 West Madison Chicago, IL 60661 Phone: 312 575-6550 www.easter-seals.org Easter Seals National Headquarters 230 West Monroe Suite 1800 Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312 726-6200 www.ci.easterseals.com Easter Seals Central Illinois 2715 North 27th Street Decatur, IL 62526 Phone: 217 429-1052 www.il-js.easter-seals.org Easter Seals Jayne Shover Center 799 South McLean Boulevard Elgin, IL 60123 Phone: 847 742-3264 www.ci.easterseals.com Easter Seals Peoria-Bloomington Timber Pointe Outdoor Center 20 Timber Pointe Lane Hudson, IL 61748 Phone: 309 365-8021 www.joliet.easterseals.com Easter Seals-Joliet 212 Barney Drive 5
Joliet, IL 60435-2830 Phone: 815 773-9362 www.joliet.easterseals.com Easter Seals Joliet Region, Inc. Residential Programs 3077 West Jefferson Street #203 Joliet, IL 60435 Phone: 815 741-5531 www.dupage.easter-seals.org Easter Seals DuPage Lee A. Daniels Center 698 South Route 59 Naperville, IL 60540 Phone: 630 357-9699 http://chicago.easterseals.com/site/pageserver?pagename=ilch_youth_at_risk Easter Seals Youth At Risk 120 West Madison Oak Park, IL 60302 Phone: 708 524-8700 http://chicago.easterseals.com/site/pageserver?pagename=ilch_easter_seals_industries Easter Seals Industries 120 West Madison Oak Park, IL 60302 Phone: 708 524-8700 http://chicago.easterseals.com/site/pageserver?pagename=ilch_dental_services Easter Seals Dental Program 15100 South LaGrange Road Suite 203 Orland Park, IL 60462 Phone: 708 349-1818 pflad@il-lb.easter-seals.org Easter Seals of LaSalle and Bureau Counties, Illinois 1013 Adams Street Ottawa, IL 61350-4399 Phone: 815 434-0857 www.ci.easterseals.com Easter Seals Peoria, Illinois 507 East Armstrong Avenue 6
Peoria, IL 61603-3197 Phone: 309 686-1177 http://chicago.easterseals.com/site/pageserver?pagename=ilch_near_south_side Easter Seals Children's Development Center 650 North Main Street Rockford, IL 61103 Phone: 815 965-6745 http://chicago.easterseals.com/site/pageserver?pagename=ilch_theraputic_day_schools Easter Seals Therapeutic Day School 7400 West 183rd Street Willow Hall Tinley Park, IL 60477 Phone: 708 802-9050 http://dfvr.easterseals.com/site/pageserver?pagename=ildu_contactus Easter Seals DuPage Center, Illinois Rosalie Dold Center for Children 830 South Addison Road Villa Park, IL 60181-1153 Phone: 630 620-4433 Government Offices for the State of Illinois www.illinois.gov/ Illinois State Website www.illinois.gov/living/disability.cfm Illinois Disability/Accessibility Resources http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=29736 Illinois Department of Human Services/Vocational Rehabilitation Program DHS Main Offices 100 S Grand Ave E Springfield, IL 62762 Phone: 800-843-6154 TTY: 800-447-6404 http://www.dhs.state.il.us/ Illinois Department of Human Services 100 South Grand Avenue East 7
Springfield, IL 62762 Phone: 217-557-1601 TTY: 217-557-2134 http://www.hfs.illinois.gov/ Illinois Medicaid Office 201 South Grand Avenue, East Springfield, IL 62763 Phone: 800-226-0768 TTY: 800-526-5812 Email: dhswbbts@dhs.state.il.us http://www.allkidscovered.com/ Illinois SCHIP (State Children s Health Insurance Program) Office All Kids 201 South Grand Avenue East Springfield, IL 62763 Phone: 866-468-7543 Email: dpawebmaster@mail.idpa.state.il.us www.idfpr.com/ Illinois SHIIP (State Health Insurance Information Program) Phone: 800-548-9034 http://www.chip.state.il.us/ Illinois Comprehensive Insurance Plan Phone: 217-782-6333 866-851-2751 800-545-2455 (TTY) Illinois High Risk Insurance Plan for eligible people who are unable to get insurance coverage. http://www.hfs.illinois.gov/hcbswaivers/ Illinois Home and Community based waivers www.iwcc.il.gov/ Illinois Worker s Compensation Commission Visit the link above for Commission Offices and contact information in your area Statewide: 866-352-3033 http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=29736 Division of Rehabilitation Services Phone: 1-800-843-6154 Email: DRS@dhs.state.il.us 8
http://www.christopherreeve.org/c.ddjfkrnofig/b.4518671/k.6aba/find_your_electe d_official/siteapps/advocacy/search.aspx Find your elected officials to contact them on legislation that is important to you. http://www.state.il.us/aging/1abuselegal/ombuds.htm State LTC Ombudsman Sally Petrone Illinois Department on Aging 421 East Capitol Avenue Suite 100 Springfield, Illinois 62701 Phone: (217)785-3143 Fax: (217)524-9644 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 http://www.ilru.org/html/publications/directory/illinois.html Illinois Independent Living Centers www.fanniemae.com Fannie Mae Midwestern Regional Office Fannie Mae One South Wacker Drive Suite 1300 Chicago, IL 60606-4667 Phone: 312-368-6200 Illinois Partnership Office Fannie Mae 500 West Madison Suite 2060 Chicago, IL 60601 Phone: 312-386-8815 www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=il Illinois Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 9
Chicago HUD Ralph Metcalfe Federal Building 77 West Jackson Blvd Chicago, IL 60604 Phone: 312-353-5680 TTY: 312-353-7143 Fax: 312-886-2729 Springfield HUD 500 West Monroe 1SW Springfield, IL 62704 Phone: 217-492-4120 TTY: 217-492-4101 Fax: 217-492-4154 http://otrassn.org/ Over the Rainbow Association 2040 Brown Avenue Evanston, IL 60201 Phone: 847-328-6633 Offers accessible housing and employment for people with disabilities. Library Services www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/library/who_we_are/talking_book_and_braille_ service/home.html Illinois Talking Book and Braille Service 401 East Washington Street Springfield, IL 62701 Phone: 800-665-5576 (option 5) TTY: 888-261-7863 Fax: 217-558-4723 www.mitbc.org/ Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center 600 Highpoint Lane East Peoria, IL 61611 Phone: 800-426-0709 Email: info@mitbc.org 515 York Quincy, IL 62301 Phone: 800-537-1274 Email: info@mitbc.org 10
www.loc.gov/nls/ National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS) Phone: 800-424-8567 Protection and Advocacy http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=37637 Illinois Client Assistance Program 100 North First Street 1 st Floor West Springfield, IL 62702 Phone: 217-782-5374 Toll Free Phone: 800-641-3929 www.equipforequality.org Equip for Equality, Inc. 20 North Michigan Avenue Suite 300 Chicago, IL 60602 Phone: 312-341-0022 Voice/TDD: 800-537-2632 Fax: 312-341-0295 Email: contactus@equipforequality.org Service Dogs www.caninecompanions.org/ Canine Companions for Independence Chicago Satellite Office PO Box 41 Woodstock, IL 60098 Phone: 847-816-7360 Sports and Recreation www.ncpad.org National Center on Physical Activity & Disability (NCPAD) www.edaptive.org or www.adaptiveadventures.org Adaptive Adventures 11
230 Greenleaf Avenue Wilmette, IL 60091 Phone: 847-251-8445 866-679-2770 Fax: 501-640-7797 Email: joel@adaptiveadventures.org www.projectmobility.org Project Mobility: Cycles for Life 2930 Campton Hills Road St. Charles, IL 60175 Phone: 630-722-9807 Fax: 630-524-9142 Email: hal@projectmobility.org www.richealthfit.org RIC-Skiers (Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago s Center for Health and Fitness) 710 North Lakeshore Drive Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: 312-908-4292 Fax: 312-908-1-51 Email: jjones01@rehabchicago.org www.rockfordparks.org Rockford Park District 1401 North Second Street Rockford, IL 61107-3086 Phone: 815-987-1600 Fax: 815-987-8877 Email: rpdmail@rockfordparkdistrict.org www.shadyoakscamp.org Shady Oaks Camp 16300 Parker Road Homer Glen, IL 60491 Phone: 708-301-0816 Fax: 708-301-5091 Email: soc16300@aol.com www.rehab.uiuc.edu University of Illinois Adapted Sports Camp 136 Rehab Center m/c 574 1207 South Oak Street Champaign, IL 61820 Phone: 217-333-4607 12
www.nedsra.org BlazeSports Illinois Northeast DuPage Special Recreation Association Addison, IL Phone: (630) 620-4500 ext. 140 www.ric.org BlazeSports Illinois Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Chicago, IL Phone: (312) 238-5001 www.mnasr.org BlazeSports Illinois Maine Niles Association of Special Recreation and Northern Suburban Special Recreation Association Morton Grove, IL Phone: (847) 966-5522 www.rockfordparkdistrict.org BlazeSports Illinois Rockford Park District Rockford, IL Phone: (815) 987-1609 www.nwsra.org BlazeSports Illinois Northwest Special Recreation Association Rolling Meadows, IL Phone: (847) 392-2848 www.glasa.org BlazeSports America Affiliate GLASA Lake Forest, IL Phone: (847) 283-0908 www.sinai.org BlazeSports America Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital Chicago Chicago, IL Phone: (773) 522-5869 United Way 13
http://national.unitedway.org United Way of America Enter your zip code for a United Way office in your area. Veteran Benefits http://www1.va.gov/directory/guide/home.asp?isflash=1 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 60605-1523 Phone: 800-827-1000 Fax: 312-353-2907 www.vaughanpva.org Paralyzed Veterans of America 2235 Enterprise Dr., Ste 3501 Westchester, IL 60154 Phone: 708-947-9790 800-727-2234 Fax: 708-947-9755 Email: pvachvaug@mindspring.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALS www.alsa.org The ALS Association 1275 K Street NW, Suite 1050 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-407-8580 Greater Chicago Chapter 220 West Huron Suite 4003 Chicago, IL 60610 Phone: 312-932-0000 Email: info@alsachicago.org 14
www.alsa-stl.org St. Louis Regional Chapter Springfield Satellite (serving central and southern Illinois) EPS Rehabilitation, Inc. 1516 South 6 th Street Springfield, IL 62704 Phone: 888-873-8539 Email: 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 62702 Cecelia Hassis Phone: 217-523-2587 www.alsa-stl.org Southern Illinois Region (Partner of the St. Louis Regional Chapter) Marshall Browning Hospital 900 North Jefferson DuQuion, IL 62702 Phone: 888-873-8539 Muscular Dystrophy Association s ALS Research Center MDA/ALS Center At the University Of Chicago Hospitals Phone: 773-702-9089 E-mail: rroos@neurology.bsd.uchicago.edu Brain Injury http://www.biail.org/ Brain Injury Association of Illinois PO Box 64420 Chicago, IL 60664-0420 Phone: 312-726-5699 800-726-6443 Fax: 312-630-4011 Email: infor@biail.org 15
Cerebral Palsy www.ucp.org United Cerebral Palsy 1660 L Street, NW Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036-5602 Phone: 202-776-0406 800-USA-5-UCP Fax: 202-776-0414 Email: national@ucp.org www.ucpll.org UCP Land of Lincoln 101 North 16 th Street Springfield, IL 62703 Phone: 217-525-6522 Fax: 217-525-9017 Email: ucpll@hotmail.com www.ucpnet.org UCP of Greater Chicago 160 North Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606 Phone: 312-368-0380 TTY: 312-368-0179 Fax: 312-368-0018 Email: pdulle@ucpnet.org http://www.ucpillinois.org/index.html UCP of Illinois 310 East Adams Springfield, IL 62701 Phone: 217-528-9681 Fax: 217-528-9739 Email: ucpil@aol.com http://www.ucp.org/ucp_local.cfm/73 UCP of Southern Illinois 9 Cusumano Professional Plaza Drive Mt. Vernon, IL 62864 Phone: 618-244-2505 Fax: 618-244-3568 Email: ucpsi@onemain.com 16
Friedreich s Ataxia www.ataxia.org National Ataxia Foundation 2600 Fernbrook Lane Suite 119 Minneapolis, MN 55447 Phone: 763-553-0020 Fax: 763-553-0167 NAF Ambassador Kevin Donnelli 6525 Thomas Parkway Rockford, IL 61114 Phone: (815) 633-8620 Ataxia Support Groups: Chicago Richard Carr 120 South Elm Mount Prospect, IL 60056 Phone: 847-253-2920 Email: caasg@comcast.net Craig Lisack 3400 Wellington Ct Unit 302 Rolling Meadows, IL 60008 Phone: (847) 797-9398 Email: caasg2@aol.com Rockford Kevin Donnelli 6525 Thomas Parkway Rockford, IL 61114 Phone: 815-633-8620 Email: kevbo73@earthlink.net Southern IL Elaine Darte 36 Lindorf Drive Belleville, IL 62223 17
Phone: 618-397-3259 Guillain-Barré Syndrome / CIDP http://gbs-cidp.org/ Guillain-Barré Syndrome / CIDP Foundation International PO Box 262 Wynnewood, PA 19096 Phone: 610-667-0131 Fax: 610-667-7036 Email: info@gbsfi.com Call the above number for information on a chapter in your area. Multiple Sclerosis National Multiple Sclerosis Society s chapters: www.msillinois.org NMSS Greater Illinois 910 West Van Buren Fourth Floor Chicago, IL 60607 Phone: 312-421-4500 Email: cgic@ild.nmss.org www.gatewaymssociety.org NMSS Gateway Area 1867 Lackland Hill Parkway St. Louis, MO 63146 Phone: 314-781-9020 800-FIGHT MS Email: info@gatewaymssociety.org www.msaa.com Multiple Sclerosis Association of America MSAA National Headquarters 706 Haddonfield Road Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 Phone: 800-532-7667 x 133 Fax: 856-488-8257 Email: msaa@msaa.com 18
MSAA Midwest Regional Office 13938 A Cedar Road #243 University Heights, OH 4418 Phone: 800-532-7667 x 140 216-320-1838 Fax: 216-320-9558 Email: midwest@msaa.org MSAA Chicago Field Office PO Box 43504 Chicago, IL 60153 Phone: 800-532-7667 x140 773-544-8751 Fax: 773-568-7644 Email: ccothran@msaa.com Muscular Dystrophy www.mdausa.org/ 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 http://www.post-polio.org/net/pdirhm.asp Post-Polio Health International (PHI) Directory lists Support Groups by state Spina Bifida www.sbaa.org Spina Bifida Association of America 4590 MacArthur Blvd NW Suite 250 Washington, DC 20007-4226 Phone: 202-944-3285 800-621-3141 Email: sbaa@sbaa.org 19
http://www.sbail.org/index.html Spina Bifida Association of Illinois 3080 Ogden Avenue Suite 103 Lisle, IL 60532 Phone: 630-637-1050 Fax: 630-637-1066 Email: ILSBA1@aol.com SBAA Illinois Clinics: Children s Memorial Hospital Spina Bifida Clinic 2300 Children s Plaza Chicago, IL 60614 Phone: 773-880-4430 Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago 345 Superior Street Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: 312-238-1149 Rush Presbyterian St. Lukes Spina Bifida Services 1725 West Harrison #710 Chicago, IL 60612 Phone: 312-942-3034 Shriners Hospital Myelomeningocele Clinic 2211 North Oak Park Avenue Chicago, IL 60707 Phone: 773-622-5400 Loyola University Medical Center Spina Bifida Program 2160 South 1 st Avenue Maywood, IL 60153 Phone: 708-216-8173 Lutheran General Children s Hospital Spina Bifida Clinic 1675 Dempster Street Park Ridge, IL 60068 Phone: 847-723-5065 20
Pediatric Surgery Center Spina Bifida Clinic 420 NE Glen Oak Suite 201 Peoria, IL 61603 Phone: 309-655-3800 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 60480 Email Kelly: kellyheneghan@hotmail.com Email Jon: joconnor33@comcast.net www.sci-illinois.org/ The Spinal Cord Injury Association of Illinois 1032 South LaGrange Road LaGrange, IL 60525 Phone: 708-352-6223 Fax: 708-352-9065 Email: SCIInjury@aol.com REGIONAL SUPPORT GROUPS: Ready to Roll Support Group 600 Water Street Peoria, IL 61603 Phone: 309-681-1297 (Jack Lambert) Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago 614 West Roosevelt Road Chicago, IL 60607 Phone: 312-253-7000 (Ginger Lane) Cross Disabilities http://www.nextstepschicago.com/ NextSteps Chicago SCI Rehab Center 8434 S. Corcoran Rd. Willow Springs, IL 60480 Telephone: 708-467-0657 E-mail: nextstepschicago@gmail.com www.firststepfoundation.org 21
First Step Foundation 2720 River Rd. Suite 260 Des Plaines, IL 60018 Phone 847-635-8141 Email: fsfadmin@firststepfoundation.org A non-profit organization that provides quadriplegics with psychological counseling and additional support services free of charge. Stroke http://apps.nccd.cdc.gov/giscvh2/ CDC s Cardiovascular Health Illinois State Program http://www.strokesassociation.org American Stroke Association Phone: 1-888-478-7653 Call them for the stroke support group in your area http://www.cshconnections.org/ Childhood Stroke and Hemiplegia Connections of Illinois Support and information group Transverse Myelitis www.myelitis.org/local/illinois/index.htm www.advocatehealth.com Illinois TM Support Group At Advocate Lutheran General Hospital 1775 Dempster Street Park Ridge, IL 60068 Contact: Nickie Garrigan (773-774-6554) Tina Deberge (630-690-1684) http://transmyelitis.meetup.com/ TM MeetUp Enter your postal code for a group in your area. General Disability Resources www.disabilityresources.org/illinois.html 22
Disability Resources.org Click on Illinois www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/comm/illinois.html Family Village links to Illinois Disability Resources http://www.nichcy.org/pages/home.aspx National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities Illinois State Resources www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/il.htm Illinois Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities www.ipta.org/ Illinois chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association 1010 Jorie Blvd Suite 134 Oak Brook, IL 60523 Phone: 630-571-1400 800-522-4782 Fax: 630-571-1406 Email: ipta@ipta.org www.ilota.org Illinois chapter of the American Occupational Therapy Association 715 Lake Street Suite 710 Oak Park, IL 60301 Phone: 708-386-9393 Fax: 708-386-9820 Email: office@ilota.org www.apse.org http://www.apse.org/chapters/details.cfm?id=8 Association for Persons in Supported Employment Illinois Chapter Illinois email: iapse2002@yahoo.com http://lifecenter.ric.org/topic/1/ L.I.F.E. Center at Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Provides information on various disability conditions http://www.chicagodisabilitytransit.com/ Chicago Disability Transit Paratransit Services 230 E. Ohio St. Suite 101 Chicago, IL 60611 23
Reservations: 312-738-1000 Phone: 630-653-5591 Provides transportation for people with disabilities in the Chicago area. http://opendoorsnfp.org/index.html Open Doors Organization 2551 N. Clark St. Suite 301 Chicago, IL 60614 Phone: 773-388-8839 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. www.easyaccesschicago.org Easy Access Chicago Phone: 800-226-6632 www.wsana.org West Suburban Access News Association PO Box 3221 Oak Park, IL 60302 Phone: 708-383-6258 A non-profit organization that provides information on disability issues. www.anixter.com Anixter Center 6610 North Clark Street Chicago, IL 60626-4062 Phone: 773-973-7900 TTY: 773-973-2180 Fax: 773-973-5268 Email: AskAnixter@anixter.org Assists people with disabilities to live and work successfully in the community http://www.emergencyfund.org/ Emergency Fund Helps people in need of financial assistance, particularly focused on preventing homelessness www.easyaccesschicago.org http://www.enjoyillinois.com/brochures/ Easy Access Chicago a guidebook to the city that can be downloaded for free www.easyaccessspringfield.org Easy Access Springfield 24
A guide to accessibility in Springfield, Illinois. www.thinkfirst.org ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation 29W120 Butterfield Rd., Suite 105 Warrenville IL 60555 Phone: 630-393-1400 800-THINK56 Fax: 630-393-1402 Email: thinkfirst@thinkfirst.org 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 (630-933-1934) Injury Prevention; Marketing Central DuPage Hospital- Snyder Building 27 W 353 Jewell Road Winfield, IL 60190 jill_braselton@cdh.org ThinkFirst McHenry County Mental Health Karen Calendo 620 Dakota Street Crystal Lake, IL 60012 (815)455-2828 kcalendo@mc708.org ThinkFirst SIU School of Medicine Mary Kay Reed, RN, BSN, MPH PO Box 19679 Springfield, IL 62794-9679 217-545-9112 mreed@siumed.edu Spinal Cord Injury Association of Illinois ThinkFirst Chapter Mercedes Rauen, Executive Director 25
1032 S. LaGrange Road LaGrange, IL 60525-2865 708-352-6223 sciinjury@aol.com ThinkFirst St. Frances Hospital Pam Durr 530 NE Glen Oak Ave., Medipark Ste. 101 Peoria, IL 61637 309-655-7795 pamela.m.durr@osfhealthcare.org ThinkFirst Provena Physical Rehab & Sports Injury Center Kathlene Getsoian 2400 Glenwood Ave. Joliet, IL 60435 815-741-7114 klf74@comcast.net ThinkFirst Center for Comprehensive Services Cori Maynor, OTR/L Supervisor of Occupational Therapy PO Box 2825 Carbondale, IL 62902-2825 618-529-3060 cori.maynor@thementornetwork.com 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