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Specialized Information and Referral | ARC OF ILLINOIS - Family to Family Health Information Center

Provides information and support for parents of children with disabilities. Offers individual assistance by phone for questions related to Medicaid, SSI, benefit programs, and special education. Also offers virtual webinars. Connects families with local, statewide, and national resources.

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Specialized Information and Referral | Clearbrook

Family and Community Autism Resource Specialists provide information and referrals to autism-related programs, services, support groups, organizations, community resources, professional training, and local events.

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Specialized Information and Referral | Christians Against Poverty

Provides information and referral for residents seeking free financial workshops and debt management assistance programs offered through area partner churches.

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Specialized Information and Referral | Illinois Department on Aging

The Senior Helpline: One-on-one assistance with Illinois Department on Aging (IDoA) programs and referrals to local services.

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Specialized Information and Referral | Helen Keller National Center for DeafBlind Youths and Adults - North Central Region

Provides information and intensive services for deaf-blind, including assistance with certification and applications for assistive technology equipment

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Specialized Information and Referral | Hanover Township - Senior Center

Provides information on available health and human services and referrals to community resources

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Specialized Information and Referral | CancerCare

Provides free telephone resource navigation to people living with cancer, post-treatment survivors, and caregivers affected by cancer.

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Specialized Information and Referral | Shining Light, NFP

Provides referrals to financial literacy training and job readiness/job help and other human services

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Specialized Information and Referral | Every Step of the Way Resource Center for Adult with Intellectual Disabilities NFP

Resources on and referrals to recreational, educational, health, social, behavioral and daily living skills services for adults 20 years and older with mild to profound intellectual disabilities.

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Specialized Information and Referral | Chicago VA Clinic

Program serving as a one-stop information and referral platform for Veterans who are homeless, or at risk of becoming homeless, to access to a variety of programs available to them, including housing, health care, food, clothing, legal services, mental health care, and others. Primary health care services are only available to Veterans from Cook County and four counties in northwest Indiana.

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Specialized Information and Referral | National Organization for Rare Disorders

Connect persons with rare diseases with other patient assistance programs

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Specialized Information and Referral | Stuttering Foundation of America

Provides free online materials pertaining to stuttering, and offers referrals to area Speech-Language Pathologists. Information is available in multiple formats including E-books, videos, webinars, newsletters, and blogs. A Spanish version of the website is available at www.tartamudez.org.

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Specialized Information and Referral | Eldercare Locator

National Information & Referral Service which provides over-the-phone and online assistance directing seniors and their caregivers to transportation, home and community-based services, housing and health insurance information.

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Specialized Information and Referral | Achieving Independence and Mobility Center for Independent Living

Staff provide information on and referrals to services related to disabilities and independent living skills. Relevant printed materials and videotapes can also be borrowed from library at this location.

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Specialized Information and Referral | LAKE COUNTY CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (LCCIL) - Independent Living Program

Offers independent living skills training for individuals with disabilities. Offers the following courses: - Assistive technology training - Braille training - Independent living skills training - Personal assistant services: teaches individuals how to hire and manage in-home care assistants - Adult employment readiness - 12-week course offering job skills assessment, resume writing, financial literacy, and assistance finding work - Youth employment readiness: 18-week course offering job skills development - Older blind services - geared towards seniors with vision loss who are already trained in adaptive devices Also offers information and referral services, benefits counseling, and application assistance.

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Specialized Information and Referral | ARC OF ILLINOIS - Illinois Life Span

Provides information and referral services by phone for Illinois residents with disabilities.

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CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING | SOYLAND ACCESS TO INDEPENDENT LIVING

Provides peer support counseling, information and referral to services that help disabled individuals, skills training, advocacy for persons with disabilities and their families and disability awareness and leadership education. Working with individuals in their homes or in locations convenient to the individual.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Centers for Independent Living

LGBTQ+ CARE | SHAWNEE HEALTH SERVICE

Care team that specializes in providing integrated primary medical and behavioral health care and social services to the LGBTQ+ community. Services provided:

- Assessments and referrals to Hormone Replacement Therapy.

- Hormone Replacement Therapy.

- Letters for surgery.

- Counseling.

- Family Medicine.

- Case management and care coordination.

- Nutrition education.

- OB/GYN.

- Enrollment assistance (insurance/ Medicare/Medicaid).

- Referrals for other needed services.

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Case/Care Management
Sexual Orientation Counseling
Transgender Hormone Therapy
Obstetrics/Gynecology
General Medical Care

SENIOR INFORMATION SERVICES | CRIS HEALTHY AGING

Provides options counseling, information, agency referrals, and assistance services such as signing up for state/federal benefits or programs and workshops. Also hands out farmers market coupons.

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INFORMATION AND REFERRAL | RAMP DISABILITY RESOURCES AND SERVICES

Responds to inquiries from people with disabilities, family members, other service providers, the business community, and the general public on programs, resources, and other issues related to disabilities. Strive to answer every inquiry received and refers persons to other resources that may be of assistance.

Questions span a broad range of disability-related topics including, but not limited to accessible housing, transportation, employment services, personal assistants, assistive technology, and accessibility requirements.

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ADVOCACY AND SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES | ILLINOIS/IOWA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING

Advocacy and services for persons with all types of disabilities including skills training, peer counseling, information and referral, and technical assistance about the Americans with Disabilities Act.

- Blind Services works with individuals one-on-one to instruct persons who have lost (or are losing) their vision, on how to read Braille and organize their household and travel. Produces and replicates Braille materials. Translates materials such as menus and brochures into Braille and produces multiple copies as a service to the community. (There is a normal cost per Braille page produced, plus $25 per hour for formatting.)

- Captioning at Real Time (CART) provides the translation of spoken words into text using a stenotype machine operated by a stenographer/reporter. Real-time software is used to display the text onto a computer monitor, and a projector or other device is used to display the text on a television or larger screen. CART is especially valuable in large meetings or in communications with a person who is deaf or has hearing loss. CART can be utilized in following settings: community events and workshops, government, legal, educational, medical, theater and auditorium, and captioning of movies and videos.

- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services provides one-on-one services for independent living skills training, information and referral, advocacy, and peer counseling. Serves as a TTY Distribution site for ITAC (Illinois Telecommunications Access Commission), which provides free TTY devices to Illinois residents. Distributes applications for Iowa TTY distributions for Iowa residents who are qualified (speech impaired or hard of hearing). Distributes amplified phones for residents of Illinois of all ages who have a difficult time hearing on the phone.

- Provides information and resources on low-tech independent living devices such as magnifiers, talking watches, etc., when funding is available.

- Housing assistance provides information and problem-solving assistance with locating and securing affordable, accessible housing, including research into public and private-sector housing markets.

- Information and Referral service provides information through Illinois/Iowa Center for Independent Living's system and library. Requests for information can be made by phone, mail, or in person, and can include loans of library materials.

- Outreach services offers presentations, brochures, media releases, public service announcements, media interviews, and video programs to inform the public of programs and services offered.

- Volunteers are utilized in programs, services, and office operations; volunteers receive training and supervision appropriate to their duties.

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ADA Implementation Assistance
Braille Instruction
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Centers for Independent Living
Assistive Technology Equipment
Specialized Information and Referral
Braille Transcription
Disease/Disability Registries
Disability Rights Groups

Specialized Information and Referral | United Spinal Association

Provides information and referrals for individuals with spinal cord injury/disorders.

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Senior Centers and Senior Services Information and Assistance Call Center - City of Chicago - DFSS SSD - Renaissance Court Regional Senior Center

DFSS provides centralized information and assessment via a Senior Services Hotline and also via in-person locations including City Hall and five regional senior centers. By going in person or placing a call, an older person or caregiver receives information about the services offered by DFSS and other eldercare service providers available to them. Programs and services include:Benefits EligibilityCheckup list and ApplicationCarrier Alert ProgramChore/Housekeeping ServiceCaregiving ResourcesGrandparents Raising Grandchildren ProgramsEmployment ServicesFoster Grandparent ProgramGatekeeper Chicago/Well-Being ChecksGolden Diner Nutrition ProgramHome Delivered MealsLife Enrichment ProgramsMedical Transportation AssistanceOmbudsman ProgramRespite CareSenior Companion ProgramSenior Shuttle TransportationChicago Fitness PlusLegal AssistanceSenior Housing Information

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Older Adults

Senior Centers and Senior Services Information and Assistance Call Center - City of Chicago - DFSS SSD - North Center Satellite Senior Center

DFSS provides centralized information and assessment via a Senior Services Hotline and also via in-person locations including City Hall and five regional senior centers. By going in person or placing a call, an older person or caregiver receives information about the services offered by DFSS and other eldercare service providers available to them. Programs and services include:Benefits EligibilityCheckup list and ApplicationCarrier Alert ProgramChore/Housekeeping ServiceCaregiving ResourcesGrandparents Raising Grandchildren ProgramsEmployment ServicesFoster Grandparent ProgramGatekeeper Chicago/Well-Being ChecksGolden Diner Nutrition ProgramHome Delivered MealsLife Enrichment ProgramsMedical Transportation AssistanceOmbudsman ProgramRespite CareSenior Companion ProgramSenior Shuttle TransportationChicago Fitness PlusLegal AssistanceSenior Housing Information

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Specialized Information and Referral
Older Adults

Services for People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing - Illinois Department of Human Services - Division of Rehabilitation Services - Emerald City

Illinois Department of Human Services's (IDHS) Office of Rehabilitation Services helps individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, late-deafened, or deafblind find jobs, get ready to go to work, or obtain services to meet their needs. They serve as a resource to professionals, state agencies, community organizations, and the public, providing information related to employment, training, and accommodations for persons who have a hearing loss.

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Sign Language Interpreter Registries
Vocational Rehabilitation
Assistive Technology Training
Deafness
Specialized Information and Referral
Hard of Hearing
Health/Disability Related Counseling

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