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Services include:
-- Access/screening.
-- Anger Management Counseling.
-- Caregiver Connection.
-- Crisis stabilization services.
-- Case Management.
-- Child Outpatient Therapy.
-- Family Counseling.
-- Linkage with psychiatric medical services.
-- ADHD Services and Resources.
Services include:
-- Access/screening.
-- Anger Management Counseling.
-- Caregiver Connection.
-- Crisis stabilization services.
-- Case Management.
-- Child Outpatient Therapy.
-- Family Counseling.
-- Linkage with psychiatric medical services.
-- ADHD Services and Resources.
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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.
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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Provides a wide variety of independent living services for individuals with disabilities with the objective of helping them to function more independently in family and community settings and to secure and maintain appropriate employment. Services may include information and referral services, referrals for attendant care, attendant recruitment and training programs, independent living skills training, assistance in meeting housing and transportation needs, peer counseling, transition from institutions into the community, deflection from institutional placement, transition from youth to adult services, and advice and guidance regarding legal rights and benefits eligibility.
Provides a wide variety of independent living services for individuals with disabilities with the objective of helping them to function more independently in family and community settings and to secure and maintain appropriate employment. Services may include information and referral services, referrals for attendant care, attendant recruitment and training programs, independent living skills training, assistance in meeting housing and transportation needs, peer counseling, transition from institutions into the community, deflection from institutional placement, transition from youth to adult services, and advice and guidance regarding legal rights and benefits eligibility.
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Provides human service resource information to link veterans with service providers in the community.
Provides human service resource information to link veterans with service providers in the community.
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Provides access to a 24 hour helpline with care coordination specialists offering resource referrals, case management and support to Illinois Veterans, family members, or caregivers experiencing emotional challenges associated with PTSD, mild TBI, Military Sexual Trauma (MST), stress, anxiety, depression, addiction and substance abuse.
Provides access to a 24 hour helpline with care coordination specialists offering resource referrals, case management and support to Illinois Veterans, family members, or caregivers experiencing emotional challenges associated with PTSD, mild TBI, Military Sexual Trauma (MST), stress, anxiety, depression, addiction and substance abuse.
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Provides assistance to caregivers of Ogle County residents with applications and other benefits.
Provides assistance to caregivers of Ogle County residents with applications and other benefits.
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AARP's Family Caregiving Facebook Group
A place to connect, share practical tips, offer support, and discuss family caregiving experiences: www.facebook.com/groups/aarpfamilycaregivers
AARP's Online Community
An online forum to connect with others who have the same interests, including caregiving, games, entertainment, home and family, money, and other topics of interest: www.aarp.org/caregivingcommunity
AARP Friendly Voices
Trained AARP Friend Voice volunteers provide a call to say hello. Call (888) 281-0145 (English) or (888) 497-4108 (Spanish). Leave a message and someone will call back: www.aarp.org/friendlyvoice
AARP's Family Caregiving Facebook Group
A place to connect, share practical tips, offer support, and discuss family caregiving experiences: www.facebook.com/groups/aarpfamilycaregivers
AARP's Online Community
An online forum to connect with others who have the same interests, including caregiving, games, entertainment, home and family, money, and other topics of interest: www.aarp.org/caregivingcommunity
AARP Friendly Voices
Trained AARP Friend Voice volunteers provide a call to say hello. Call (888) 281-0145 (English) or (888) 497-4108 (Spanish). Leave a message and someone will call back: www.aarp.org/friendlyvoice
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