Extended Services
Find Links to local, State and National providers of services for people with disabilities, their families and healthcare professionals.
Accessibility
The Illinois Assistive Technology Project
Let us help you find the right technology . . .
technology that lets you learn, work and play with greater independence.
http://www.iltech.org/
Illinois Department of Human Services
DHS helps Illinois families achieve self-sufficiency, independence and health to the maximum extent possible.
http://www.dhs.state.il.us/
The Illinois Network of Centers for Independent Living
Centers for Independent Living (CILs) exist to empower individuals with disabilities to take charge of their lives and make their own choices and decisions in order to be as self-sufficent as possible.
http://www.incil.org/links.asp
Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities in Illinois
The Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities in Illinois (CCDI) is a not-for-profit, cross-disability, grassroots, advocacy organization.
http://www.ccdionline.org/about.php
Statewide Independent Living Council of Illinois
We see an Illinois where persons with disabilities are independent, in control of their lives and free from barriers to full participation in society.
http://www.silcofillinois.org/aboutsilc.htm
ABLEDATA is a federally funded project whose primary mission is to provide information on assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment available from domestic and international sources to consumers, organizations, professionals, and caregivers within the United States.
http://www.abledata.com/site_2/Default.htm
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Advocacy
The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
TASH is an international association of people with disabilities, their family members, other advocates, and professionals fighting for a society in which inclusion of all people in all aspects of society is the norm.
http://www.tash.org/
The Disability Social History Project
http://www.disabilityhistory.org/dshp.html
Disability News and Editorials
Watch the Disability Movement as it happens!!!
http://www.disabilitygrapevine.com /
The Great Lakes ADA & IT Center is one of 10 regional centers funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), a division of the U.S. Department of Education.
http://www.adagreatlakes.org
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Employment
SSI
The Social Security and Supplemental Security Income disability programs are the largest of several Federal programs that provide assistance to people with disabilities.
http://www.ssa.gov/disability/
The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability for Youth
NCWD/Youth is your source for information about employment and youth with disabilities. Our partners — experts in disability, education, employment, and workforce development — strive to ensure you will be provided with the highest quality, most relevant information available.
http://www.ncwd-youth.info/
AbilityLinks.org
Helping businesses hire people with disABILITIES
http://www.abilitylinks.org/HomePage.asp
The Boulevard
A Disability Resource Directory of Products and Services for the Physically Challenged, Elderly, Caregivers and Healthcare Professionals
http://www.infouse.com/disabilitydata/workdisability_2_2.html
Explore Career Opportunities at AARP
http://www.aarp.org/aboutaarp/Articles/a2003-05-13-jobs.html
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General
Anixter Center
http://www.anixter.org
Jewish Vocational Services
http://www.jvschicago.org/jobs
State of Illinois
http://www.state.il.us/agency/dhs/vrnp.html - http://www.dhs.state.il.us/
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Housing
HUD
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
Title II prohibits discrimination based on disability in programs, services, and activities provided or made available by public entities. HUD enforces Title II when it relates to state and local public housing, housing assistance and housing referrals.
http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/FHLaws/index.cfm
Mayor’s Office for People with Disability
http://egov.cityofchicago.org/
The Boulevard
http://www.blvd.com/
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Sports and Recreation
Sports Training and Athletic Competition
http://www.makoa.org/sports.htm
Center for Health and Fitness
Richealthfit.org
National Wheelchair Basketball Association
NWBA.org
Wheelchair Sports, USA
Founded in 1956 as the National Wheelchair Athletic Association, the name of the organization was changed in 1994 to Wheelchair Sports, USA, to better reflect the organization's mission and goals
http://www.wsusa.org/wsusa/
NSW Wheelchair Sports Association
Welcome to the NSW Wheelchair Sports Association (NSWWSA) website where you will find all you need to know about us, the various sports we cover, and how you can become involved in helping disabled athletes enjoy their sports interests.
http://www.nswwsa.org.au/
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Transportation
RTA
With the advent of the ADA, persons with disabilities are to be provided equal access to public transportation services. This pertains to the accessibility and availability of transportation services
http://www.rtachicago.com/infocenter/paratransit.asp
Drivers Ed
http://www.aded.net/custom/directory/membership.cfm
Illinois Secretary of State
Services For Persons With Disabilities
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/disabilitypub.html
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Violence Prevention
Americans for Gun Safety
www.bradycampaign.org
Austin Violence Prevention Consortium
Violence Prevention Director
Westside Health Authority
5437 W. Division
Chicago, IL 60651-1312
Phone: (773) 378-0233
Fax: (773) 378-5035
www.ebvonline.org/domestic.htm
Chicago Youth Programs
180 North Stetson, Suite CL-10
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (312) 565-0257
Fax: (312) 565-0259
www.chicagoyouthservices.org
Coalition to Stop Gun Violence
www.gunfree.org
Co/motion - Alliance For Justice
Co/Motion is a national program that helps organizations build their capacity to foster youth leadership in the design, implementation, and evaluation of action strategies addressing community problems.
www.comotionmakers.org
Firearm Injury, Firearms and Storage
UNC Injury Prevention Program
www.sph.unc.edu/iprc/
Firearm Injury Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin
www.mcw.edu/fic/
Gang Outreach: Intervention/Prevention Program
A Program of the Gang Crime Prevention Center of Chicago P.O. Box 655
Mundelein, IL
Phone: (847) 249-0558
Hands Without Guns
www.handswithoutguns.org
Harborview Injury and Prevention Research Center
www.depts.washington.edu/hiprc/
The HELP Network
www.helpnetwork.org
Illinois ViolencePrevention Authority: Home Page
www.ivpa.org
Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence
223 West Jackson Blvd, Suite 1106
Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312-341-0939
Fax: 312-341-9770
Email: info@ichv.org
http://www.ichv.org
Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence- Springfield Office
Springfield, IL 62701
Phone: 217-744-7383
Fax: 217-744-1760
http://www.ichv.org
Illinois Center for Violence Prevention
220 South State Street
Chicago, IL 60604
Phone: (312) 986-9200
Fax: (312) 922-2277
www.icvp.org
Illinois Department Of Public Health
Office of Health Promotion
Injury and Violence Prevention
535 West Jefferson Street, 2nd Floor
Springfield, IL 62761-0001
Phone: 217-782-4977
Fax: 217-524-2831
http://www.idph.state.il.us/about/ohw.htm
Latino Youth, Inc. (Kenilworth Union Church Benevolence Programs)
2200 South Marshall Boulevard
Chicago, IL 60623
Phone: (773) 277-0400
Fax: (773) 277-0401
www.kuc.org
Men Against Destruction—Defending Against Drugs and Social Disorder
6110 W. North Ave.
Chicago, IL 60639-3928
Phone: 773-287-1960
Million Mom March
Champaign County Chapter
Urbana, IL
Email: mimommch@hotmail.com
Mother to Mother
2200 Roosevelt Rd., Suite 15
Broadview, IL 60155-3833
Phone: (773) 542-1199
National Center for Violence Interruption (CVI)
10 West 35th Street
Chicago, IL 60616
Phone: (312) 225-2136
Fax: (312) 225-5933
South Chicago United for Non-Violence
http://tigger.uic.edu/~schewepa/SUN.htm
Violence Policy Center
www.vpc.org
Violence Prevention and Peace Promotion Strategy
www.vppps.org
Westside Health Authority
5437 W. Division
Chicago, IL 60651-1312
Phone: (773) 378 0233
Fax: (773) 378 5035
www.healthauthority.org
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