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Assistive Technology Information
and Assistance
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Ameriphone
ameriphone.onlinephonestore.com |
(888) 449-0444
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Clarity
www.clarityproducts.com |
(800) 426-3738
or (800) 552-3368
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Illinois Assistive Technology Project
(information and referral)
www.iltech.org |
(800) 852-5110
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Caregiver Information, Assistance
and Support
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Anne Byron Waud Resource Center
Rush University Medical Center
www.rush.edu/WaudCenter |
(800) 757-0202
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Chicago Department of Family and Support Services, Senior Services
Information and Assistance
www.cityofchicago.org/familysupportservices
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(312) 744-4016
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Children of Aging Parents CAPS
www.caps4caregivers.org |
(800) 227-7294
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Eldercare Locator
(federal program to locate assistance)
www.eldercare.gov |
(800) 677-1116
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National Association of Professional
Geriatric Care Managers
www.caremanager.org |
(520) 881-8008
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National Caregiving Foundation
www.caregivingfoundation.org |
(800) 930-1357
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National Family Caregivers Association
www.thefamilycaregiver.org |
(800) 896-3650
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Well Spouse Foundation
www.wellspouse.org |
(800) 838-0879
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Disabled and Under 60 Resources
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Anne Byron Waud Resource Center
RUSH University Medical Center
www.rush.edu/WaudCenter |
(800) 757-0202
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Access Living
(information and referral on how to
stay out of facility-city)
www.accessliving.org |
(312) 640-2100
or (800) 613-8549
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Council for Disability Rights
www.disabilityrights.org |
(312) 444-9484
or (312) 444-1967 TDD
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Department of Rehabilitation Services
(Case management and assistance)www.dhs.state.il.us/ors/ |
(800) 843-6154
or (800) 447-6404 TTY
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Family Resource Center on Disabilities
www.frcd.org |
(312) 939-3513
or (800) 952-4199 (toll free within Illinois)
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Equip for Equality
(information, referral and advice)
www.equipforequality.org |
(800) 537-2632
or (800) 610-2779 TTY
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Fox River Valley Center for Independent
Living (referrals for suburban) |
(847) 695-5818
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Life Services for the Handicapped, Disabled
and Alone
www.disabledandalone.org |
(212) 532-6740
or (800) 995-0066
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Progress Center for Independent Living
of Illinois (referrals for suburban)
www.progresscil.org |
(708) 209-1500
or (708) 209-1826 TTY
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Ethnicity Based Resources
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Casa Central
www.casacentral.org |
(773) 645-2300
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Central States SER
(Hispanic outreach rehab program)
www.centralstatesser.org |
(773) 542-9030
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Chinese American Service League
www.caslservice.org |
(312) 791-0418
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Coalition of Limited English Speaking Elderly
www.clese.org |
(312) 461-0812
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Japanese American Society
www.jaschicago.org |
(312) 263-3049
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Japanese American Service Committee of Chicago
www.jasc-chicago.org |
(773) 275-7212
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National Association Hispanic Elderly
Asociacion Nacional Pro Personas
Mayores
www.anppm.org
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(626) 564-1988
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Serbian National Defense Council of America
www.snd-us.com |
(773) 775-7772
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South East Asia Center
(education and social services)
www.se-asiacenter.org
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(773) 989-6927
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General Information, Assistance
and Support
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Anne Byron Waud Resource Center
Rush University Medical Center
www.rush.edu/WaudCenter |
(800) 757-0202
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Eldercare Locator
(national resource listing)
www.eldercare.gov |
(800) 677-1116
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HealthCare.gov
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IL Department of Human Services
http://www.dhs.state.il.us
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(800) 843-6154
(800) 447-6404 TTY
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Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly
chicago.littlebrothers.org |
(312) 455-1000
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| Medicare
Medicare.gov
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(800)MEDICARE (800-633-4227)
(877) 486-2048 TTY
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National Association of the Deaf (Senior Resources)
www.nad.org/SeniorResources |
(301) 587 1789 TTY
(301) 587 1788 Voice
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National Institute on Aging Information
Clearinghouse
www.nia.nih.gov |
(800) 222-2225 |
National Mental Health Information Center
mentalhealth.samhsa.gov |
(800) 789-2647 |
| Nursing Home Hotline |
(800) 252-4343 |
Office of the Attorney General
Senior Citizens Hotline
www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/
seniors/index.html |
(800) 243-5377 |
Paralyzed Veterans of America
www.pva.org/site/PageServer |
(800) 424-8200 |
Pension Information Effort Program
(PIE) |
(312) 744-4016 |
Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP)
www.idfpr.com/DOI/Ship/ship_help.asp |
(800) 548-9034
In Illinois: (217) 785-9021
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Senior Net
(computer education program for seniors)
www.seniornet.org |
(800) 747-6848 |
Center for Prevention of Abuse
(survivors of elder abuse)
www.centerforpreventionofabuse.org |
(800) 559-7233 |
Social Security Administration Information
www.ssa.gov |
(800) 772-1213 |
Center for Family Ministry
(Support Groups for Widow/Widowers
and Troubled Marriages — referral to groups)
www.dioceseofjoliet.org/familyministry |
(815) 838-5334 |
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Home Care and Hospice Information
and Referral |
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Anne Byron Waud Resource Center
Rush University Medical Center
www.rush.edu/WaudCenter |
(800) 757-0202
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Hospice Foundation of America
www.hospicefoundation.org |
(800) 854-3402 |
Illinois Home Care Council
www.ilhomecare.org |
(847) 657-6960 |
Illinois Hospice and Palliative
Care Organization
www.il-hpco.org |
(847) 844-7706 |
| Illinois State Hospice Organization |
(312) 324-8844 |
National Association of Home Care
www.nahc.org |
(202) 547-7424 |
National Association of Professional Geriatric
Care Managers
www.caremanager.org |
(520) 881-8008 |
National Hospice and Palliative Care
Organization
www.nhpco.org |
(800) 658-8898 |
| National Hospice Organization Helpline |
(800) 658-8898 |
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| Housing Information and Assistance |
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Anne Byron Waud Resource Center
Rush University Medical Center
www.rush.edu/WaudCenter |
(800) 757-0202
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Assisted Living Federation of America
www.alfa.org
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(703) 894-1805 |
Center for Universal Design and
Accessibility Housing
www.design.ncsu.edu/cud |
(800) 647-6777 |
Chicago Housing Authority
www.thecha.org |
(312) 742-8500
or (312) 454-1748 TTY
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Housing Opportunities and Maintenance
for the Elderly (HOME)
www.homeseniors.org/main/ |
(773) 921-3200 |
Life Services Network
(AAHSA)
www.lsni.org |
(630) 325-6170 |
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| Legal Information and Assistance |
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Chicago Bar Association
Call a Lawyer and Senior Wills |
(312) 554-2001
or (312) 746-5300
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Center for Conflict Resolution
(free mediation services)
www.ccrchicago.org |
(312) 922-6464 |
Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago
(Seniors Legal Service)
www.lafchicago.org |
(312) 341-1070
or (773) 321-7900
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Legal Assistance Foundation of Chicago
(immigrant assistance)
www.lafchicago.org |
(312) 341-9617 |
Prairie State Legal Services
(free civil services)
www.pslegal.org |
(815) 965-2134 |
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| Medical Information and Referral |
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Anne Byron Waud Resource Center
Rush University Medical Center
www.rush.edu/WaudCenter |
(800) 757-0202
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American Geriatric Society
(they will mail a list of geriatricians) www.americangeriatrics.org |
(212) 308-1414 |
Areawide Podiatry
(does home visits) |
(847) 328-5388 |
Institute for Dental Implant Awareness
(denture assistance)
www.idia.org
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(800) 936-4342 |
Mobile Doctors
(doctors who make house calls)
www.mobiledoctors.com
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(312) 939-5090 |
MD at Home
(house call doctors)
866mdathome.com |
(815) 986-2610
or (866) 632-8466 (toll free)
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National Eye Care Project
(eye care for disadvantaged seniors)
www.allaboutvision.com/viewpoints/
0300seniors.htm |
(800) 222-3937 |
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| Personal Emergency Response Systems |
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ADT Companion Services
www.adt.com |
(800) 568-1216 |
Lifeline
www.lifelinesys.com/ |
(800) 797-4191 |
Geriatrics
Aging
Geriatric Services
Aging Resource Center (Waud Center)
Older Adult Web Resources