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Listing: Preventing Abuse and Neglect of Children with Disabilities

Parenting or providing care for a child with a disability can be challenging to the caregiver, the child, family members and friends. Children and adolescents with disabilities are at greater risk for abuse or neglect than those without disabilities. Preventing child abuse and neglect is a critical issue across the US. Information and listing of resources provided below.

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Listing: National Residential Housing and Transitional Care Facilities

A number of organizations across the United States provide housing and residential and transitional living for adults who have experienced brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and multiple trauma. Explore the list below for further detail.

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National Center for Voice and Speech

The goals of the National Center for Voice and Speech (NCVS) are to: expand educational programs; advocate for healthy voice use; and improve clinical service.

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Family Resource Center on Disabilities (FRCD)

FRCD was organized in 1969 by parents, professionals, and volunteers to improve services for all children with disabilities.

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Listing: Grants for Adaptive Sports Equipment, Automotive, and Home Needs

Listing of grants and funding resources for people with disabilities to achieve their goals with financial resources for adaptive sports equipment, motor vehicle and automotive adaptations, home modification adaptations, and general life support.

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Listing: Medical Lending Closet Directory

A listing of lending closets organizations in Chicago that one can contact to rent or loan medical equipment such as wheelchairs, walkers, or bath equipment for a short time.

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Listing: Burn Injury Resources

This list of resources will help support people who have sustained a burn injury to find information regarding their condition, supportive peer communities, and associations involved in research.

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Listing: Accessible Cars, Vans, Rental Vans, and modification vendors

A listing of vans, accessible cars, hand controls and vehicle modifications for moblity. The vendors listed below sell, rent, and adapt new and used vehicles for people with disabilities including hand controls, pedals, van lifts, and other automobile accessible adaptations.

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Listing: Youth with Disabilities Community Resources in Chicago

This select group of agencies provides support to parents of children with a disability in the Chicago area.

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Listing: Free and Low Cost Computer Classes

Listings for free and/or low cost computer classes.

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