31 Results
Listing: Legal Firms
This listing of legal firms is to assist in all areas of access, housing rights, and disputes for people with a disability in Chicago and neighboring areas including organizations such as Access Living and Equip for Equality that advocate for civil rights of all.
Media Type
Online ResourceLifeCenter Item
Disability Owned Business Program
This link to the IL department provides business owners a discount with the DOBE or business enterprise program
Media Type
Online ResourceLifeCenter Item
National Council on Disability
The National Council on Disability is an independent federal agency that helps develop government disability policies, such as the original Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Media Type
Online ResourceLifeCenter Item
Master Listing Index
Master Listing Index is a table of contents of all resources called Listings. This is a subject oriented index of resources most referenced for our patient populations in adapting and thriving with a disability.
Media Type
Online ResourceLifeCenter Item
American Association of People with Disabilities
This is the largest nonprofit, nonpartisan, cross-disability organization in the US and is dedicated to the goals of the ADA. AAPD’s initiatives aim to increase the political and economic power of people with disabilities.
Media Type
Online ResourceLifeCenter Item
Listing: Financial Support Services
Financial support services is a list of resources offered from federal and state resources to help people with a disability afford a comfortable life.
Media Type
Online ResourceLifeCenter Item
Listing: Grants for Kids
This is a list of resources for financial support in specific areas of travel, mobility aids, educational scholarships and found in the form of grant money for children living with a disability or have a parent with a disability.
Media Type
Online ResourceLifeCenter Item
Listing: Meal Assistance Services in Illinois
Meal service agencies help people get meals when they are not able to cook themselves, such as in recovery, elderly, or people with a disability.
Media Type
Online ResourceLifeCenter Item
Listing: Housing and Food Assistance
These resources are to assist people who are homeless, in transition, looking for a home, in need of food assistance and have limited or no funds to do so, and need assistance in gaining hope again with others help in learning a trade and having a place to live.
Media Type
Online ResourceLifeCenter Item
Listing: Home Personal Assistance Resources
This listing of Illinois resources is to help people with disabilities and those over 60 find assistance at home with the daily activities that they could use assistance with such as meal preparation, laundry, cleaning, and light chores. Some of the resources offer financial assistance or reduced rates to accommodate the financial constraints that are often a consideration.
Media Type
Online ResourceLifeCenter Item