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Listing: Used Donated Equipment and Devices

The following list identifies Chicago area and Illinois organizations that give and accept donated durable medical equipment and devices, including used wheelchairs, walkers, and other aids for mobility and puts them into the hands that need them.

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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: Wheelchair Repair Vendors

This listing is to aid people with a wheelchair in getting necessary upkeep and repairs for continued mobility.

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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: 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.

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Listing: Employment Sites For People with Disability

This job resource list helps employment and recruitment for people with a disability to be gainfully employed and connect with job opportunities.

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Listing: Adult Literacy Resources

Building Adult Literacy skills is key to helping persons make informed decisions about their health care other areas in their lives.

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Listing: Advance Directives forms for health choices - IDHP and POLST

This listing of advance directive resources and considerations is for the family and care providers to assist in decisions and considerations for nearing the end of one's life and their well being, estate, and other management decisions relating to health. Power of Attorney (POA), Living Will, guardianship, and declaration of mental health. POLST forms.

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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.

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Listing: Trust and Lifecare Planning

This is a listing for securing the future of a child with special needs or older relative who has a disability requires careful legal, benefits, and financial planning, and consultation with experts who can guide the family in making the best decisions.

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