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Infection Prevention - Hand Washing and Your Health

These resources will assist patients, families, and visitors in infection preventing and control. Examples of steps to promote health, and take charge of infection control are provided in this resource as well as sources to consult for more information.

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Listing: ADA Americans with Disabilities Act Resources

This is a list of the ways the Americans with Disabilities Act protects people's rights under their main topics.

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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: Heart Disease and Cardiovascular Resources for Patients and Families

Cardiovascular heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. You can greatly reduce your risk for heart disease through lifestyle changes and, in some cases, medicine. This listing includes resources for education, support, and research for heart disease, including LVAD info.

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Cerebral Palsy - Navigating Adult Life

Adults living with CP cerebral palsy will find this site provides resources for enriching your life, while living with cerebral palsy and navigating adult life issues.

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Listing: Intimacy, Fertility, Sexual Relations, and Pregnancy With a Disability

These listing resources are supported by health care professionals to enable people to have healthy social intimacy and fertility with their partners.

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Listing: Pain Resources

Pain makes life unbearable for some people who live in chronic pain as they search for solutions to situational problems of disease or residual trauma marks of accidents. In this listing of pain resources, you will find a comprehensive list of information to assist with your pain discomfort.

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Listing: Adaptive Recreation Equipment

A variety of companies provide adaptive recreation equipment, such as adaptive wheelchairs, specialized fishing reels, hand cycles, garden tools, tricycles, and more

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Living with Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury - Reflections

Living with a severe disability for over 26 years has provided many useful insights. David Farber, TBI and SCI survivor, and nature photographer shares his personal reflection upon his 55th birthday.

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Cerebral Palsy - Early Identification 0-3

Early identification of Cerebral Palsy CP is important to the well being and development of the child and family. You will find a listing of resources to consult and and support early signs.

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