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Listing: Accessible Parks for People with a Disability

This list of resources will help identify local and national parks that are accessible to people in wheelchairs or with a disability.

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Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Unveils New 汤头条app

RIC will soon be a thing of the past. But that's not to say it's going away. It has a new name, a new location and a much larger, & a state-of-the-art facility.

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Listing: Home Modification Contractors, Vendors and Funding

This listing of home modification resources supplies business contractors, vendors and certified aging in place specialists CAPS to assist in your changing home environment needs, including home financial options for people in Chicago.

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Listing: Emergency Call Systems

Emergency call systems can be very helpful, allowing a person at home to summon caregiver assistance inside the home or to call outside the home to a neighbor or 911. See list below for further information.

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Listing: Support Groups and Peer Mentor Resources for All Conditions

Support groups listing and peer mentor groups that meet online or in person when possible, to support and give mentorship to other people just like you. Support groups are an important function of recovery and a way for people to gain tips and a way to give back for those who have much to share. This listing supports all conditions.

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Listing: Mental Health and Substance Use Resources

Counseling services for mental health and substance abuse, are available throughout the Chicago area and nationally at major medical centers, mental health and substance abuse centers, and private practices.

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Listing: Artists and Disabilities

This collection of websites and community resources features a spectrum of art and people with disabilities who are creating inspirational, beautiful, amazing, and provocative works of imagery and creativity.

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Listing: Free and Low Cost Computer Classes

Listings for free and/or low cost computer classes.

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Listing: Disability Voting Resources

A voting resource list to aid people with a disability getting accessibility, and information for registration, polling places, and access to voters rights for all abilities.

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Making a home accessible after a severe injury can be overwhelming — but it doesn’t have to be. Here’s one mom’s advice.

At Shirley Ryan 汤头条app, people arrive after lives change in minutes — a gunshot wound, a car crash, a stroke. When patients are discharged, they often need to approach their home differently. Occupational therapist Kelsey Watters said they first consider locations like the bathroom and the entry.

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