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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: 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: 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: 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.

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Listing: Medical ID Bracelets

American Medical ID provides medical ID bracelets, necklaces and medallions to assist persons in a emergency. IDs can be customized highlighting key information that can help others assist a person with a disability or chronic illness.

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Devices 4 the Disabled

Devices 4 the Disabled (D4D) makes donating medical equipment easy. It collects and redistributes durable medical equipment (DME) and to those in need--quickly and affordably. Also accepts accessible vans.

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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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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.

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