311 -- Dial 311, Chicago’s non-emergency service number for reporting standing
water, abandoned car, etc. You
can also request these services by calling your alderman. People who live outside the City of Chicago
may call 312-744-5000. https://servicerequest.cityofchicago.org/web_intake_chic/Controller
Americans With
Disabilities Act (ADA) Home Page
Website: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
Ants-- identify and eliminate ants. Call for
fact sheet from University of Illinois Extension 773-233-0476
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
Free information materials on CFS and CDC-sponsored CFS research.
Also maintains a 24-hour voice information system on CFS at the phone number
below.
Division of Viral
and Rickettsial Diseases
National Center for
Infectious Diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd,
Atlanta, GA 30333
Switchboard: (404) 639-3311
Public Inquiries:
(404) 639-3534 / (800) 311-3435
Website:
www.cdc.gov/
Clothcrafters
Quality clothes products for home and professional use.
1301 Erie Ave.
P.O. Box 1005
Sheboygan, WI 53081
Ph: 920-457-7383
Fax: 920-457-2558
Email: catalog < at > clothcrafters.com
Website: http://www.clothcrafters.com
(goes to Hygienic
Fabrics & Filters)
Hygienic Fabrics
& Filters, Inc.
Lanark Office
P.O. Box 34
118 S. Broad St.
Lanark, IL 61046
Phone: (815)
493-2502
Fax: (815) 493-1098
Directory-Assistance service
(from
http://www.guildfortheblind.org
To get free
directory assistance (411) for those unable to use phone books,
you must do the following:
1.
Call the SBC business
office at (800) 244-4444. Tell them you want to be sent the forms for free
directory assistance.
2.
A MEDICAL DOCTOR
certifying that you are visually disabled must fill out the application form.
3.
Make a photocopy of
your signed forms for your records before returning them to SBC.
4.
Mail the forms back in
the envelope provided. Call the SBC business office about two weeks after you
mail the forms to make sure your application has been processed. Once you are
registered with the phone company, you should not be charged for any 411 calls.
To request large
print bills: Horizons for the Blind (815) 444-8800.
(The phone
company needs to submit the bills to Horizons for you.)
Fraud.org National Fraud and Information Center &
Internet Fraud Watch Programs. Submit a report of fraud online.
800-876-7060
www.fraud.org
Government Listings
How
to complete Disability Report Form (SSA-3368) for Adults, an important part of
your application for disability benefits.
http:\\www.ssa.gov/disabilityformhelp/
How to Contact
Social Security http:\\www.ssa.gov/reach.htm
The ADA Your Employment Rights as an Individual with a Disability
http:\\www.eeoc.gov/facts/ada18.html
Accommodating
People with CFS http:\\www.jan.wvu.edu/media/cfs.html
Accommodating
People with Fibromyalgia http:\\www.jan.wvu.edu/media/Fibro.html
Ideas for writing
Accommodation Request Letter http:\\www.jan.wvu.edu/media/accommrequestltr.html
More Information
on Job Accommodation Network http:\\janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/links/#SOAR
Heating and Cooling Financial Assistance
Customers who
face difficulties paying their winter electric bills may apply for financial
assistance provided by the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
http://www.illinoisliheap.com/
Telephone: 800-571-2332 (LIHEAP) or
312-795-8998 (Weatherization)
Hours of Operation: 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Health Care Consumer Rights
Hotline
Updates on newly
passed legislation and information on what your rights are. Maintained by the
Campaign for Better Health Care in Chicago.
Ph: 888-544-8269
Heathcare Plus
6037 ½ N. Cicero Ave.
Chicago, IL 60646
www.aaahealthcareplus.com
773-283-0090
Provides RNs, LPNs, CNAs,
Home Health Aides, Medical Social Workers and Registered Therapists.
Home Repairs for seniors,
H-RAIL, Home Repairs for Assisted and Independent Living
Assists eligible
seniors in obtaining free minor home repairs and modifications for home
accessibility.
Edgewater
Community Council
1042 West Bryn Mawr
Chicago, IL 60660
Ph: 773-334-5609
Fax: 773-334-1871
Email: edgecc < at > core.com,
www.info < at > edgewatercc.org,
edgewatercouncil < at > mindspring.com
City of Chicago Department on Aging
121 North La Salle, Room 100
Chicago, IL60602
312-744-4016
http://www.iltech.org/fm-chicago_h_rail.asp
Humanitarian
Service Project (H.S.P.)
Supports DuPage
and Kane County
residents who live in poverty, particularly at Christmastime.
465 Randy Rd. - Carol
Stream IL 60188
phone:
630-221-8340 fax: 630-221-8371
email: hsp < at > humanitarianservice.org
Illinois Department of
Rehabilitation Services (DORS)
Vocational
rehabilitation, skills training, school-to-work and on-the-job training
programs, parental advocacy training, residential educational facilities, and
assistive technology information and referral.
DORS
field staff provide services to people with disabilities in 51 offices located
throughout the state. Use the DHS Office
Locator to find the Rehabilitation Services office
closest to you, or call the DHS 24-Hour Telephone Hotline:
(800) 843-6154 English or Español
(800) 447-6404 TTY for callers who are deaf or hard of
hearing
For
general questions about DRS, email DRS < at > dhs.state.il.us
Information
Services: The Chicago
Public Library’s Information Center is a
telephone-ready reference service. The service is staffed by reference librarians
and associates who provide quick answers to questions. 312-747-4300.
See also Chicago
Public Library’s Information for People with Disabilities:
http://www.chipublib.org/012disability/disability.html
Lake View Funeral Home
Offers free
service to record living will specifying kind of health care you wish,
designate Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare to ensure your wishes are
carried out, Emergency Medical Care with critical medical information; final
arrangements, funeral or other ceremony, burial or cremation.
1458 West Belmont
Chicago, IL 60657
Ph: 773-472-6300
The Lighthouse Catalog
Products to make life easier for people with impaired vision.
111 E. 59th Street,
New York, NY 10022-1202
Ph: 212-821-9200, 800-829-0500
Fax: 212-821-9707
Email: info < at > lighthouse.org
Website: www.lighthouse.org
Little
Brothers – Friends of the Elderly
Supplies meals
and transportation to the elderly.
355 N. Ashland Ave.
Chicago, IL 60607-1019
Phone (312) 455-1000
Fax (312) 455
9674
email:
chicago < at > littlebrothers.org
website http://chicago.littlebrothers.org
“Locks of
Love”
Helps financially
disadvantaged children under 18 who are in need of hair. Accepts hair from
everyone.
2925 10th
Ave. North, Ste. 102
Lake
Worth,
FL 33461
Ph: 561-963-1677,
888-896-1588
Fax 561-963-9914
Website: www.locksoflove.org
National
Center on Physical Activity and Disability, a clearinghouse of information on physical activity and
disability. 800-900-8086. www.ncpad.org
National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Clinical Research
CFS fact sheets and brochures available.
Phone 301-496-5717
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD)
1-800-877-8339
Fax 301-402-3573
NIAID Office of
Communications and Public Liaison
6610 Rockledge Drive, MSC 6612
Bethesda, MD 20892-6612
United States of America
Website: http://www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/cfs.htm
National Institutes of Health
Health
information, including fact sheets and health hotlines; grant and funding
opportunities; news and events.
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20892
Ph: 301-496-4000
Email: NIHinfo < at > OD.NIH.GOV
Website: http://www.nih.gov
National Library of Medicine
Consumer health
information as well as abstracts and some full-text articles available through
the MEDLINEplus, PubMed, and Internet Grateful Med databases.
8600 Rockville
Pike
Bethesda, MD 20894
Ph: 888-346-3656,
301-594-5983
Email: custserv < at > nlm.nih.gov
Website: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/
Office of Special Education
Programs (OSEP)
Office of Special Education
Programs
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave., S.W.
Washington, DC 20202
Ph: (202) 245-7468
Website:
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html?src=mr
On a Roll
Live, national,
disability radio talk show: heard in the Chicago area
on WAUR, 930 A.M. on Sundays from 5 to 7 pm. Also available on the internet.
Website: www.onarollradio.com
Publicdata.com Search engine to check professional
license, driver’s license, sex offenders, etc. Cost: $25 annually for
individual; $9.95 for 1 month.
www.publicdata.com
Regency At-Home Care
Service
6625 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Niles, IL 60714
847-647-1511
www.regencyhealthcare.com
Bonded and insured staff;
companionship, personal care; appointment escort, light housekeeping, meal
preparation
Resources For
When Your Wallet Gets Stolen
--Stopping credit
card theft
Equifax
1-800-525-6285
Trans Union 1-800-680-7289
SHARE (Society
for Human Advancement through Rehabilitation Engineering Foundation)
Provides adaptive
computer equipment for people with disabilities.
SHARE (Society for Human Advancement through Rehabilitation Engineering)
Foundation, Inc.
UMass Dartmouth
285 Old Westport Road
N. Dartmouth, MA 02747
Ph: 508-999-8482
Fax: 508-999-8901
Email: share < at > umassd.edu
Website: http://www.share.umassd.edu
SOS Emergency Phone
Nationwide
service, 24-hour personalized assistance. Phone runs on AA batteries. Call
for more information:
SOS Wireless Communications,
Inc.
P.O. Box 15750
Irvine, CA 92623
Ph: 714-775-9400
Fax: 714-775-9401
Email: info < at > soswireless.com
Website: http://www.sosphone.com/
Stress Less
Mission is to
help you learn how to reduce the stress in your life and to feel better inside
and out.
Stress Less, Inc.
1050 Windsor Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30319
Ph: 800-555-3783
Fax: 404-303-0416
Credit Card Orders Only
Website: http://www.stressless.com
Talking Book Center: The
Chicago Public Library’s Talking Book Center serves blind, physically and
print-handicapped patrons in Chicago.
5th
Floor North
Chicago Public Library
Harold Washington
Library Center
400 South State
Street
Chicago, IL 60605
(800) 757-4654
(312) 747-4001
Telephone Consumer Protection
Act
You can instruct
any telemarketer to add your name to a “do not call” list.
Website: www.junkbusters.com
Weatherization for Homes. Linda Arana 708-450-3500
Tuesday only.
Zip Codes,
Postage Rates, Mailing Requirements, Package Redelivery/Vacation hold mail, and
Post Office Hours and Locations
Ph: 800-275-8777
Website: www.usps.com
