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Listing: Transportation Options in the Chicago Area
This list for transportation options, within the city of Chicago and metropolitan areas, offers a complete line of public accessible trains, special transit buses and specially equipped vans that provide curb-to-curb service for persons unable to use the general public routes. There are additional options for private taxis, medicars, and transportation for medical transport.
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Access Living of Metropolitan Chicago
Access Living is one of the leading independent living centers in the country and is located in Chicago, Illinois. It is a nonresidential advocacy center for people in Chicago with all types of disabilities. It expands services to include self advocacy, housing discrimination and domestic violence issues.
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Illinois Home and Community Based Services Waiver Program
The Illinois home and community based services waiver program provides services that enable individuals to remain in their homes or in a community setting.
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Listing: Assisted Living Facilities in Chicago Metropolitan Area
A helpful list of assisted living facilities and short term care rehabilitation facilities that are located in the Chicago metropolitan area.
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RTA Travel Training and Mobility Management for People with Disabilities
The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) Travel Training Program now offers specialized training to any person with a disability or older adult on how to navigate using public transportation in the Chicagoland area.
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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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Angel MedFlight (AMF) - Patient Transport
Angel MedFlight (AMF) is a world-wide air ambulance company providing comprehensive, bedside-to-bedside air medical transport services to patients.
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Considerations for Adapting a Home for Wheelchair Accessibility
There are several ways to create a more accessible space for a person in a wheelchair for home modification and adapting for a wheelchair.
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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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SARFS -Small Accessible Repairs for Seniors in Chicago
Funding help for accessibility improvements
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