The Henry B. Betts, MD, LIFE Center is a multimedia education center that provides opportunities for Learning, Innovation, Family and Empowerment for people living with a wide range of cognitive and physical impairments, chronic conditions or diseases affecting function — i.e., Ability.
We provide a starter set of core educational materials for a selected program, sectioned into key topics.
Caregiving
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Caregiver Agencies in Metropolitan Chicago and Illinois
Explore this selected list of caregiver agencies to start your search in finding help.
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Listing: Support Groups at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Support groups are an important part of recovery and social support. These groups are held by past patients or community members who gather to offer support in an online or in person group atmosphere. This listing has all groups available to past patients and the community.
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Caregiver Support Resources
This listing provides information on a variety of resources for support as caregivers travel through their journey, as well as hiring a family member as your caregiver and the support resources to aid them.
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Augmentative and Alternative Communication
This resource provides a listing of augmentative alternative communication (AAC)resources to assist people to find support and alternative communication devices available to use when unable to speak on their own.
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Education
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Youth with Disabilities Community Resources
This select group of agencies provides support to parents of children with a disability in the Chicago area.
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