State of Illinois Resources
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The links below provide Illinois resources for people with a disability.
Disability Resources – Illinois State Library
This page from the Illinois State Library provides information about services for people with disabilities, including talking book and braille services, accessible technology, and other support programs. It is part of the Secretary of State’s outreach to improve access to information.
Phone: 800.252.8980
Parking Program for Persons with Disabilities Brochure
This downloadable brochure explains the parking program for people with disabilities in Illinois. It includes eligibility requirements, how to apply for a placard, and rules for using accessible parking spaces.
Phone: 217.782.3166
Vendors
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The links to 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.
AmeriGlide of Justice
From stair lifts, lift chairs, vertical platform lifts, vehicle mounted lifts mobility scooters, wheelchair ramps, and many other products; you simply won’t find a better value.
Phone: 855.324.3081
AMS Vans
Convert and sell wheelchair accessible vans. Provide used accessible vans at a low cost; nationwide delivery.
Phone: 800.755.8267
AT Conversions
Provides accessible trucks and SUVs with gull-wing doors and driver and passenger side conversions.
Phone: 855.324.3085
Better Life Mobility Centers
Hand controls and driving aids, variety of accessible vehicles for sale; handicap van rentals, disabled veterans benefits.
Phone: 888.540.8267
BraunAbility
Commercial wheelchair lifts, vehicles and vans with lifts in several locations.
Phone: 888.365.1417
Chicagoland Mobility
Scooter and accessible van sales and rental service, daily, weekly, or monthly.
Phone: 708.972.4911
The Creative Mobility Group
Wheelchair van rentals in Michigan
Phone: 734.595.4400
Devices 4 the Disabled
For used accessible vans and used durable medical equipment (DME).
https://devices4thedisabled.org/
Phone: 847.899.7240
Drake-Scruggs Wheelchair Lifts
Hand controls, floor modifications, reduced effort steering, electronic touch pads, power seats, electronic start, raised roof/doors, lifts
Phone: 217.753.3871
Kempf Inc
Hand controls and left foot pedal accommodation.
Phone: 888.453.6738
MobilityWorks
Multiple locations – New & used vans; hand controls; van modifications; lifts; power seats
Phone: 877.275.4915
New Ability
Left Gas Pedals, Hand Driving Controls, Transfer Seat Bases, Scooter and Wheelchair Lifts.
Phone: 708.345.3939
Personal Mobility
Central Illinois’s most complete mobility center. Features wheelchairs and scooters, wheelchair-accessible cars and vans, and home modification such as lifts, ramps, and roll-in showers.
Phone: 217.241.1548
Rollx Vans
New and used wheelchair accessible vans and minivans; at home service in many areas of the country
Phone: 800.956.6668
United Access
Wheelchair accessible vehicle sales and rental, wheelchair and scooter lifts for vehicles, hand controls, electronic driving systems and other adaptive driving aids, and vehicle transfer seating. United Access is located in Springfield, Champaign and Peoria Illinois, as well as 16 other locations throughout the Midwest and has 24-hour service available
Phone: 877.578.1015
Vantage Mobility International
Minivans, full–size vans, lifts with locations throughout Illinois, the Midwest and the nation.
Phone: 855.864.8267
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