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Special Education Resources

Educating children with disabilities requires a community of resources and support. This list helps guide a parent or guardian to those resources.

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Employment Resource For People with a Disability

This job resource list helps employment and recruitment for people with a disability to be gainfully employed and connect with job opportunities.

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Financial Support Services

Financial support services is a list of resources offered from federal and state resources to help people with a disability afford a comfortable life.

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Listing: Advocacy Groups for People with Disabilities

This is a listing of local and national organizations that aim to empower individuals and influence political, economic, and social institutions with the goal of independent living for people with disabilities.

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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Resources

This is a list of the ways the Americans with Disabilities Act protects people's rights under their main topics.

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Voter Resources For All Abilities

A voting resource list to aid people with a disability getting accessibility, and information for registration, polling places, and access to voters rights for all abilities.

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Legal Firms

This listing of legal firms is to assist in all areas of access, housing rights, and disputes for people with a disability in Chicago and neighboring areas including organizations such as Access Living and Equip for Equality that advocate for civil rights of all.

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Respect Ability - Fighting Stigmas, Advancing Opportunities

RespectAbility fights stigmas and advances opportunities so that people with disabilities can fully participate in all aspects of the community. A viewer can obtain information about learning how to advocate for oneself, promote healthy living, information about tips when visiting someone with a disability, and tips for talking to people with disabilities.

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Trust and Lifecare Planning

This is a listing for securing the future of a child with special needs or older relative who has a disability requires careful legal, benefits, and financial planning, and consultation with experts who can guide the family in making the best decisions.

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Advance Directives Forms for Health Choices

This listing of advance directive resources and considerations is for the family and care providers to assist in decisions and considerations for nearing the end of one's life and their well being, estate, and other management decisions relating to health. Power of Attorney (POA), Living Will, guardianship, and declaration of mental health. POLST forms.

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