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Resource List

 

Prepared: January 28, 2005

General Resources / Local

AMBUCS

Ali Moshtagh-217-581-6987

Hal Nordin-217-581-2378

 

Coles County Council on Aging, Inc.-217-234-3311

 

Dial-A-Ride-217-235-5505 or 1-800-500-5505

(Coles County Council on Aging, Inc.)

 

Coles County Mental Health Center-217-348-0185 or 217-348-7666

TTY 217-234-6421

 

IL Department of Human Services Division of Rehabilitation Services-217-235-3154

 

Battery Specialists-217-345-8658

 

Chair / Scooter Repair Carle Medical Supply-217-235-6421 or 1-800-851-3373

 

Erich-CA Home Care-217-345-7231

 

Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)-217-345-2707

 

Lincolnland Home Care-217-345-3231 or 1-800-879-3212

 

PeaceMeal Senior Nutrition Project-217-581-3612 or 217-235-4724

 

Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities-1-800-433-8848

Vickie Wilson, Program Director 401 East Adams Springfield, IL 62701

 

Helping Hands Home Care Specialists-217-234-7664

 

Client Assistance Program-1-800-641-3929

100 N. 1s1 Street 1st Floor West Springfield, IL 62702-5197

 

Visual and Print Impairments. (Dyslexia and Other Reading Disabilities)

American Printing House for the Blind, Inc.,

1839 Frankfort Avenue, P.O. Box 6085

Louisville, KY 40206-0085

1-800-223-1839

Web: Http://www.aph.org

Email: infor@aph.org

 

Recordings for the Blind & Dyslexic

20 Roszel Road

Princeton, NJ 08540

1-800-221-4792

Web: http://www.rfbd.org

Email: Custserv@rfbd.org

 

Educational Tape Recording for the Blind, Inc.

3915 West 103rd Street

Chicago, IL 60655

1-773-4453533

 

Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center

5845 Brenkman Drive

Pekin, IL 61554

1-800-426-0709 or 1-800-537-1274

Web: http://www.rsa.lib.il.us/~hitbc/heart.htm

Emal: hitbc@darkstar.rsa.lib.il.us

 

The Library of Congress

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

1291 Taylor Street

Washington, DC 20011

1-800-424-8567

TDD 1-202-707-0744

Web: http://www.loc.gov/nls/

 

American Foundation for the Blind

11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300

New York NY 10001

1-800-232-5463 or 1-212-502-7600

Web: http://www.afb.org

Email: afbinfo@afb.net

 

National Federation of the Blind

1800 Johnson Street

Baltimore MD 21230

1-410-659-9314

Web: http://www.nfb.org

 

The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.

111 East 59th Street

New York, NY 10022-1202

1-800-829-0500 or 1-212-821-9200

TTY 1-212-821-9713

Web: http://www.lighhouse.org

Email: info@lighthouse.org

 

Addictions / Substance Abuse

Alcoholics Anonymous Information-1-217-348-0294

 

Central East Alcoholism & Drug Council -1-217-348-8108

 

The Pavilion (Carle Clinic)-1-800-373-1700

 

Eastern Illinois University Resources

Kathy Waggoner, Assistant Director (email: cfkw@eiu.edu)

Office of Disability Services Eastern Illinois University

600 Lincoln Avenue Charleston, IL 61920-3099

1-217-581-6583

Web: http://www.eiu.edu/~disabilty/

 

Julie Walters (email: csjw@eiu.edu)

Office Systems Specialist Office of Disability Services (SAME AS ABOVE)

 

Matt Zimmerman (email: csmlz@eiu.edu)

Alternate Media Technology Specialist (SAME AS ABOVE)

 

Speech and Hearing Clinic Communication Disorders and Sciences

Eastern Illinois University

600 Lincoln Avenue Charleston, IL 61920-3099

1-217-581-2712

Web: http://www.eiu.edu/~commdis/

 

Steve Shrake, ADA Coordinator/Architect (email: cssas1@eiu.edu)

Facilities Planning & Management

Eastern Illinois University

600 Lincoln Avenue Charleston, IL 61920-3099

1-217-581-7220

Web: http://www.eiu.edu/~physplnt/campada.htm

 

Cynthia Nichols, Director (email: cscdn@eiu.edu)

Civil Rights, Affirmative Action, & Diversity

Eastern Illinois University

600 Lincoln Avenue,

Old Main, Room 108

Charleston, IL 61920-3099

1-217-581-5020

Web: http://www.eiu.edu/~affirm/

 

Internet Resources

There are several resources available via the Internet. We have only listed a few of the sites available.

 

CODI (Cornucopia of Disability Information) Web: http://codi.buffalo.edu/

 

JAN (Job Accommodations Network) Web: http://janweb.icdi.wvu.edu/

 

The Disability Link Bam Web:  http//www.accessunlimited.com/links.html

 

Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center

 

EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information Web:  Http://www.rit.edu/~easi/

 

National Rehabilitation Information Center Web: http://www.naric.com

 

IATP Web: http//www.iltech.org/

 

Hearing Resources

Illinois Relay Center-711

TTY Callers1-800-526-0844

Voice Callers1-800-526-0857