Resource List
Prepared:
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.)
TTY 217-234-6421
IL Department of Human Services Division of Rehabilitation Services-217-235-3154
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
Helping Hands Home Care Specialists-217-234-7664
Client Assistance Program-1-800-641-3929
100 N. 1s1 Street 1st Floor
Visual and Print
Impairments. (Dyslexia and Other
American Printing House for the Blind, Inc.,
1-800-223-1839
Web: Http://www.aph.org
Email: infor@aph.org
Recordings for the Blind & Dyslexic
1-800-221-4792
Web: http://www.rfbd.org
Email: Custserv@rfbd.org
Educational Tape Recording for the Blind, Inc.
1-773-4453533
Mid-Illinois Talking Book Center
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
1-800-424-8567
TDD 1-202-707-0744
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza,
1-800-232-5463 or 1-212-502-7600
Web: http://www.afb.org
Email: afbinfo@afb.net
National Federation of the Blind
1-410-659-9314
Web: http://www.nfb.org
The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc.
1-800-829-0500 or 1-212-821-9200
TTY 1-212-821-9713
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
Kathy Waggoner, Assistant Director (email: cfkw@eiu.edu)
Office of Disability Services Eastern
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
1-217-581-2712
Web: http://www.eiu.edu/~commdis/
Steve Shrake, ADA Coordinator/Architect (email: cssas1@eiu.edu)
Facilities Planning & Management
Eastern
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
Old
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
EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information Web: Http://www.rit.edu/~easi/
IATP Web: http//www.iltech.org/
Hearing Resources
Illinois Relay Center-711
TTY Callers1-800-526-0844
Voice Callers1-800-526-0857