Access Living

614 W. Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60607
312-253-7000
TDD: 312-253-7002
Fax: 312-253-7001
This cross-disability organization fosters the dignity, pride, and self-esteem of people with disabilities and enhances the options available to them so they may choose and maintain individualized and satisfying lifestyles.

American Foundation for the Blind

1110 Penn Plaza
New York, NY 10001
212-502-7600
Provides resource information about agencies throughout the United States and Canada serving the needs of people who are blind and visually impaired.

Blind Services Association, Inc.

312-236-0808
22 W. Monroe Street
Chicago, IL 60603
Provides a range of services.

The Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind

www.thechicagolighthouse.org
1850 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Chicago, IL 60608-1298
312-666-1331
TDD: 312-666-8874

Provides high-quality educational, clinical, vocational, and rehabilitation services for children, youth, and adults who are blind or visually impaired. Low-vision clinic available.

CRIS (Chicagoland Radio Information Service)

www.thechicagolighthouse.org/default.asp?page=crisradio
1850 W Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608
312-666-1331 ext. 3678
Offers the newspaper via radio.

Deicke Center for Visual Rehabilitation

www.deicke.org
219 E. Cole Ave.
Wheaton, IL 60187
630-690-7115
Fax: 630-690-9037
Comprehensive program for people, of all ages, with macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and other low-vision impairment. Low-vision clinic available.

DHS DRS Bureau of Blind Services

www.dhs.state.il.us/ors/bbs/
1-800-843-6154
TDD: 1-800-477-6404
Offers programs for adults with visual impairments to enable them to work and participate fully in family and community life.

Guild for the Blind

www.guildfortheblind.org
180 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 1700
Chicago, IL 60601
312-236-8569
Fax: 312-236-8128
Serves visually impaired individuals, including those newly blind, with a range of activities.

Hadley School for the Blind

www.hadley.edu
700 Elm Street
Winnetka, IL 60093
847-446-8111
Offers accredited correspondence courses for legally and totally blind people, their families, and professionals serving the blind.

Illinois Center for Rehabilitation and Education—Wood

www.dhs.state.il.us/ors/
1151 S. Wood Street
Chicago, IL 60612
312-633-3570
TDD: 312-633-3570
Fax: 312-633-3575
Provides rehabilitation and adjustment training for adults. Services include training in daily living skills, orientation and mobility, low vision evaluations, and support groups.

Illinois Eye Institute

iei.ico.edu/home.htm
3241 S. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60616
312-255-6200
Provides low vision examinations to visually impaired individuals.

Illinois Regional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

www.cyberdriveillinois.com/library/isl/bph/bph_materials.htm
1055 W. Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608
312-746-9210
Carries material in Braille, large print, and on cassette. It also serves as the clearinghouse for the Talking Book program of the Library of Congress for Chicago residents.

Illinois Supportive Living

www.slfillinois.com
Illinois developed the Supportive Living Program as an alternative to nursing home care for low-income older persons and persons with disabilities under Medicaid.

Talking Books

www.chi.publib.org/003cpl/irlbph/cpltbc.htm
Chicago Public Library Talking Book Center
Harold Washington Library, 5th Floor North
400 S. State St.
Chicago, IL 60605
312-747-4001
800-757-4654
Fax: 312-747-1609

VisionAWARE

www.visionaware.org
A "Self-Help for Vision Loss" website providing free, practical, and hands-on information to enhance quality of life and independence for adults with vision loss, their families and friends, caregivers, and related professionals.