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Health and Wellness on a Continuum

Health and wellness are concepts that influence one’s quality of life; they comprise a dynamic state that everyone addresses throughout their lifetime. This state changes depending on other factors that enter into your life. Health and wellness include many areas of your life such as physical, emotional, spiritual, social, and cognitive (thinking) areas.

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Emergency Call Systems

Emergency call systems can be very helpful, allowing a person at home to summon caregiver assistance inside the home or to call outside the home to a neighbor or 911. See list below for further information.

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Caregiver Agencies in Metropolitan Chicago and Illinois

Explore this selected list of caregiver agencies to start your search in finding help.

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Artists and Disabilities

This collection of websites and community resources features a spectrum of art and people with disabilities who are creating inspirational, beautiful, amazing, and provocative works of imagery and creativity.

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Spasticity Treatment with Botulinum Toxins

???????Chemodenervation is a treatment for spasticity that involves injections into the muscle. This treatment is used when spasticity is severe, in specific locations, or is interfering with specific movements.

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Youth with Disabilities Community Resources

This select group of agencies provides support to parents of children with a disability in the Chicago area.

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Accessible Cars, Vans, Rental Vans, Modification Vendors, and State of Illinois Disability Resources

A listing of vans, accessible cars, hand controls and vehicle modifications for moblity. 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.

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Accessible Cars, Vans, Rental Vans, Modification Vendors, and State of Illinois Disability Resources

A listing of vans, accessible cars, hand controls and vehicle modifications for moblity. 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.

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Drivers Rehabilitation Programs in Chicago Area

This listing of driver rehabilitation locations in Chicago and Illinois will help people regain their driving ability through training with specialized occupational therapists in certified locations.

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Home Modification Contractors, Vendors and Funding

This listing of home modification resources supplies business contractors, vendors and certified aging in place specialists CAPS to assist in your changing home environment needs, including home financial options for people in Chicago.

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