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Tri-State Independent Blind Society

1068 Cedar Cross Road, Dubuque, IA 52003
Provides assistance in finding appropriate aides and modified equipment like magnifiers, talking clocks, etc.

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Carol's Closet - Waukon

28 Spring Avenue, Waukon, IA 52172

Help veterans, seniors, and persons with disabilities with household items including furniture and bedding, hospital beds, walkers, wheelchairs (including motorized), shower chairs, commodes and adult hygiene items. In addition, Carol's Closet can help families with newborn baby clothes to size 6 children's clothes, diapers, new cribs and car seats, baby essentials, and household items including dishes, furniture and bedding. Carol's Closet also has a handicap accessible van and standing lift for loan with a donation.

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Nebraska VR - Lincoln

500 South 84th Street, Lincoln, NE 68510

Employment program for people who experience a disability. Assists people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep a job. Program is voluntary and the services provided will be specific to an individual's needs.

Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.

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Nebraska VR - West Omaha

12011 Q Street, Omaha, NE 68137

Employment program for people who experience a disability. Assists people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep a job. Program is voluntary and the services provided will be specific to an individual's needs.

Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.

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Nebraska Assistive Technology Partnership

500 South 84th Street, Lincoln, NE 68509
Helps Nebraskans with disabilities, their families, and professionals obtain assistive technology devices and services. Provides training on a wide range of assistive devices, as well as early childhood/school age development and technology services. Locates available funding sources. Provides information about: -- Technology solutions, costs, availability, and vendors -- Specialized or adapted vehicles and mobility devices Offers technical assistance: -- Individualized assessments for home and worksite modifications -- Early childhood and school solutions -- Website assessments for accessibility Equipment provision: -- Demonstrations of assistive technology -- Short term equipment loans -- Locating used equipment

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National Federation of the Blind

Jernigen Place, 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230

Free white cane available to any blind or low vision individual in the United States, regardless of ability to pay. Individuals may request a cane as often as every six months. The cane is a straight white fiberglass cane.

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Friends of Man

PO Box 937, Littleton, CO 80160
Assists low income individuals with a range of needs including mobility equipment, vehicle modifications, ramps and minor house modifications for accessibility, medical equipment and prostheses.

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Carle Foundation Hospital

611 West Park Street, Urbana, IL 61801

Offers a variety of rental medical equipment and supplies.

Products include:

-- Mobility aids

-- Breast pumps and accessories

-- Bandages and wound care

-- Medical instruments

-- Orthopedic products

-- Aids for daily living

-- Ostomy products

-- Hosiery and medical legwear

-- Oxygen, respiratory and CPAP machines and accessories

-- Hospital beds and accessories

-- Home safety products (grab bars, bath/shower benches, elevated toilet seats)

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Lions Clubs of Iowa

16 East Main Street, Suite 260, Ames, IA 50010

Provides a directory of Lions Clubs and would refer based on where inquirer lives for possible assistance with glasses and hearing aid needs. Accepts donations of used eyeglasses for third world projects. Also accepts used hearing aids. Eye screenings for children 6 months to 48 months. PROJECTS include an Eye Bank and donor information.

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Disability Resource Center - Joliet, Illinois

77 North 129th Infantry Drive, Joliet, IL 60435
Offers every service and program available to people who are deaf or hearing impaired. In contrast, some services are specific to the deaf community, such as securing TTYs, advocating for more interpreters, using the Video Relay Service (VRS), etc.

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Boys Town National Research Hospital - West

14000 Boys Town Hospital Road, Boys Town, NE 68010

Acute pediatric care hospital.

Services include diagnostic imaging, EEG testing, Sleep Disorders Center, child life specialists, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, hearing aids and surgical services.

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Coleman Tri-County Services - CTS Creative

22 Veterans Drive, Suite A, Harrisburg, IL 62946

Provides services for blind individuals ages 55 and older. Services include low-vision and other communication aids, orientation and mobility training, services to help correct blindness, training in activities of daily living, and any other appropriate services to assist them to live independently. 

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Harvard Community Senior Center

6817 Harvard Hills Road, Harvard, IL 60033

Offers The Senior Tech Connect Program which is committed to helping improve the mental and emotional well-being of seniors. Provides devices that are video chat capable to help keep seniors connected with friends and family.

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Freeport Lions Club

2252 West Galena Avenue, Freeport, IL 61032

Offers eyeglasses assistance, vision magnification equipment, and assistance with hearing aids for those in need.

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Arc of the Quad Cities Area

4016 9th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201

Assistive technology services provide alternatives to individuals with physical and/or developmental disabilities, who find independence challenging at work, at home, or in the community. Provides evaluations and recommendations, assistance in obtaining funding for equipment, training for the individual and their primary caregiver(s), follow-up, and equipment maintenance. Staff will travel to home, facility, etc.

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Wigs for Kids

24231 Center Ridge Road, Westlake, OH 44145

Offers free hair replacement for children who have experienced hair loss due to cancer, alopecia, and other medical conditions.

Accepts hair donation; offers stylists that provide services free of charge for hair donors.

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Southern Illinois Center for Independent Living - Carbondale

2135 West Ramada Lane, Carbondale, IL 62901

Provides amplified phones, CapTel phones, and Braille phones to those individuals whose hearing loss can be verified by by physician.

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Carle - Champaign on Kirby

1813 West Kirby Avenue, Champaign, IL 61821

Offers a variety of rental medical equipment and supplies.

Products include:

-- Mobility aids

-- Breast pumps and accessories

-- Bandages and wound care

-- Medical instruments

-- Orthopedic products

-- Aids for daily living

-- Ostomy products

-- Hosiery and medical legwear

-- Oxygen, respiratory and CPAP machines and accessories

-- Hospital beds and accessories

-- Home safety products (grab bars, bath/shower benches, elevated toilet seats)

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Springfield Center for Independent Living

330 South Grand Avenue West, Springfield, IL 62704

If an individual has trouble hearing on the phone, he or she may be eligible for a free amplified phone. Individuals can receive an application packet, test, and select a phone they would like to order.

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Indianola Noon Lions Club

PO Box 27, Indianola, IA 50125

Provides a directory of Lions Clubs and would refer based on where inquirer lives for possible assistance with glasses and hearing aid needs. Accepts donations of used eyeglasses for third world projects. Also accepts used hearing aids. Eye screenings for children 6 months to 48 months. PROJECTS include an Eye Bank and donor information.

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Prevent Blindness Iowa

1111 9th Street, Suite 250, Des Moines, IA 50314

Provides vision screening, training and education programs. Services may also include free eye exams, glasses and resource referrals for additional needs for qualified low-income children and adults.

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Muscatine Center for Social Action

312 Iowa Avenue, Muscatine, IA 52761
Provides qualifying area residents with access to eye care and vision correction. The Adult Vision Clinic is located at MCSA to provide underserved adult Muscatine-area residents with access to eye care and vision correction. Staffed by local volunteer optometrists and offers routine eye examinations and glasses as necessary. A $10 co-pay is required from each patient, which covers the examination and glasses as needed.  A client may be referred by MCSA, Muscatine County Community Services, the Department of Human Services (DHS), or Community Action when it is determined they are within 100% of poverty guidelines and do not qualify for other medical assistance programs.

Please call for more information. Patients needing further care (for pre-glaucoma, glaucoma, or other more serious conditions) will be referred to the Ophthalmology Department at the University of Iowa, which serves all Iowa residents, regardless of ability to pay.

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Hampshire Township

170 Mill Avenue, Hampshire, IL 60140

Used medical equipment available for township residents. Equipment can be on loan for up to 3 months, or more if approved. Common items available:

- Walkers

- Wheel chairs

- Crutches

- Commodes

- Shower Seats

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Apria Healthcare - Marion

1515 Blairs Ferry Road, Suite B, Marion, IA 52302
Provides medical equipment for sale or for rent to patients.  Services offered include sleep care, respiratory care, diabetes care, enternal nutrition care, pharmacy, and wound care.  For specific information on what medical equipment that is available for sale or for rent clients must call.

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Carle - Mattoon on Lerna

200 Lerna Road South, Mattoon, IL 61938

Offers a variety of rental medical equipment and supplies.

Products include:

-- Mobility aids

-- Breast pumps and accessories

-- Bandages and wound care

-- Medical instruments

-- Orthopedic products

-- Aids for daily living

-- Ostomy products

-- Hosiery and medical legwear

-- Oxygen, respiratory and CPAP machines and accessories

-- Hospital beds and accessories

-- Home safety products (grab bars, bath/shower benches, elevated toilet seats)

Data provided by

United Way of the Midlands