Featured Services and Programs

HomeMod - Program
Home accessibility modifications that will allow people with disabilities, under the age of sixty, to make their living environment accessible.

Disability Resources
MOPD’s Disability Resources Unit provides assistance with identifying and accessing community resources that may help increase the independence of people with disabilities.

Employment Services
MOPD is committed to promoting employment opportunities for people with disabilities through the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Program (WIPA).

Public Policy and Public Affairs
The Public Policy and Public Affairs identifies and directs MOPD’s legislative priorities and spearheads department accessibility compliance and policy initiatives.

Transportation and Parking
As part of its mission, MOPD promotes an understanding of the issues of concern to people with disabilities, including accessible public transportation.

Training Services
The Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities provides training on approaches and strategies for interacting with individuals with all types of disabilities in professional, social, and recreational settings.

Emergency Preparedness
MOPD provides information on emergency preparedness resources for people with disabilities and their caregivers.

Youth Employment Services
Youth Employment Program is aimed at proactively combating the high unemployment rate of working-age individuals with disabilities through public and private sector partnerships.

Substance Use Prevention Program for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Substance Use Prevention Program for the Deaf/hard of Hearing (SUPPD) believes one of the most important things we can teach our youth is the ability to make well-informed and positive choices in their lives (whether it involves drugs or alcohol or not) that support a healthy lifestyle.
Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot and the Mayor's Office For People with Disabilities Announce a celebration of
GLOBAL ACCESSIBILITY AWARENESS DAY
Location: MOPD Field Office, 2102 W. Ogden Ave., Chicago, IL 60612
Date: Thursday, May 19, 2022. Time: 11A.M. - 3:30P.M.
Learn about community resources and connect with others!
We’ll have food trucks, live dance performances by Reinvent Ability, and an on-site COVID-19 vaccine clinic (vaccines will be provided from 12:30 P.M. – 1:30 P.M.)!
GAAD was created to raise awareness about digital accessibility and inclusion, and MOPD is proud to join in this international celebration!
Reserve an information table for your organization using this link: https://bit.ly/3JTF6N2.
For questions or to request accessibility, please e-mail Jocelyn Romasanta:
Jocelyn.Romasanta@cityofchicago.org.
Contact us with any questions, comments, or concerns at: mopdinfo@cityofchicago.org
Department Main Office
Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities
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Phone: 312.744.7050
Fax: 312.744.3314
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121 N. LaSalle Street
Chicago, IL 60602
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Rachel Arfa
Commissioner