Supporting Information

• A Guide for MOPD's Language Access Policy
  
  MOPD's Lanuage Access Policy
• A Guideline for Writing and Reporting about People with Disabilities
  
  The Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities provides information to print and broadcast reporters, students, disability organizations and the general public about terminology and portrayal issues concerning people with disabilities.
• Accessible Housing
  
  Housing information services offered by the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) are designed to promote and identify integrated, adaptable/accessible and affordable housing for people with disabilities in the Chicago metropolitan area.
• Accessible Transportation Information for People with Disabilities
  
  Information on Accessible Transportation Information for People with Disabilities
• Advocacy - Disability Resources
  
  The Disability Resources Division provides Advocacy Services, which involves helping people with disabilities under the age of 60 resolve issues with other agencies.
• CTA/RTA Customer Service Center Information
• Disability Rights Resources - Accessibility Compliance Unit
  
  Below are links to the websites of accessible transportation providers and organizations that provide transportation-related information.
• Emergency Preparedness Resources for People with Disabilities
  
  Emergency Preparedness Resources for People with Disabilities
• Facts and Figures about People with Disabilities in Chicago and the U.S.
  
  Statistical information about people with disabilities in Chicago and the U.S.
• File a Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities FOIA Request
• In-Home Assistive Devices
  
  MOPD provides personal devices or equipment that will assist an individual to become more independent in their home. Provisions of equipment and instruction is based on the individual needs in the home environment. For more information on this program please contact MOPD at (311 (voice/TTY).
• Individualized Needs Assessment
  
  Individualized Needs Assessment empowers an individual with skills, education, motivation and support services needed to accomplish a healthy, more independent lifestyle.
• MOPD Calendar
• Personal Assistance/ Homemaker Services
  
  The Personal Assistance/Homemaker Program allows qualified individuals with disabilities who live in the city of Chicago and are under the age of 60 to receive in-home services.
• Practical Assistance - Disability Resources
  
  Practical Assistance is assistance provided to help an individual obtain a service or benefit. Assistance may include completing forms such as the circuit breaker, filing applications such as the RTA Reduced Fare application** and writing and/or explaining a letter or formal document.
• TSA Service Animal Expectation Document
  
  Service animals are animals that are individually trained to perform tasks for people with disabilities such as guiding people who are blind, alerting people who are deaf, pulling wheelchairs, alerting and protecting a person who is having a seizure, or performing other tasks.