Elderwerks Senior Resource Directory 2025/2026

MEDICAL RESOURCES

Better Hearing Institute Hearing Industries Association 202-975-0905 www.betterhearing.org CapTel Captioned Telephone Lynda Strelitz 847-226-7779 lynda.strelitz@oeius.org www.CapTel.com

Chicago Hearing Society, a division of Anixter Center 1444 W. Willow St. Chicago, IL 60642 773-248-9121 773-904-0154 (Videophone) www.chicagohearingsociety.org Hearing Aid Consumer Protection 800-545-2200 (Toll Free) 800-547-0466 (TTY) www2.illinois.gov/aging/ protectionadvocacy/pages/fraud.aspx The Illinois Dept. of Public Health offers protection from fraudulent dispensary practices through the Hearing Aid Consumer Protection Program. Hearing Aid Helpline 800-521-5247 | 734-522-7200 www.ihsinfo.org Hearing Loss Association of America 7910 Woodmont Ave. Suite 1200 Bethesda, MD 20814 301-657-2248 www.hearingloss.org Provides assistance and resources for people with hearing loss and their families to learn how to adjust to living with hearing loss.

Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission (IDHHC) 217-557-4495 (Voice) 217-303-8010 (Video Phone) 888-261-2698 (TTY) www2.illinois.gov/idhhc State agency that promotes education and legal awareness for effective communication for those with hearing loss. Online search for interpreters in a specific area. Illinois Relay Service 800-526-0857 800-526-0844 (TTY) or dial 711 800-501-0865 (Español) 800-501-0864 (Español TTY) 877-826-1130 (Voice Carry Over) 877-526-6690 (Speech to Speech) 877-526-6680 (ASCII) For information on any Relay’s features: 800-676-3777 Sprint Relay Cust. Service 800-841-6167 - ITAC office Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation (ITAC) A not-for-profit organization that distributes amplified telephones. 800-841-6167 www.itactty.org 877-526-6670 (Telebraille) www.itactty.org/illinois-relay

CapTel® captioned telephone shows word-for-word captions of everything a caller says over the phone. Like captions on TV - for your phone. Helps people with hearing loss enjoy phone conversations confident they'll catch every word. *See ad page 97 Center for Sight and Hearing 8038 MacIntosh Lane Rockford, IL 61107 815-332-6800 | 815-332-6820 (TTY)

www.centerforsighthearing.org Provides services and products to individuals that have vision and/or hearing loss.

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