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Friedman Place is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization for blind adults located at 5527 North Maplewood Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. [1] A Supportive Living Facility with 81 resident apartments, Friedman Place provides specialized housing to qualifying individuals regardless of race, religion, or financial resources.
The Chicago Lighthouse is a non-profit organization located in Chicago, Illinois.. The Lighthouse is one of the oldest social service agencies in Chicago. Among the many programs it offers are a school for children with multi-disabilities; job training and placement; a low vision clinic; and a manufacturing facility that boasts the nation's sole contract to supply clocks to the U.S. government.
Hadley, formerly Hadley Institute for the Blind and Visually Impaired, is an American 501(c)(3) non-profit, based in Winnetka, Illinois. It offers instruction online and by mail for individuals who have lost their vision or are blind. [2] Hadley is a partner of the National Eye Institute (NEI) and the National Eye Health Education Program ...
Riverdale is one of the 77 official community areas of Chicago, Illinois and is located on the city's far south side.. As originally designated by the Social Science Research Committee at the University of Chicago and officially adopted by the City of Chicago, the Riverdale community area extends from 115th Street south to the city boundary at 138th Street and from the Illinois Central ...
Altgeld Gardens Homes is a Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) public housing project on the far south side of Chicago, Illinois, United States, on the border of Chicago and Riverdale, Illinois. The residents are 97% African-American according to the 2000 United States Census . [ 1 ]
The Exoneration Project has helped clear more than 200 people since 2009, including a dozen in Chicago’s Cook County in 2023 alone. Show comments Advertisement
A Chicago man convicted of murder based in part on testimony from a legally blind eyewitness is suing the city and the police department. A judge convicted Darien Harris in 2014 in connection with ...
Jacob W. Bolotin (January 3, 1888 – April 1, 1924) was the world's first totally blind physician.. Born in 1888 to a poor immigrant family in Chicago, United States, Bolotin fought prejudice and misconceptions about the capabilities of blind people in order to win acceptance to medical school and then into the medical profession.