News Flash!
NEW ADDRESS: 318 West Madison Street, Pontiac, IL 61764
Open for business at new address: Tuesday, July 5
Open House: Tuesday, July 26, from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. See our new offices, nibble on snacks, and help us celebrate the 21st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the leading civil rights law for persons with disabilities.
Phone Number (unchanged): 815/844-1132 (Voice/TTY)
Fax Number (unchanged): 815/844-1148
Announcement about our Medical Equipment Loan program: Our Pontiac office will end its medical equipment loan program on June 24. The Livingston County Health Department will begin providing this service on June 27.
Closed for business at old address: June 28 - July 1
For more information, please call our office at 815/844-1132.
Illinois has a program to help! You can get a FREE amplified phone through the Illinois Telecommunications Access Corporation (ITAC). It's easy to qualify.
You must:
- be a legal resident of Illinois;
- have your doctor or audiologist sign the application certifying that you are hard-of-hearing;
- have standard phone service in your residence.
There is some information you will need to submit to ITAC to get a phone:
- 1. Completed application--you fill out the front, your doctor or audiologist has to fill out the back certifying you have a hearing loss.
- 2. A copy of your most recent phone bill--the pages that include your name, address, taxes and fees.
- 3. Proof of identification--this can be a copy of your driver's license, state ID card OR a piece of mail showing the same address as the application.
LIFE Center for Independent Living is a selection center for these phones. You can go to either the Bloomington or the Pontiac office during regular business hours to see and test the four amplified phones you have to choose from and select which phone works best for you.
To receive an application or if you have questions or concerns, please contact Brianne.
LIFE Center for Independent Living does not provide sign language interpreters, but we can direct you to the website that provides all of the information you need to hire an interpreter in the state of Illinois.
There are two steps to finding an interpreter.
First you must determine what level(s) of interpreters are qualified to do the job you need them for, this brochure explains the levels.
Then you need the list of interpreters to contact them and find out if they are available for the date and time you need them. You are able to hire any interpreter you wish, as long as they are within the level(s) you need for the job.
All of this information and more can be found on the Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing's website. If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact Brianne or contact Dana at LIFE Center for Independent Living.
Watch this video to find out what you can do to stop this from happening.
Language Assistance Service Video RE: Hospitals and Interpreters.
