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MOPD provides the following housing services:
- Home Modifications that will allow people with disabilities, who are under the age of sixty, to receive home modifications that make their living environment accessible.
- Links people with disabilities with appropriate, available and accessible housing. Information, short-term counseling and referral services are provided to people with disabilities who are trying to secure housing in Chicago, and need information on housing rights and housing programs.
- Maintains resource listings of services in Chicago that are usable by people with disabilities.
- Provides information on how to modify existing homes and apartments for accessibility and how to finance these modifications.
- Educates housing professionals who want to learn the accessibility guidelines -- as mandated by accessible housing laws such as the Illinois Accessibility Code (IAC) and the Fair Housing Amendments Act (FHAA) -- are provided with information and written materials.
- Advocates on various levels (individually and legislatively) for accessible housing and the housing rights of people with disabilities via individual contact, workshops, seminars and other education strategies.
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For more information, please contact MOPD at 311 or by dialing 312.744.6673 (Voice) or 312.744.7833 (TTY), or stop by @ 2102 W Ogden Ave.
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