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1. Disabilities Guidebook: Health Care Surrogates
   Explains how Illinois law allows family members, friends, or guardians to make medical treatment decisions for people who are unable to make such decisions
   Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services; Updated by Tom Wendt, Center for Disability & Elder Law
   Updated: 03/21/2013
2. Disabilities Guidebook: Advance Directives, Powers of Attorney and Living Wills
   Explains how Illinois laws authorize advance directives, such as a Power of Attorney or a Living Will
   Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services; Updated by Tom Wendt, Center for Disability & Elder Law
   Updated: 03/21/2013
3. Disabilities Guidebook: Advance Directives for Mental Health Treatment
   Explains Illinois law, which allows you to give advance instructions about your mental health treatment
   Author: David Wolowitz & Michael O'Connor, Prairie State Legal Services; Updated by Tom Wendt, Center for Disability & Elder Law
   Updated: 03/21/2013
4. Senior Citizens Handbook - Your Rights as a Homeowner
   Information about homeowner's rights, including refinancing, predatory loans, reverse mortgages, mortgage foreclosure, tax sale, equitable indemnity, real estate tax deferral, and other tax advantages
   Author: Prairie State Legal Services
   Updated: 03/20/2013
5. Senior Citizens Handbook - Renters' Rights
   Information about leases, security deposits, housing conditions, evictions, subsidized housing, and the Circuit Breaker Program
   Author: Prairie State Legal Services
   Updated: 02/20/2013
6. Senior Citizens Handbook - Public Utilities and LIHEAP
   Information for senior citizens about public utilities, including a provider's or landlord's duty to provide service, shut-offs and reconnections and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
   Author: Prairie State Legal Services
   Updated: 11/30/2012
7. Senior Citizens Handbook - Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefits
   Information about receiving prescription drug benefits under Medicare Part D
   Author: Prairie State Legal Services
   Updated: 09/28/2012
8. Senior Citizens Handbook - Community Care Program
   Includes what the Community Care Program is, eligibility, applying, appealing denials and terminations
   Author: Prairie State Legal Services
   Updated: 09/28/2012
9. Senior Citizens Handbook - Financial Assistance: Emergency Help
   Describes the types of emergency financial help available to senior citizens, including emergency food stamps, and emergency needs for rent, utilities, clothes, medical care, and other basic essentials
   Author: Prairie State Legal Services
   Updated: 09/27/2012
10. Benefits for Illinois Veterans
    Includes guidelines for determining eligibility for benefits, benefits that are available to disabled veterans and their families, how to apply for benefits, how to appeal, and general help with problems surrounding benefits.
    Author: Illinois Attorney General
    Updated: 08/03/2012
11. Senior Citizens Handbook: The Pharmaceutical Assistance Program
    Information about Illinois Cares Rx, a pharmaceutical assistance program for senior and persons with disabilities
    Author: Prairie State Legal Services
    Updated: 07/12/2012
12. Advanced Guardian ad litem Issues in Adult Disabled Guardianship Cases
    This webcast discusses the different ways a guardian ad litem can be appointed and lays out strategies to deal with a variety of challenges the guardian may encounter.
    Presenter(s): Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation
    Updated: 07/03/2012
13. Civil Unions: Important Estate Planning Considerations
    Information for Illinois civil union partners to consider regarding estate planning, including: income taxes, inheritance laws, and healthcare decisions.
    Presenter(s): Center on Halsted Legal Program
    Updated: 06/21/2012
14. Disability Rights Consortium at Equip for Equality: Special Needs Trusts
    Information about special needs trusts for people with disabilities.
    Presenter(s): Equip for Equality - Northeastern Illinois Office
    Updated: 06/18/2012
15. Social Security Disability and Retirement
    This manual is an overview of the issues encountered by advocates representing clients trying to or receiving SSDI.
    Author: Revisions contributed by, Katie Shelton, LAF
    Updated: 04/16/2012
16. CBA Legal Aid Committee Meeting, The Move to Community Integration: Colbert, Ligas and Williams
    The meeting focuses on three recent class action settlements that will offer thousands of people with disabilities in institutions and nursing homes in Illinois the choice to live and participate in their own communities.
    Presenter(s): The Chicago Bar Foundation
    Updated: 03/14/2012
17. Disability Rights Consortium Meeting: Advocacy on Behalf of Seniors and People with Disabilities
    Disability Rights Consortium Meeting focused on the intersection of advocacy on behalf of seniors and people with disabilities.
    Presenter(s): Equip for Equality - Northeastern Illinois Office
    Updated: 01/30/2012
18. Disabilities Guidebook: Social Security Disability Benefits (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
    Describes your rights to social security disability benefits and supplemental security income.
    Author: Prairie State Legal Services
    Updated: 01/26/2012
19. Federal Benefits for Veterans and Dependents
    Provides information on the various veterans benefits programs
    Author: Department of Veterans Affairs
    Updated: 01/06/2012
20. Medicare Cost Sharing Programs
    The basics of the three Medicare Cost Sharing Programs.
    Author: Revisions Contributed by, Carrie Chapman, Legal Assistance Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago
    Updated: 11/16/2011
21. Assisting Seniors with Advanced Directives
    This training is designed for pro bono attorneys who wish to assist seniors draft advance directives, such as powers of attorney and living wills.
    Presenter(s): Prairie State Legal Services - Peoria Office
    Updated: 08/19/2011
22. Mediation: Investor Doesn't Do HAMP
    This mediation scenario outlines what happens when an investor does not participate in HAMP.
    Author: Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
    Updated: 08/18/2011
23. Pro Bono Senior Center Initiative Training
    Training on how prepare Powers of Attorney for Health Care and Property, as well as Living Will Declarations.
    Presenter(s): Center for Disability and Elder Law
    Updated: 05/09/2011
24. Powers of Attorney and Advanced Directive Packet
    HotDoc interview to create: Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care or for Property, Living Will, and Cremation Declaration plus necessary Notices and Certifications
    Author: Illinois Legal Aid Online
    Updated: 05/09/2011
25. Senior Citizens Handbook - Medicare
    Information about Medicare, including Parts A (hospital insurance), B (medical insurance), and C, how it works, who is eligible, what it costs, how to apply, services covered, supplemental policies, QMB, SLIB, and what to do if your claim is denied
    Author: Prairie State Legal Services
    Updated: 05/06/2011

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