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2024 Living Well with ALS Educational Symposium

Resources for Persons Living with ALS and Their Caregivers

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us at ALS United Greater Chicago’s 11th Annual ALS Educational Symposium and Vendor Expo! We hope you found the event informative, engaging, and filled with helpful resources. We have some important updates and additional materials to share with you, including the audio recordings, vendor information, and more.

  • Attendee Survey: Your feedback is invaluable in helping us improve future events. Please check your email for the attendee survey link. We hope you will take a moment to complete our brief survey and let us know your thoughts.
  • Shutterfly Album: our event photographer sent us the photos. Check them out here.

Presentation Audio

If you missed any of the presentations or want to revisit them, you can listen to the audio recordings now. Feel free to share these valuable resources with others who couldn’t attend.

Presentation PowerPoint Slides

  1. Your ALS Guide
  2. Illinois Assistive Technology Program
  3. ALSCaregivers.org

Vendors

A special thank you to our presenting sponsor, Unity Hospice, and to all our amazing sponsors and vendor partners. Their support makes events like this possible. Please explore their websites, linked below, to learn more about the services and products they offer:

Tobii Dynavox
Hanger Clinic
Integrated Respiratory Solutions
Maxim Healthcare Services
Hillrom
MobiltyWorks
PRC-Saltillo
National Seating & Mobility
Numotion
Special Needs Chicago
Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care
Illinois Assistive Technology Program
Your ALS Guide
ALSCaregivers.org
Paralyzed Veterans of America

Thank you again for being a part of our local ALS community. We are here to support you. If you have any additional questions or feedback, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Warm regards,
Joumana Fawaz-Baroody, RN, BSN
Vice President of Care Services
ALS United Greater Chicago

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