DISABILITY ACCESS POINT (DAP) | CENTRAL IOWA COMMUNITY SERVICES
Offers a Disability Access Point, or "DAP", which help people with disabilities, their families, and their caregivers find the services and support they need-both short-term and long-term. DAPs help by giving information, making plans, making referrals and checking in to make sure people are getting the right support to live healthy, independent lives.
Can help with the following services:
- Information and Assistance - based on presented and identified needs, provides information about programs and services, and helps to connect individuals to service providers in their communities.
- Options Counseling - provides guidance to individuals so that they may make informed choices about supports and services, typically over a period of 90 days or less. This includes benefits screening and application assistance for programs and services and follow-ups to make sure supports and decisions are assisting the individual.
- Financial Assistance - provides gap funding and service coordination for programs and services that support individuals and their caregivers so that individuals may live in the home and community of their choice. Help with short-term services and long term services are also provided.
Short-term supports (time-limited) include adaptive and assistive equipment, home and vehicle modifications, peer and parent support services, rent assistance, transportation assistance, and other basic needs (not covered by insurance).
Long-term services and supports includes adult day programs, consumer-directed attendant care (CDAC) (non-skilled and skilled), day habilitation, employment like job skills training, prevocational services, and supported employment, intensive residential services (IRSH), personal response systems, respite services like in-home, in-facility, and day camps, supported community living (SCL) and home-based habilitation (hourly), and residential living settings.
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Physical Address
315 West 3rd Street N, Newton, IA 50208
Hours
Mon 8 am - 4:30 pm; Tue 8 am - 4:30 pm; Wed 8 am - 4:30 pm; Thu 8 am - 4:30 pm; Fri 8 am - 4:30 pm;
Voice
Fax
(515) 985-0587
Website
Application process
Call for services and information
Fee
None
Required documents
None
Eligibility
Open to individuals of all ages with disabilities and their caregivers, family, friends, and service providers
Languages
English
Service area
Dickinson County, Iowa Pocahontas County, Iowa Clay County, Iowa Hardin County, Iowa Wapello County, Iowa Kossuth County, Iowa Webster County, Iowa Lee County, Iowa Hancock County, Iowa Monroe County, Iowa Davis County, Iowa Humboldt County, Iowa Keokuk County, Iowa Worth County, Iowa Winnebago County, Iowa Chickasaw County, Iowa Emmet County, Iowa Poweshiek County, Iowa Clayton County, Iowa Winneshiek County, Iowa Franklin County, Iowa Henry County, Iowa Floyd County, Iowa Cerro Gordo County, Iowa Tama County, Iowa Washington County, Iowa Mahaska County, Iowa Jefferson County, Iowa Marshall County, Iowa Calhoun County, Iowa Sac County, Iowa Grundy County, Iowa Palo Alto County, Iowa Allamakee County, Iowa Appanoose County, Iowa Benton County, Iowa Wright County, Iowa Butler County, Iowa Iowa County, Iowa Fayette County, Iowa Mitchell County, Iowa Bremer County, Iowa Van Buren County, Iowa Howard County, Iowa
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