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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.

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.

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;

Fax

(515) 985-0587

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

Van Buren County, Iowa Wright County, Iowa Mitchell County, Iowa Fayette County, Iowa Iowa County, Iowa Bremer County, Iowa Davis County, Iowa Lee County, Iowa Butler County, Iowa Kossuth County, Iowa Hardin County, Iowa Clay County, Iowa Franklin County, Iowa Winneshiek County, Iowa Pocahontas County, Iowa Poweshiek County, Iowa Sac County, Iowa Allamakee County, Iowa Palo Alto County, Iowa Benton County, Iowa Emmet County, Iowa Jefferson County, Iowa Mahaska County, Iowa Washington County, Iowa Tama County, Iowa Marshall County, Iowa Calhoun County, Iowa Henry County, Iowa Floyd County, Iowa Cerro Gordo County, Iowa Dickinson County, Iowa Clayton County, Iowa Worth County, Iowa Monroe County, Iowa Wapello County, Iowa Webster County, Iowa Howard County, Iowa Chickasaw County, Iowa Appanoose County, Iowa Hancock County, Iowa Grundy County, Iowa Keokuk County, Iowa Winnebago County, Iowa Humboldt County, Iowa

Agency info

CENTRAL IOWA COMMUNITY SERVICES

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