Information and referral for disability services.
Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living.
Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them.
Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills. Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction. Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training.
Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations. Donations of equipment accepted.
Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives.
Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.
Information and referral for disability services.
Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living.
Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them.
Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills. Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction. Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training.
Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations. Donations of equipment accepted.
Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives.
Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.
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COMMUNITY LIVING SUPPORT for individuals with disabilities including in-home and community supports that assist individuals with disabilities to live independently in the community of their choice. Serves individuals with autism, intellectual disability, developmental disabilities, brain injury, individuals dealing with interfering behaviors and dual diagnosis of intellectual disability and mental illness.
EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT for individuals with disabilities. This service provides community supports to find, obtain, learn and maintain a competitive employment position in the community. Specializes in individuals with intellectual disability, developmental disabilities, brain injuries and chronic mental illness.
HOME BASED HABILITATION SERVICES are for individuals who have a mental illness. Provides supports in the home, community and employment site to assist the individual to maintain independent living and employment.
MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY for children and adults of all ages. Candeo therapists specialize in Art and Play Therapy, Trauma recovery and more. The team also specializes in therapeutic support for adults experiencing both an intellectual disability and a mental health diagnosis.
COMMUNITY LIVING SUPPORT for individuals with disabilities including in-home and community supports that assist individuals with disabilities to live independently in the community of their choice. Serves individuals with autism, intellectual disability, developmental disabilities, brain injury, individuals dealing with interfering behaviors and dual diagnosis of intellectual disability and mental illness.
EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT for individuals with disabilities. This service provides community supports to find, obtain, learn and maintain a competitive employment position in the community. Specializes in individuals with intellectual disability, developmental disabilities, brain injuries and chronic mental illness.
HOME BASED HABILITATION SERVICES are for individuals who have a mental illness. Provides supports in the home, community and employment site to assist the individual to maintain independent living and employment.
MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY for children and adults of all ages. Candeo therapists specialize in Art and Play Therapy, Trauma recovery and more. The team also specializes in therapeutic support for adults experiencing both an intellectual disability and a mental health diagnosis.
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Information and referral for disability services.
Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living.
Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them.
Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills. Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction. Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training.
Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations. Donations of equipment accepted.
Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives.
Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.
Information and referral for disability services.
Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living.
Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them.
Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills. Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction. Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training.
Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations. Donations of equipment accepted.
Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives.
Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.
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Advocacy and services for persons with all types of disabilities including skills training, peer counseling, information and referral, and technical assistance about the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- Blind Services works with individuals one-on-one to instruct persons who have lost (or are losing) their vision, on how to read Braille and organize their household and travel. Produces and replicates Braille materials. Translates materials such as menus and brochures into Braille and produces multiple copies as a service to the community. (There is a normal cost per Braille page produced, plus $25 per hour for formatting.)
- Captioning at Real Time (CART) provides the translation of spoken words into text using a stenotype machine operated by a stenographer/reporter. Real-time software is used to display the text onto a computer monitor, and a projector or other device is used to display the text on a television or larger screen. CART is especially valuable in large meetings or in communications with a person who is deaf or has hearing loss. CART can be utilized in following settings: community events and workshops, government, legal, educational, medical, theater and auditorium, and captioning of movies and videos.
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services provides one-on-one services for independent living skills training, information and referral, advocacy, and peer counseling. Serves as a TTY Distribution site for ITAC (Illinois Telecommunications Access Commission), which provides free TTY devices to Illinois residents. Distributes applications for Iowa TTY distributions for Iowa residents who are qualified (speech impaired or hard of hearing). Distributes amplified phones for residents of Illinois of all ages who have a difficult time hearing on the phone.
- Provides information and resources on low-tech independent living devices such as magnifiers, talking watches, etc., when funding is available.
- Housing assistance provides information and problem-solving assistance with locating and securing affordable, accessible housing, including research into public and private-sector housing markets.
- Information and Referral service provides information through Illinois/Iowa Center for Independent Living's system and library. Requests for information can be made by phone, mail, or in person, and can include loans of library materials.
- Outreach services offers presentations, brochures, media releases, public service announcements, media interviews, and video programs to inform the public of programs and services offered.
- Volunteers are utilized in programs, services, and office operations; volunteers receive training and supervision appropriate to their duties.
Advocacy and services for persons with all types of disabilities including skills training, peer counseling, information and referral, and technical assistance about the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- Blind Services works with individuals one-on-one to instruct persons who have lost (or are losing) their vision, on how to read Braille and organize their household and travel. Produces and replicates Braille materials. Translates materials such as menus and brochures into Braille and produces multiple copies as a service to the community. (There is a normal cost per Braille page produced, plus $25 per hour for formatting.)
- Captioning at Real Time (CART) provides the translation of spoken words into text using a stenotype machine operated by a stenographer/reporter. Real-time software is used to display the text onto a computer monitor, and a projector or other device is used to display the text on a television or larger screen. CART is especially valuable in large meetings or in communications with a person who is deaf or has hearing loss. CART can be utilized in following settings: community events and workshops, government, legal, educational, medical, theater and auditorium, and captioning of movies and videos.
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services provides one-on-one services for independent living skills training, information and referral, advocacy, and peer counseling. Serves as a TTY Distribution site for ITAC (Illinois Telecommunications Access Commission), which provides free TTY devices to Illinois residents. Distributes applications for Iowa TTY distributions for Iowa residents who are qualified (speech impaired or hard of hearing). Distributes amplified phones for residents of Illinois of all ages who have a difficult time hearing on the phone.
- Provides information and resources on low-tech independent living devices such as magnifiers, talking watches, etc., when funding is available.
- Housing assistance provides information and problem-solving assistance with locating and securing affordable, accessible housing, including research into public and private-sector housing markets.
- Information and Referral service provides information through Illinois/Iowa Center for Independent Living's system and library. Requests for information can be made by phone, mail, or in person, and can include loans of library materials.
- Outreach services offers presentations, brochures, media releases, public service announcements, media interviews, and video programs to inform the public of programs and services offered.
- Volunteers are utilized in programs, services, and office operations; volunteers receive training and supervision appropriate to their duties.
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Provides a wide variety of independent living services for individuals with disabilities with the objective of helping them to function more independently in family and community settings and to secure and maintain appropriate employment. Services may include information and referral services, referrals for attendant care, attendant recruitment and training programs, independent living skills training, assistance in meeting housing and transportation needs, peer counseling, transition from institutions into the community, deflection from institutional placement, transition from youth to adult services, and advice and guidance regarding legal rights and benefits eligibility.
Provides a wide variety of independent living services for individuals with disabilities with the objective of helping them to function more independently in family and community settings and to secure and maintain appropriate employment. Services may include information and referral services, referrals for attendant care, attendant recruitment and training programs, independent living skills training, assistance in meeting housing and transportation needs, peer counseling, transition from institutions into the community, deflection from institutional placement, transition from youth to adult services, and advice and guidance regarding legal rights and benefits eligibility.
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Five core services include:
- Information and Referral.
- Independent Living Skills Training.
- Peer Counseling.
- Advocacy.
- Transition Program.
Five core services include:
- Information and Referral.
- Independent Living Skills Training.
- Peer Counseling.
- Advocacy.
- Transition Program.
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Provides peer support counseling, information and referral to services that help disabled individuals, skills training, advocacy for persons with disabilities and their families and disability awareness and leadership education. Working with individuals in their homes or in locations convenient to the individual.
Provides peer support counseling, information and referral to services that help disabled individuals, skills training, advocacy for persons with disabilities and their families and disability awareness and leadership education. Working with individuals in their homes or in locations convenient to the individual.
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Services which enable persons with disabilities to acquire the skills necessary for independent living.
Barrier Removal and Information Center offers consultations to consumers, builders, businesses and organizations to increase accessibility within the home and community. Modifications to homes include redesigning living areas, and installing outside ramps and grab bars. In addition, grant assistance is offered to income- and geographically-eligible persons with disabilities.
Center for Independent Living services include information and referral, independent living skills training, financial benefits counseling, and awareness training for the general public and organizations regarding disability issues. In addition, the Center assists clients in the development and implementation of independent living plans in the following areas: home and financial management; social skills; sexuality; consumer and legal rights; peer counseling; equipment loan, repair and rental; and individual and systems advocacy.
Services which enable persons with disabilities to acquire the skills necessary for independent living.
Barrier Removal and Information Center offers consultations to consumers, builders, businesses and organizations to increase accessibility within the home and community. Modifications to homes include redesigning living areas, and installing outside ramps and grab bars. In addition, grant assistance is offered to income- and geographically-eligible persons with disabilities.
Center for Independent Living services include information and referral, independent living skills training, financial benefits counseling, and awareness training for the general public and organizations regarding disability issues. In addition, the Center assists clients in the development and implementation of independent living plans in the following areas: home and financial management; social skills; sexuality; consumer and legal rights; peer counseling; equipment loan, repair and rental; and individual and systems advocacy.
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Provides peer support counseling, information and referral to services that help disabled individuals, skills training, advocacy for persons with disabilities and their families and disability awareness and leadership education. Working with individuals in their homes or in locations convenient to the individual.
Provides peer support counseling, information and referral to services that help disabled individuals, skills training, advocacy for persons with disabilities and their families and disability awareness and leadership education. Working with individuals in their homes or in locations convenient to the individual.
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Provides a wide variety of independent living services for individuals with disabilities with the objective of helping them to function more independently in family and community settings and to secure and maintain appropriate employment. Services may include information and referral services, referrals for attendant care, attendant recruitment and training programs, independent living skills training, assistance in meeting housing and transportation needs, peer counseling, transition from institutions into the community, deflection from institutional placement, transition from youth to adult services, and advice and guidance regarding legal rights and benefits eligibility.
Provides a wide variety of independent living services for individuals with disabilities with the objective of helping them to function more independently in family and community settings and to secure and maintain appropriate employment. Services may include information and referral services, referrals for attendant care, attendant recruitment and training programs, independent living skills training, assistance in meeting housing and transportation needs, peer counseling, transition from institutions into the community, deflection from institutional placement, transition from youth to adult services, and advice and guidance regarding legal rights and benefits eligibility.
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Offers to teach the necessary skills in order to live independently.
Offers to teach the necessary skills in order to live independently.
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- Advocates for the civil rights of individuals with disabilities.
- Coordinates public disability awareness activities including presentations to community groups.
- Assists individuals with hearing and speech disabilities access communication needs.
- Assists with independent living skills training (money management, assertiveness training, self-advocacy, etc.).
- Provides information and referral services.
- Provides peer mentoring for individual and group settings.
- Provides transition services such as moving qualified individuals from nursing facilities or other institutions to independent living.
- Assists youth with disabilities transition from high school to adult life.
- Provides personal assistant services.
- Operates a Community Advocacy Training program for youth and adults.
- Assists individuals with vision loss or blindness acquire assistive devices and skills training.
- Operates a medical equipment loan program.
- Provides mentoring for parents of youth with disabilities.
- Advocates for the civil rights of individuals with disabilities.
- Coordinates public disability awareness activities including presentations to community groups.
- Assists individuals with hearing and speech disabilities access communication needs.
- Assists with independent living skills training (money management, assertiveness training, self-advocacy, etc.).
- Provides information and referral services.
- Provides peer mentoring for individual and group settings.
- Provides transition services such as moving qualified individuals from nursing facilities or other institutions to independent living.
- Assists youth with disabilities transition from high school to adult life.
- Provides personal assistant services.
- Operates a Community Advocacy Training program for youth and adults.
- Assists individuals with vision loss or blindness acquire assistive devices and skills training.
- Operates a medical equipment loan program.
- Provides mentoring for parents of youth with disabilities.
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Provides residential and vocational support services to persons with mental and physical disabilities. Includes HCBS waiver programs, supported community living, transportation, job coaching and placement, CDAC, medication management, independent living skills, and payee services for clients.
Provides residential and vocational support services to persons with mental and physical disabilities. Includes HCBS waiver programs, supported community living, transportation, job coaching and placement, CDAC, medication management, independent living skills, and payee services for clients.
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Offers services which assist persons with disabilities in achieving and/or maintaining independence. Services include, but are not limited to:
- Information and Referral (personal assistant, interpreter, and housing referrals).
- Access and Advocacy (accessibility surveys, assistive devices, Braille printing).
- Skills Development (personal assistant management training, basic computer skills, public transit use, budgeting).
- Counseling (independent living, peer, vocational).
- Free Amplified Phones for Illinois residents with verifiable hearing loss who have a land line.
- Independent Living Needs Assessment.
- Mass Transit District Disability Verification.
- Reintegration into the community from nursing home, etc. (Includes possible financial assistance for moving home or into supportive living).
- PACE Presentations.
- PACE will readily provide sign language interpreters to access PACE events on request.
Offers services which assist persons with disabilities in achieving and/or maintaining independence. Services include, but are not limited to:
- Information and Referral (personal assistant, interpreter, and housing referrals).
- Access and Advocacy (accessibility surveys, assistive devices, Braille printing).
- Skills Development (personal assistant management training, basic computer skills, public transit use, budgeting).
- Counseling (independent living, peer, vocational).
- Free Amplified Phones for Illinois residents with verifiable hearing loss who have a land line.
- Independent Living Needs Assessment.
- Mass Transit District Disability Verification.
- Reintegration into the community from nursing home, etc. (Includes possible financial assistance for moving home or into supportive living).
- PACE Presentations.
- PACE will readily provide sign language interpreters to access PACE events on request.
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Offers community and residential support services help people learn some or all of the skills necessary to plan, shop for and prepare their own meals, do their laundry, clean their home, and enjoy community events and activities.
Offers community and residential support services help people learn some or all of the skills necessary to plan, shop for and prepare their own meals, do their laundry, clean their home, and enjoy community events and activities.
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