Offers independent living skills instructions focuses on individualized opportunities that are especially suited to each participant. Special needs training and activities focus on daily living skills.
Offers independent living skills instructions focuses on individualized opportunities that are especially suited to each participant. Special needs training and activities focus on daily living skills.
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Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.
Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.
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Provides informational and educational programming targeted toward a consumer or a group of consumers with the intent to develop or increase the skills, knowledge and/or abilities required to live, work and play in the community.
Programs offered include self-advocacy and awareness, life skills training, braille training, TTY training, personal assistant information, interpreter referrals and equipment demonstration and loan.
Provides informational and educational programming targeted toward a consumer or a group of consumers with the intent to develop or increase the skills, knowledge and/or abilities required to live, work and play in the community.
Programs offered include self-advocacy and awareness, life skills training, braille training, TTY training, personal assistant information, interpreter referrals and equipment demonstration and loan.
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SCL (SUPPORTED COMMUNITY LIVING) program is for those people who just need someone to "drop-in" to assist them with various things. Individuals in this program can live with their families, or they can live in their own home or apartment. A Living Skills Advisor will schedule time to meet with them every week to assist them with needed tasks - budgeting, cooking, cleaning, shopping, appointments, social skills, and problem solving.
SPIRITUAL SERVICES are available to all clients.
SCL (SUPPORTED COMMUNITY LIVING) program is for those people who just need someone to "drop-in" to assist them with various things. Individuals in this program can live with their families, or they can live in their own home or apartment. A Living Skills Advisor will schedule time to meet with them every week to assist them with needed tasks - budgeting, cooking, cleaning, shopping, appointments, social skills, and problem solving.
SPIRITUAL SERVICES are available to all clients.
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Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.
Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.
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Offers classes designed to address the many unique challenges that young adults face during the transition to independence, to make the transition to independence successful and foster self-sufficiency by providing valuable resources and teaching the necessary skills.
Classes are presented by members of the community and are offered on a wide range of topics.
Offers classes designed to address the many unique challenges that young adults face during the transition to independence, to make the transition to independence successful and foster self-sufficiency by providing valuable resources and teaching the necessary skills.
Classes are presented by members of the community and are offered on a wide range of topics.
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Adult leisure and recreational center for individuals who have reached retirement age. Clients are served through an alternative day program that emphasizes recreation, leisure, and maintenance of daily living skills. Alternative day services are also available for other adults whose needs do not include vocational or employment goals.
Adult leisure and recreational center for individuals who have reached retirement age. Clients are served through an alternative day program that emphasizes recreation, leisure, and maintenance of daily living skills. Alternative day services are also available for other adults whose needs do not include vocational or employment goals.
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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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Helps adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities develop and enhance daily adaptive living skills and economic self-sufficiency through out-of-home training designed to foster appropriate behavior, greater independence, and personal choice.
Helps adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities develop and enhance daily adaptive living skills and economic self-sufficiency through out-of-home training designed to foster appropriate behavior, greater independence, and personal choice.
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Offers a variety of home based services dependent on individual personalized plans and needs. Available home based services include:
- Staff assistance with teaching various daily living skills.
- Transportation to medical appointments and other community resources.
- Accessing recreational opportunities in the community.
Offers a variety of home based services dependent on individual personalized plans and needs. Available home based services include:
- Staff assistance with teaching various daily living skills.
- Transportation to medical appointments and other community resources.
- Accessing recreational opportunities in the community.
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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.
Provide 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.
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.
Provide 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 individualized programming for adults with developmental, physical, and medical disabilities. Offers the following services:
- Developing social skills and other everyday skills
- Various kinds of therapy
- Activities of daily living
- Pre-vocational and vocational skills training
- Communication development
- Community/vocational outings.
Provides individualized programming for adults with developmental, physical, and medical disabilities. Offers the following services:
- Developing social skills and other everyday skills
- Various kinds of therapy
- Activities of daily living
- Pre-vocational and vocational skills training
- Communication development
- Community/vocational outings.
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Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.
Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.
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Programs that offer 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.
-- Individual and community advocacy.
-- Transition from institutions into the community.
-- Deflection from institutional placement.
-- Transition from youth to adult services.
-- Advice and guidance regarding legal rights and benefits eligibility.
Programs that offer 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.
-- Individual and community advocacy.
-- Transition from institutions into the community.
-- Deflection from institutional placement.
-- Transition from youth to adult services.
-- Advice and guidance regarding legal rights and benefits eligibility.
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Community-based services and support to persons of all ages with developmental disabilities.
Residential program includes staffed group homes for youth and adults, supervised apartments, and independent living arrangements in Alliance, Chadron, and Hay Springs.
Vocational training and employment services through a supervised workshop, Niobrara Enterprises, includes on-site contract work, work stations in industry, supervised employment programs, and job coaching.
Year-round educational program is available to children through contractual arrangements with the school district.
Adult leisure and recreational center for individuals who have reached retirement age. Clients are served through an alternative day program that emphasizes recreation, leisure, and maintenance of daily living skills. Alternative day services are also available for other adults whose needs do not include vocational or employment goals.
Play It Again Sam Thrift Store, 427 Illinois St, work training site.
Community-based services and support to persons of all ages with developmental disabilities.
Residential program includes staffed group homes for youth and adults, supervised apartments, and independent living arrangements in Alliance, Chadron, and Hay Springs.
Vocational training and employment services through a supervised workshop, Niobrara Enterprises, includes on-site contract work, work stations in industry, supervised employment programs, and job coaching.
Year-round educational program is available to children through contractual arrangements with the school district.
Adult leisure and recreational center for individuals who have reached retirement age. Clients are served through an alternative day program that emphasizes recreation, leisure, and maintenance of daily living skills. Alternative day services are also available for other adults whose needs do not include vocational or employment goals.
Play It Again Sam Thrift Store, 427 Illinois St, work training site.
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Traditional Group Home offers training in self-help skills, household management and leisure-time skills. These programs integrate people into the community in the least restrictive environment. All individuals are encouraged to have an outside activity. Group home sites are in Red Oak, Malvern, and Shenandoah.
Community Support Program teaches independent living skills to persons living in their own apartment or home. Individuals receive additional support services as needed such as transportation, personal shopping, meal planning, socialization, self-help skills, household management skills, and money management.
Supported Community Living Program provides up to 24 hours of support to assist individuals with their daily needs.
Respite Care Program provides short-term relief in the absence of the family or caregiver, such as a vacation or a night out.
Traditional Group Home offers training in self-help skills, household management and leisure-time skills. These programs integrate people into the community in the least restrictive environment. All individuals are encouraged to have an outside activity. Group home sites are in Red Oak, Malvern, and Shenandoah.
Community Support Program teaches independent living skills to persons living in their own apartment or home. Individuals receive additional support services as needed such as transportation, personal shopping, meal planning, socialization, self-help skills, household management skills, and money management.
Supported Community Living Program provides up to 24 hours of support to assist individuals with their daily needs.
Respite Care Program provides short-term relief in the absence of the family or caregiver, such as a vacation or a night out.
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A program designed to provide community-based services that will meet the needs of individuals with brain injuries and help prevent unnecessary institutionalization.
Services include:
-- Assistive equipment and devices.
-- Home remodeling to ensure safe independent functioning.
-- Independent living skills training.
-- Personal assistant service referrals.
-- Personal assistant management training.
-- Case management, advocacy, and peer support.
-- Neuropsychological assessments.
-- Homemaker services.
-- Home health.
-- Specialized therapies.
-- Home delivered meals.
-- Adult day care.
-- Day habilitation.
-- Behavioral counseling services.
-- Supported employment.
-- Pre-vocational services.
A program designed to provide community-based services that will meet the needs of individuals with brain injuries and help prevent unnecessary institutionalization.
Services include:
-- Assistive equipment and devices.
-- Home remodeling to ensure safe independent functioning.
-- Independent living skills training.
-- Personal assistant service referrals.
-- Personal assistant management training.
-- Case management, advocacy, and peer support.
-- Neuropsychological assessments.
-- Homemaker services.
-- Home health.
-- Specialized therapies.
-- Home delivered meals.
-- Adult day care.
-- Day habilitation.
-- Behavioral counseling services.
-- Supported employment.
-- Pre-vocational services.
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