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HOME BASED SERVICES | CORNERSTONE SERVICES

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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DAY HABILITATION | TRAINING ADVANCEMENT SKILLS IN THE COMMUNITY

The Training Advancement Skills in the Community (TASC) Day Habilitation program is an organized program of activities designed to foster the acquisition of skills, build positive social behavior and interpersonal competence, greater independence and personal choice. Day Habilitation services are designed and developed in a manner that is individualized and focused on enabling the member to attain or maintain their maximum potential. TASC defines the scope of these services and supports based on the identified needs and desires of the person served. Services offered enable and enhance the member's: intellectual functioning, physical and emotional health and development, language and communication development, cognitive functioning, socialization and community integration, functional skill development, behavior management, responsibility and self direction, daily living skills, self-advocacy skills or mobility.

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COMMUNITY INTEGRATION CLASSES | OPTIMAE LIFESERVICES - CENTRAL IOWA REGION

Offers classes for those with a mental illness, an intellectual disability, or other disabling conditions. Classes help clients learn and develop skills to live successfully in the community and live independently at home.

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RESIDENTIAL SERVICES | IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES

Offers different types of residential and supported living services to those with intellectual, developmental and mental health disabilities.

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EMPLOYMENT SERVICES | NEBRASKA VR

Employment program for people who experience a disability. Assists people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep a job. Program is voluntary and the services provided will be specific to an individual's needs.

Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.

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CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING | RAMP DISABILITY RESOURCES AND SERVICES

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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DEVELOPMENTAL TRAINING | SHELBY COUNTY COMMUNITY SERVICES, INC.

Offers help to prepare intellectually disabled adults with substantial functional skill deficits to live and function within community settings. This is accomplished through the development and or maintenance of skills necessary for each individual served to obtain his/her maximum potential.

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BUREAU OF CUSTOMER AND COMMUNITY BLIND SERVICES | ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERIVCES - DIVISION OF REHABILITATION SERVICES

Blind Service staff provide a variety of services to individuals who are blind, visually impaired or Deaf/Blind to assist them in achieving self-sufficiency through obtaining competitive employment. Services include:

- Vocational rehabilitation.

- Provides instruction in independent living skills, communication strategies, Braille, adaptive equipment, assistive technology, and health and wellness.

- Orientation and Mobility Instructors providing instruction in skills, methods, and techniques to independently travel safely and effectively in various surroundings.

- Rehabilitation Counselors and Coordinators provide a wide variety of services necessary to assist the individual in obtaining their employment outcome goal.

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BUREAU OF CUSTOMER AND COMMUNITY BLIND SERVICES | ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERIVCES - DIVISION OF REHABILITATION SERVICES

Blind Service staff provide a variety of services to individuals who are blind, visually impaired or Deaf/Blind to assist them in achieving self-sufficiency through obtaining competitive employment. Services include:

- Vocational rehabilitation.

- Provides instruction in independent living skills, communication strategies, Braille, adaptive equipment, assistive technology, and health and wellness.

- Orientation and Mobility Instructors providing instruction in skills, methods, and techniques to independently travel safely and effectively in various surroundings.

- Rehabilitation Counselors and Coordinators provide a wide variety of services necessary to assist the individual in obtaining their employment outcome goal.

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COMMUNITY DAY SERVICES (CDS) | ARROWLEAF

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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COMMUNITY DAY SERVICES | MARKLUND HYDE CENTER

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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INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS INSTRUCTION | IOWA DEPARTMENT FOR THE BLIND

Provides assistance with regaining or maintaining independence in the home and community. Primarily serves those who, due to advanced age or secondary disability, do not wish to obtain paid employment. Rehabilitation teachers travel throughout the state to assist with learning simple techniques to complete everyday tasks such as marking canned goods when a person can no longer read the labels, dialing the telephone, using the microwave or oven, identifying clothing and medications, getting around in the community safely, obtaining newspaper reading programs, and much more.

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DAY HABILITATION PROGRAM | CHILDSERVE

Assists individuals in developing or maintaining life skills and community integration. Programming is coordinated on-site and in the community to enhance opportunities to learn in a variety of environments. Day Habilitation services are designed to assist young adults to successfully transition to adulthood by increasing community integration and life skills.

In Ames, Day Habilitation is only offered in the summer.
In Johnston, Day Habilitation is offered year-round.

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SUPPORTED COMMUNITY LIVING | GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF NORTHEAST IOWA

Provides assistance to people with disabilities to enable them to live independently in the community. Program support with budgeting, advocacy, shopping, household planning, medical appointments, recreation, and paperwork.

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SUPPORTED LIVING SERVICES | NORTH STAR COMMUNITY SERVICES

Provides person-centered services directed toward Supported Community Living and self-advocacy training. Training in independent living skills: self-care, social skills, home maintenance/ housekeeping, and community access for individuals with developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injury and chronic mental illness.

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SUPPORTED COMMUNITY LIVING | RISE ELKADER

RISE provides independent living skills training and supervision services for individuals of all ages with developmental disabilities, intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, brain injury, or mental illness.

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IOWA AFTERCARE SERVICES NETWORK | IOWA AFTERCARE SERVICES NETWORK

Provides assistance for youth, ages 17 up to age 23, who are preparing to exit or have 'aged out' of foster care or other court ordered placement, meet the challenges of living independently and transition successfully to adulthood.Case Management provides coordination and linkage to available community resources.

Services include life skills training and experimental learning opportunities, assistance in obtaining and maintaining a safe and stable place to live, assistance in identifying and achieving personal education and employment goals, access to financial assistance to meet emergency or short-term needs, and assistance in obtaining medical care and mental health services.

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INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS | SPRINGFIELD CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING

Offers training to consumers on an individual or group basis. Areas of focus are determined by the need of the individual consumer and could include:

- SSDI/SSI benefits assistance.

- Self-care.

- Financial management.

- Self-advocacy.

- Employment.

- Bus training.

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INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING | RAMP DISABILITY RESOURCES AND SERVICES

Empowers people with disabilities to attain new skills and techniques so they are able to participate in daily living, recreational/social opportunities, and vocational/volunteering activities. Services work to assist people in mastering skills they need to live independently, like accessing public transportation, managing a personal budget, promoting self-advocacy, teaching home-making skills, utilizing community services, and obtaining assistive devices and durable medical equipment.

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EMPLOYMENT SERVICES | NEBRASKA VR

Employment program for people who experience a disability. Assists people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep a job. Program is voluntary and the services provided will be specific to an individual's needs.

Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.

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BUREAU OF CUSTOMER AND COMMUNITY BLIND SERVICES | ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERIVCES - DIVISION OF REHABILITATION SERVICES

Blind Service staff provide a variety of services to individuals who are blind, visually impaired or Deaf/Blind to assist them in achieving self-sufficiency through obtaining competitive employment. Services include:

- Vocational rehabilitation.

- Provides instruction in independent living skills, communication strategies, Braille, adaptive equipment, assistive technology, and health and wellness.

- Orientation and Mobility Instructors providing instruction in skills, methods, and techniques to independently travel safely and effectively in various surroundings.

- Rehabilitation Counselors and Coordinators provide a wide variety of services necessary to assist the individual in obtaining their employment outcome goal.

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YOUTH EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY | RAMP DISABILITY RESOURCES AND SERVICES

RAMP works with students and their families to learn the laws that protect the rights of a student with a disability, how to navigate the maze of community services, and to learn the skills required to achieve their goals.

Services include legal rights training, self-advocacy skills training, peer support, independent living skills training, transition planning guidance, educational workshops, and assistance with letter writing.

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INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT | SOYLAND ACCESS TO INDEPENDENT LIVING

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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SUPPORT IN HOME/COMMUNITY | EXCEPTIONAL PERSONS INC

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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INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING | SPECTRUM NETWORK, THE

Helps individuals develop skills needed to live independently. Skills developed includes money management, household management, healthy living, and recreation/community activities. Service is tailored to each individual's goals and needs.

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