Services We Offer
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Housing Assistance – Assistance to individuals with
disabilities who are homeless or who need to locate affordable,
accessible housing.
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Employment Services – Assistance with
obtaining employment and work related issues. Social Security
and other benefits counseling.
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Disability Rights – Information about
your rights and evaluation of local businesses, organizations, etc.
to ensure that all accessibility guidelines are followed.
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Assistive Technology – Equipment provided
on a loan basis and also assist consumers in obtaining their own
equipment.
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NewWell Fund – Loan funds for assistive
technology.
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Technology Assistance Program –
Devices for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing or who have
speech disabilities.
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Community Action Advocacy Groups –
Community needs of persons with disabilities are identified and
strategies are developed to address those needs.
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Support Groups – Recreational
activities,mutual encouragement, and assistance in identifying and
addressing personal and local needs.
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Computer Instruction – Instruction
in the utilization of accessible computer software.
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Home Modifications – Ramps, grab
bars, etc. provided to financially eligible
individuals (Note: dependent on availability of funding).
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Transition Services
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School
– Collaboration with school systems and other agencies
to assist students with disabilities in transition from middle
school to high school and post graduate opportunities.
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Institutions – Assistance with
transitioning from nursing homes and other institutions back into
the community. Sometimes accomplished through the Money
Follows the Person Project.
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Personal Assistance Services
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State-Funded Personal Assistance Services –
Services provided through the Virginia Department of
Rehabilitative Services to allow individuals with disabilities to
live in their communities.
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Medicaid Elderly or Disabled with Consumer Directed
Services Waiver (EDCD) – Consumer directed,
community based services as an alternative to nursing care facility.
Eligible individuals are provided with service facilitation to help
manage their personal attendant program.
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Medicaid Individual and Family Developmental Disabilities
Waiver (DD) – Consumer and agency directed services
that are essential for living in the community. Eligible
individuals are provided with case management.
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Workshops – Workshops for individuals,
organizations, and businesses. Including:
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Sensitivity Trainings
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Employment Issues
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Medicaid Waivers
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
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Fair Housing
♦ Assistive
Technology