Disability Services

Results: 5

• Centers for Independent Living (1)
  LR-1550

  Centers for Independent Living

  LR-1550
  
  Consumer controlled, community based, cross disability, nonresidential agencies designed and operated within a local community by individuals with disabilities that provide an array of independent living services. All CILs provide five core services: information and referral, independent living skills training, peer counseling, individual and systems advocacy and transition. In addition, many CILs also offer transportation services, mobility training, personal assistance, housing and home modifications, recreation services, vocational programs, assistance in obtaining assistive technology equipment and other individualized services designed to increase and maintain independence.
• Disability Awareness Training (1)
  PH-6200.1850

  Disability Awareness Training

  PH-6200.1850
  
  Programs that offer workshops, discussion groups, activities and other types of training that sensitize participants to people with disabilities or others with visible differences such as scarring that set them apart from their peers, help them experience what it is like to have a disability, and share techniques for positive communication and interaction with people who have disabilities.
• In Home Attendants for People With Disabilities (1)
  PH-0500.3300

  In Home Attendants for People With Disabilities

  PH-0500.3300
  
  Programs that provide support for people with disabilities who need help in daily living routines primarily while in their homes but, on occasion, when they are out in the community. While many in-home attendant programs limit their services to people with physical disabilities, others serve a broader range of individuals within the disability community.
• Social Security Disability Insurance (2)
  NS-1800.8000

  Social Security Disability Insurance

  NS-1800.8000
  
  A federal program administered by the Social Security Administration that provides monthly cash benefits for disabled workers who are fully insured under the program, who are not capable of substantial gainful work and who have completed a five month waiting period.
• State Disability Insurance (2)
  NS-1800.8100

  State Disability Insurance

  NS-1800.8100
  
  A state disability program administered by the Employment Development Department that provides weekly financial benefits for covered employees who cannot work due to a medically certified illness or injury and who are not covered under Worker's Compensation.