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Provides the following services - Advocacy: Teaches people with disabilities the skills needed to advocate for themselves. Independent Living Skills: Provides hands-on training in daily-living skills including cooking, budgeting, organizing, and more. Information and referral: Connects people with resources which can provide needed information to assist individuals to live independently. Peer counseling: Provides opportunities for people with disabilities to engage with others in small or large groups or on an individual basis. Transition: Facilitates the transition of individuals with disabilities from a nursing home to independent living; providing prevention services to individuals who choose to live independently and not in a nursing home or assisted-living setting; and assisting youth to gain skills as they transition into adulthood. Community Living Services: Assists individuals in obtaining accessible, affordable housing, transportation, and other community living services. Home Modifications Adaptive Devices: Provides home modifications and adaptive devices, which could include ramps, lift chairs, bathroom modifications, reachers, canes, walkers and more. Telecommunication Adaptive Devices: Provides adapted telecommunication services, which includes an emergency phone dialer. American's with Disabilities Act: Serves as educators and consultants for contractors, businesses, organizations, and individuals regarding the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its guidelines and requirements. Assistive Daily Living Services: Provides services for people ages 18 and older, with physical disabilities affecting all four limbs, who need assistance with daily living activities. Services include program education and support and personal attendant services. ​Money Follows the Person: Provides options for older adults and/or people with disabilities living in nursing homes, hospitals, or long-term care facilities to enable them to successfully return to their homes and communities. Helps individuals identify barriers to living on their own, helps them find a place to live that meets their needs, and helps them find the services and supports they need to continue living independently.

Categories

Disabilities Issues
Personal Alarm Systems
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Disability Awareness Training
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Disease/Disability Information
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Functional Disabilities
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Transfer Devices
Individual Advocacy
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
Accessibility Related Standards/Legislation Compliance
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Issue Advocacy
Intellectual Disabilities
Specialized Information and Referral
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Walking Aids
Youth/Student Support Groups
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Brain Injury Rehabilitation
A state agency that helps individuals with disabilities to gain and maintain compatible employment in an area of their choice. Some of the available services include vocational counseling and guidance, vocational assessments, training opportunities, on-the-job training, work site accommodations, and job placement services. Services and programs include Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Independent Living services, Telecommunications Adaptive Devices (TAD), Deaf Services, and Assistive Daily Living Services (ADLS). The Mitchell office only provides Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Voc. Rehab Counselors can make referrals to the above services and programs if clients reside in the Mitchell area.

Categories

Computer Access Aids
Specialized Information and Referral
Job Training Formats
Job Search Resource Centers
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Daily Living Aids
Vocational Rehabilitation
Individual Advocacy
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Peer Counseling
Transition Services for Students With Disabilities
Career Counseling
Supported Employment
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Job Development
State Government Agencies/Departments
A state agency that helps individuals with disabilities to gain and maintain compatible employment in an area of their choice. Some of the available services include vocational counseling and guidance, vocational assessments, training opportunities, on-the-job training, work site accommodations, and job placement services. Services and programs include Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Independent Living services, Telecommunications Adaptive Devices (TAD), Deaf Services, and Assistive Daily Living Services (ADLS). The Mitchell office only provides Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Voc. Rehab Counselors can make referrals to the above services and programs if clients reside in the Mitchell area.

Categories

Computer Access Aids
Specialized Information and Referral
Job Training Formats
Job Search Resource Centers
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Daily Living Aids
Vocational Rehabilitation
Individual Advocacy
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Peer Counseling
Transition Services for Students With Disabilities
Career Counseling
Supported Employment
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Job Development
State Government Agencies/Departments
A state agency that helps individuals with disabilities to gain and maintain compatible employment in an area of their choice. Some of the available services include vocational counseling and guidance, vocational assessments, training opportunities, on-the-job training, work site accommodations, and job placement services. Services and programs include Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Independent Living services, Telecommunications Adaptive Devices (TAD), Deaf Services, and Assistive Daily Living Services (ADLS). The Mitchell office only provides Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Voc. Rehab Counselors can make referrals to the above services and programs if clients reside in the Mitchell area.

Categories

Computer Access Aids
Specialized Information and Referral
Job Training Formats
Job Search Resource Centers
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Daily Living Aids
Vocational Rehabilitation
Individual Advocacy
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Peer Counseling
Transition Services for Students With Disabilities
Career Counseling
Supported Employment
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Job Development
State Government Agencies/Departments
Provides the following services - Advocacy: Teaches people with disabilities the skills needed to advocate for themselves. Independent Living Skills: Provides hands-on training in daily-living skills including cooking, budgeting, organizing, and more. Information and referral: Connects people with resources which can provide needed information to assist individuals to live independently. Peer counseling: Provides opportunities for people with disabilities to engage with others in small or large groups or on an individual basis. Transition: Facilitates the transition of individuals with disabilities from a nursing home to independent living; providing prevention services to individuals who choose to live independently and not in a nursing home or assisted-living setting; and assisting youth to gain skills as they transition into adulthood. Community Living Services: Assists individuals in obtaining accessible, affordable housing, transportation, and other community living services. Home Modifications Adaptive Devices: Provides home modifications and adaptive devices, which could include ramps, lift chairs, bathroom modifications, reachers, canes, walkers and more. Telecommunication Adaptive Devices: Provides adapted telecommunication services, which includes an emergency phone dialer. American's with Disabilities Act: Serves as educators and consultants for contractors, businesses, organizations, and individuals regarding the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its guidelines and requirements. Assistive Daily Living Services: Provides services for people ages 18 and older, with physical disabilities affecting all four limbs, who need assistance with daily living activities. Services include program education and support and personal attendant services. ​Money Follows the Person: Provides options for older adults and/or people with disabilities living in nursing homes, hospitals, or long-term care facilities to enable them to successfully return to their homes and communities. Helps individuals identify barriers to living on their own, helps them find a place to live that meets their needs, and helps them find the services and supports they need to continue living independently.

Categories

Disabilities Issues
Personal Alarm Systems
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Disability Awareness Training
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Disease/Disability Information
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Functional Disabilities
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Transfer Devices
Individual Advocacy
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
Accessibility Related Standards/Legislation Compliance
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Issue Advocacy
Intellectual Disabilities
Specialized Information and Referral
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Walking Aids
Youth/Student Support Groups
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Provides the following services - Advocacy: Teaches people with disabilities the skills needed to advocate for themselves. Independent Living Skills: Provides hands-on training in daily-living skills including cooking, budgeting, organizing, and more. Information and referral: Connects people with resources which can provide needed information to assist individuals to live independently. Peer counseling: Provides opportunities for people with disabilities to engage with others in small or large groups or on an individual basis. Transition: Facilitates the transition of individuals with disabilities from a nursing home to independent living; providing prevention services to individuals who choose to live independently and not in a nursing home or assisted-living setting; and assisting youth to gain skills as they transition into adulthood. Community Living Services: Assists individuals in obtaining accessible, affordable housing, transportation, and other community living services. Home Modifications Adaptive Devices: Provides home modifications and adaptive devices, which could include ramps, lift chairs, bathroom modifications, reachers, canes, walkers and more. Telecommunication Adaptive Devices: Provides adapted telecommunication services, which includes an emergency phone dialer. American's with Disabilities Act: Serves as educators and consultants for contractors, businesses, organizations, and individuals regarding the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its guidelines and requirements. Assistive Daily Living Services: Provides services for people ages 18 and older, with physical disabilities affecting all four limbs, who need assistance with daily living activities. Services include program education and support and personal attendant services. ​Money Follows the Person: Provides options for older adults and/or people with disabilities living in nursing homes, hospitals, or long-term care facilities to enable them to successfully return to their homes and communities. Helps individuals identify barriers to living on their own, helps them find a place to live that meets their needs, and helps them find the services and supports they need to continue living independently.

Categories

Disabilities Issues
Personal Alarm Systems
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Disability Awareness Training
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Disease/Disability Information
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Functional Disabilities
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Transfer Devices
Individual Advocacy
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
Accessibility Related Standards/Legislation Compliance
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Issue Advocacy
Intellectual Disabilities
Specialized Information and Referral
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Walking Aids
Youth/Student Support Groups
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Provides individual assessments, equipment sales, installation and training of assistive technology. Assistive technology devices include: Electronic and non-electronic magnification devices Aids for daily living Communication equipment Mobility equipment Some short term equipment loans and flexible financing for purchasing devices may be available. Also helps identify other resources, devices and promote policy change that will help people acquire devices and services.

Categories

Blind Mobility Aids
Daily Living Aids
Braille and Tactile Aids
Computer Access Aids
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Electric Scooters
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Wheelchairs/Wheeled Mobility
Walking Aids
Transfer Devices
A state agency that helps individuals with disabilities to gain and maintain compatible employment in an area of their choice. Some of the available services include vocational counseling and guidance, vocational assessments, training opportunities, on-the-job training, work site accommodations, and job placement services. Services and programs include Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Independent Living services, Telecommunications Adaptive Devices (TAD), Deaf Services, and Assistive Daily Living Services (ADLS). The Mitchell office only provides Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Voc. Rehab Counselors can make referrals to the above services and programs if clients reside in the Mitchell area.

Categories

Computer Access Aids
Specialized Information and Referral
Job Training Formats
Job Search Resource Centers
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Daily Living Aids
Vocational Rehabilitation
Individual Advocacy
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Peer Counseling
Transition Services for Students With Disabilities
Career Counseling
Supported Employment
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Job Development
State Government Agencies/Departments
Provides services to people who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf/blind, and/or have a speech disability. Community Education and Support: Provides a variety of direct service programming to deaf and hard of hearing consumers and the general public, including advocacy, peer support, mentoring, independent living, deaf mentoring, social services, recreation and social activities, senior citizen services, and other services as available. Employment Services: Assistance is provided with seeking and keeping employment, including job search and applications, preparing for interviews, initial job training, job coaching, assistance with co-workers and staff meetings. Telecommunication Equipment Distribution: Providing installation, training, and equipment including amplified telephones, captioned telephones, ring signalers, and mobile phones/tablets. American Sign Language: Community based and contractual sign language classes, interpreter mentoring, information regarding ASL, deaf culture, and deaf history available to the public and private organizations.

Categories

Disability Awareness Training
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Supported Employment
Disease/Disability Information
Workshops/Symposiums
American Sign Language Instruction
Career Counseling
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Deafness
Specialized Information and Referral
Case/Care Management
Job Training Formats
Provides services to people who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf/blind, and/or have a speech disability. Community Education and Support: Provides a variety of direct service programming to deaf and hard of hearing consumers and the general public, including advocacy, peer support, mentoring, independent living, deaf mentoring, social services, recreation and social activities, senior citizen services, and other services as available. Employment Services: Assistance is provided with seeking and keeping employment, including job search and applications, preparing for interviews, initial job training, job coaching, assistance with co-workers and staff meetings. Telecommunication Equipment Distribution: Providing installation, training, and equipment including amplified telephones, captioned telephones, ring signalers, and mobile phones/tablets. American Sign Language: Community based and contractual sign language classes, interpreter mentoring, information regarding ASL, deaf culture, and deaf history available to the public and private organizations.

Categories

Disability Awareness Training
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Supported Employment
Disease/Disability Information
Workshops/Symposiums
American Sign Language Instruction
Career Counseling
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Deafness
Specialized Information and Referral
Case/Care Management
Job Training Formats
A state agency that helps individuals with disabilities to gain and maintain compatible employment in an area of their choice. Some of the available services include vocational counseling and guidance, vocational assessments, training opportunities, on-the-job training, work site accommodations, and job placement services. Services and programs include Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Independent Living services, Telecommunications Adaptive Devices (TAD), Deaf Services, and Assistive Daily Living Services (ADLS). The Mitchell office only provides Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Voc. Rehab Counselors can make referrals to the above services and programs if clients reside in the Mitchell area.

Categories

Computer Access Aids
Specialized Information and Referral
Job Training Formats
Job Search Resource Centers
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Daily Living Aids
Vocational Rehabilitation
Individual Advocacy
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Peer Counseling
Transition Services for Students With Disabilities
Career Counseling
Supported Employment
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Job Development
State Government Agencies/Departments
Provides the following services - Advocacy: Teaches people with disabilities the skills needed to advocate for themselves. Independent Living Skills: Provides hands-on training in daily-living skills including cooking, budgeting, organizing, and more. Information and referral: Connects people with resources which can provide needed information to assist individuals to live independently. Peer counseling: Provides opportunities for people with disabilities to engage with others in small or large groups or on an individual basis. Transition: Facilitates the transition of individuals with disabilities from a nursing home to independent living; providing prevention services to individuals who choose to live independently and not in a nursing home or assisted-living setting; and assisting youth to gain skills as they transition into adulthood. Community Living Services: Assists individuals in obtaining accessible, affordable housing, transportation, and other community living services. Home Modifications Adaptive Devices: Provides home modifications and adaptive devices, which could include ramps, lift chairs, bathroom modifications, reachers, canes, walkers and more. Telecommunication Adaptive Devices: Provides adapted telecommunication services, which includes an emergency phone dialer. American's with Disabilities Act: Serves as educators and consultants for contractors, businesses, organizations, and individuals regarding the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its guidelines and requirements. Assistive Daily Living Services: Provides services for people ages 18 and older, with physical disabilities affecting all four limbs, who need assistance with daily living activities. Services include program education and support and personal attendant services. ​Money Follows the Person: Provides options for older adults and/or people with disabilities living in nursing homes, hospitals, or long-term care facilities to enable them to successfully return to their homes and communities. Helps individuals identify barriers to living on their own, helps them find a place to live that meets their needs, and helps them find the services and supports they need to continue living independently.

Categories

Disabilities Issues
Personal Alarm Systems
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Disability Awareness Training
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Disease/Disability Information
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Functional Disabilities
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Transfer Devices
Individual Advocacy
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
Accessibility Related Standards/Legislation Compliance
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Issue Advocacy
Intellectual Disabilities
Specialized Information and Referral
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Walking Aids
Youth/Student Support Groups
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Provides individual assessments, equipment sales, installation and training of assistive technology. Assistive technology devices include: Electronic and non-electronic magnification devices Aids for daily living Communication equipment Mobility equipment Some short term equipment loans and flexible financing for purchasing devices may be available. Also helps identify other resources, devices and promote policy change that will help people acquire devices and services.

Categories

Blind Mobility Aids
Daily Living Aids
Braille and Tactile Aids
Computer Access Aids
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Electric Scooters
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Wheelchairs/Wheeled Mobility
Walking Aids
Transfer Devices
Provides the following services - Advocacy: Teaches people with disabilities the skills needed to advocate for themselves. Independent Living Skills: Provides hands-on training in daily-living skills including cooking, budgeting, organizing, and more. Information and referral: Connects people with resources which can provide needed information to assist individuals to live independently. Peer counseling: Provides opportunities for people with disabilities to engage with others in small or large groups or on an individual basis. Transition: Facilitates the transition of individuals with disabilities from a nursing home to independent living; providing prevention services to individuals who choose to live independently and not in a nursing home or assisted-living setting; and assisting youth to gain skills as they transition into adulthood. Community Living Services: Assists individuals in obtaining accessible, affordable housing, transportation, and other community living services. Home Modifications Adaptive Devices: Provides home modifications and adaptive devices, which could include ramps, lift chairs, bathroom modifications, reachers, canes, walkers and more. Telecommunication Adaptive Devices: Provides adapted telecommunication services, which includes an emergency phone dialer. American's with Disabilities Act: Serves as educators and consultants for contractors, businesses, organizations, and individuals regarding the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its guidelines and requirements. Assistive Daily Living Services: Provides services for people ages 18 and older, with physical disabilities affecting all four limbs, who need assistance with daily living activities. Services include program education and support and personal attendant services. ​Money Follows the Person: Provides options for older adults and/or people with disabilities living in nursing homes, hospitals, or long-term care facilities to enable them to successfully return to their homes and communities. Helps individuals identify barriers to living on their own, helps them find a place to live that meets their needs, and helps them find the services and supports they need to continue living independently.

Categories

Disabilities Issues
Personal Alarm Systems
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Disability Awareness Training
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Disease/Disability Information
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Functional Disabilities
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Transfer Devices
Individual Advocacy
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
Accessibility Related Standards/Legislation Compliance
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Issue Advocacy
Intellectual Disabilities
Specialized Information and Referral
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Walking Aids
Youth/Student Support Groups
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Brain Injury Rehabilitation
A state agency that helps individuals with disabilities to gain and maintain compatible employment in an area of their choice. Some of the available services include vocational counseling and guidance, vocational assessments, training opportunities, on-the-job training, work site accommodations, and job placement services. Services and programs include Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Independent Living services, Telecommunications Adaptive Devices (TAD), Deaf Services, and Assistive Daily Living Services (ADLS). The Mitchell office only provides Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Voc. Rehab Counselors can make referrals to the above services and programs if clients reside in the Mitchell area.

Categories

Computer Access Aids
Specialized Information and Referral
Job Training Formats
Job Search Resource Centers
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Daily Living Aids
Vocational Rehabilitation
Individual Advocacy
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Peer Counseling
Transition Services for Students With Disabilities
Career Counseling
Supported Employment
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Job Development
State Government Agencies/Departments
Provides individual assessments, equipment sales, installation and training of assistive technology. Assistive technology devices include: Electronic and non-electronic magnification devices Aids for daily living Communication equipment Mobility equipment Some short term equipment loans and flexible financing for purchasing devices may be available. Also helps identify other resources, devices and promote policy change that will help people acquire devices and services.

Categories

Blind Mobility Aids
Daily Living Aids
Braille and Tactile Aids
Computer Access Aids
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Electric Scooters
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Wheelchairs/Wheeled Mobility
Walking Aids
Transfer Devices
Provides individual assessments, equipment sales, installation and training of assistive technology. Assistive technology devices include: Electronic and non-electronic magnification devices Aids for daily living Communication equipment Mobility equipment Some short term equipment loans and flexible financing for purchasing devices may be available. Also helps identify other resources, devices and promote policy change that will help people acquire devices and services.

Categories

Blind Mobility Aids
Daily Living Aids
Braille and Tactile Aids
Computer Access Aids
Assistive Technology Equipment Loan
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Electric Scooters
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Wheelchairs/Wheeled Mobility
Walking Aids
Transfer Devices
Provides the following services - Advocacy: Teaches people with disabilities the skills needed to advocate for themselves. Independent Living Skills: Provides hands-on training in daily-living skills including cooking, budgeting, organizing, and more. Information and referral: Connects people with resources which can provide needed information to assist individuals to live independently. Peer counseling: Provides opportunities for people with disabilities to engage with others in small or large groups or on an individual basis. Transition: Facilitates the transition of individuals with disabilities from a nursing home to independent living; providing prevention services to individuals who choose to live independently and not in a nursing home or assisted-living setting; and assisting youth to gain skills as they transition into adulthood. Community Living Services: Assists individuals in obtaining accessible, affordable housing, transportation, and other community living services. Home Modifications Adaptive Devices: Provides home modifications and adaptive devices, which could include ramps, lift chairs, bathroom modifications, reachers, canes, walkers and more. Telecommunication Adaptive Devices: Provides adapted telecommunication services, which includes an emergency phone dialer. American's with Disabilities Act: Serves as educators and consultants for contractors, businesses, organizations, and individuals regarding the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its guidelines and requirements. Assistive Daily Living Services: Provides services for people ages 18 and older, with physical disabilities affecting all four limbs, who need assistance with daily living activities. Services include program education and support and personal attendant services. ​Money Follows the Person: Provides options for older adults and/or people with disabilities living in nursing homes, hospitals, or long-term care facilities to enable them to successfully return to their homes and communities. Helps individuals identify barriers to living on their own, helps them find a place to live that meets their needs, and helps them find the services and supports they need to continue living independently.

Categories

Disabilities Issues
Personal Alarm Systems
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Disability Awareness Training
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Disease/Disability Information
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Functional Disabilities
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Transfer Devices
Individual Advocacy
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
Accessibility Related Standards/Legislation Compliance
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Issue Advocacy
Intellectual Disabilities
Specialized Information and Referral
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Walking Aids
Youth/Student Support Groups
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Brain Injury Rehabilitation
A state agency that helps individuals with disabilities to gain and maintain compatible employment in an area of their choice. Some of the available services include vocational counseling and guidance, vocational assessments, training opportunities, on-the-job training, work site accommodations, and job placement services. Services and programs include Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Independent Living services, Telecommunications Adaptive Devices (TAD), Deaf Services, and Assistive Daily Living Services (ADLS). The Mitchell office only provides Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Voc. Rehab Counselors can make referrals to the above services and programs if clients reside in the Mitchell area.

Categories

Computer Access Aids
Specialized Information and Referral
Job Training Formats
Job Search Resource Centers
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Daily Living Aids
Vocational Rehabilitation
Individual Advocacy
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Peer Counseling
Transition Services for Students With Disabilities
Career Counseling
Supported Employment
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Job Development
State Government Agencies/Departments
Provides the following services - Advocacy: Teaches people with disabilities the skills needed to advocate for themselves. Independent Living Skills: Provides hands-on training in daily-living skills including cooking, budgeting, organizing, and more. Information and referral: Connects people with resources which can provide needed information to assist individuals to live independently. Peer counseling: Provides opportunities for people with disabilities to engage with others in small or large groups or on an individual basis. Transition: Facilitates the transition of individuals with disabilities from a nursing home to independent living; providing prevention services to individuals who choose to live independently and not in a nursing home or assisted-living setting; and assisting youth to gain skills as they transition into adulthood. Community Living Services: Assists individuals in obtaining accessible, affordable housing, transportation, and other community living services. Home Modifications Adaptive Devices: Provides home modifications and adaptive devices, which could include ramps, lift chairs, bathroom modifications, reachers, canes, walkers and more. Telecommunication Adaptive Devices: Provides adapted telecommunication services, which includes an emergency phone dialer. American's with Disabilities Act: Serves as educators and consultants for contractors, businesses, organizations, and individuals regarding the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its guidelines and requirements. Assistive Daily Living Services: Provides services for people ages 18 and older, with physical disabilities affecting all four limbs, who need assistance with daily living activities. Services include program education and support and personal attendant services. ​Money Follows the Person: Provides options for older adults and/or people with disabilities living in nursing homes, hospitals, or long-term care facilities to enable them to successfully return to their homes and communities. Helps individuals identify barriers to living on their own, helps them find a place to live that meets their needs, and helps them find the services and supports they need to continue living independently.

Categories

Disabilities Issues
Personal Alarm Systems
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Disability Awareness Training
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Disease/Disability Information
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Functional Disabilities
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Transfer Devices
Individual Advocacy
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
Accessibility Related Standards/Legislation Compliance
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Issue Advocacy
Intellectual Disabilities
Specialized Information and Referral
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Walking Aids
Youth/Student Support Groups
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Brain Injury Rehabilitation
A state agency that helps individuals with disabilities to gain and maintain compatible employment in an area of their choice. Some of the available services include vocational counseling and guidance, vocational assessments, training opportunities, on-the-job training, work site accommodations, and job placement services. Services and programs include Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Independent Living services, Telecommunications Adaptive Devices (TAD), Deaf Services, and Assistive Daily Living Services (ADLS). The Mitchell office only provides Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Voc. Rehab Counselors can make referrals to the above services and programs if clients reside in the Mitchell area.

Categories

Computer Access Aids
Specialized Information and Referral
Job Training Formats
Job Search Resource Centers
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Daily Living Aids
Vocational Rehabilitation
Individual Advocacy
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Peer Counseling
Transition Services for Students With Disabilities
Career Counseling
Supported Employment
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Job Development
State Government Agencies/Departments
Provides assistance in the education of children who are deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) offering support and consultative services to homes, daycares, and schools. Children in South Dakota who have been professionally identified as DHH may be eligible for services. These services include: information on hearing level, assistive technology, language development, and communication opportunities; participation in the development of an individualized Family Service Plan; communication choice support of sign language skills/or training to facilitate listening and spoken language; demonstration of the use of hearing aids, cochlear implants, FM/DM systems, or other forms of listening technology; collaboration with other service providers; and social opportunities and networking for the Deaf community, as well as connecting families raising children who are DHH.

Categories

Specialized Information and Referral
Transition Services for Students With Disabilities
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
American Sign Language Instruction
Disease/Disability Information
Educational Testing
Deafness
Case/Care Management
Special Education Classes/Centers
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Provides the following services - Advocacy: Teaches people with disabilities the skills needed to advocate for themselves. Independent Living Skills: Provides hands-on training in daily-living skills including cooking, budgeting, organizing, and more. Information and referral: Connects people with resources which can provide needed information to assist individuals to live independently. Peer counseling: Provides opportunities for people with disabilities to engage with others in small or large groups or on an individual basis. Transition: Facilitates the transition of individuals with disabilities from a nursing home to independent living; providing prevention services to individuals who choose to live independently and not in a nursing home or assisted-living setting; and assisting youth to gain skills as they transition into adulthood. Community Living Services: Assists individuals in obtaining accessible, affordable housing, transportation, and other community living services. Home Modifications Adaptive Devices: Provides home modifications and adaptive devices, which could include ramps, lift chairs, bathroom modifications, reachers, canes, walkers and more. Telecommunication Adaptive Devices: Provides adapted telecommunication services, which includes an emergency phone dialer. American's with Disabilities Act: Serves as educators and consultants for contractors, businesses, organizations, and individuals regarding the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its guidelines and requirements. Assistive Daily Living Services: Provides services for people ages 18 and older, with physical disabilities affecting all four limbs, who need assistance with daily living activities. Services include program education and support and personal attendant services. ​Money Follows the Person: Provides options for older adults and/or people with disabilities living in nursing homes, hospitals, or long-term care facilities to enable them to successfully return to their homes and communities. Helps individuals identify barriers to living on their own, helps them find a place to live that meets their needs, and helps them find the services and supports they need to continue living independently.

Categories

Disabilities Issues
Personal Alarm Systems
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Disability Awareness Training
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Disease/Disability Information
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Functional Disabilities
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Transfer Devices
Individual Advocacy
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
Accessibility Related Standards/Legislation Compliance
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Issue Advocacy
Intellectual Disabilities
Specialized Information and Referral
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Walking Aids
Youth/Student Support Groups
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Brain Injury Rehabilitation
A state agency that helps individuals with disabilities to gain and maintain compatible employment in an area of their choice. Some of the available services include vocational counseling and guidance, vocational assessments, training opportunities, on-the-job training, work site accommodations, and job placement services. Services and programs include Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Independent Living services, Telecommunications Adaptive Devices (TAD), Deaf Services, and Assistive Daily Living Services (ADLS). The Mitchell office only provides Vocational Rehabilitation Services. Voc. Rehab Counselors can make referrals to the above services and programs if clients reside in the Mitchell area.

Categories

Computer Access Aids
Specialized Information and Referral
Job Training Formats
Job Search Resource Centers
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Daily Living Aids
Vocational Rehabilitation
Individual Advocacy
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Peer Counseling
Transition Services for Students With Disabilities
Career Counseling
Supported Employment
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Job Development
State Government Agencies/Departments
Provides services to people who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf/blind, and/or have a speech disability. Community Education and Support: Provides a variety of direct service programming to deaf and hard of hearing consumers and the general public, including advocacy, peer support, mentoring, independent living, deaf mentoring, social services, recreation and social activities, senior citizen services, and other services as available. Employment Services: Assistance is provided with seeking and keeping employment, including job search and applications, preparing for interviews, initial job training, job coaching, assistance with co-workers and staff meetings. Telecommunication Equipment Distribution: Providing installation, training, and equipment including amplified telephones, captioned telephones, ring signalers, and mobile phones/tablets. American Sign Language: Community based and contractual sign language classes, interpreter mentoring, information regarding ASL, deaf culture, and deaf history available to the public and private organizations.

Categories

Disability Awareness Training
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Supported Employment
Disease/Disability Information
Workshops/Symposiums
American Sign Language Instruction
Career Counseling
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Deafness
Specialized Information and Referral
Case/Care Management
Job Training Formats