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Connects individuals with programs, equipment, and community resources that support independent living. Helplines and Information More Information:

• Answers questions about disability-related services and supports
• Refers individuals to Independence Now programs and other community organizations
• Shares information about housing, employment, transportation, and community activities

Provides an all-inclusive service that assists and supports members with opportunities for growth, employment, education, housing, and community services. Aging and Disability Services More information:

• Provides evening, weekend, and holiday social and recreational programs
• The Education Resource Center offers access to computers, classes, and benefits screening
• Participants may gain work experience through food preparation and clerical programs

Provides individual and group training to help individuals with disabilities develop skills for independent living. Aging and Disability Services More information:

• Covers budgeting, cooking, and kitchen safety
• Builds decision-making and time-management skills
• Addresses housing, transportation, and employment
• Explains laws related to disability and independent living

Provides individual and group training to help individuals with disabilities develop skills for independent living. Aging and Disability Services More information:

• Covers budgeting, cooking, and kitchen safety
• Builds decision-making and time-management skills
• Addresses housing, transportation, and employment
• Explains laws related to disability and independent living

Offers transition support for students with disabilities and individuals moving from or avoiding nursing facility placement. Aging and Disability Services More information:

• Helps students prepare to transition from high school to employment or postsecondary education
• Assists individuals with moving from nursing facilities into community-based settings
• Connects individuals at risk of nursing facility placement with community living options

Provides training to help individuals with disabilities develop skills for independent living. Rehabilitation Services, Aging and Disability Services More information:

• Tailors services to individual needs and goals
• Covers budgeting and personal safety
• Builds skills for completing applications and preparing for employment

Helps youth with disabilities to transition into independent adulthood. Educational Programs More information:

• Teaches basic life skills including budgeting, credit, housekeeping, and food preparation
• Cultivates interpersonal abilities such as decision-making, relationship-building, and stress management
• Prepares participants for employment through career counseling and job search assistance
• Connects individuals with educational paths including post-secondary training and vocational programs
• Assists with applications for Social Security benefits, college admission, and housing
• Pairs participants with peer mentors for guidance and support

Provides community-based skill development and activity support for adults with disabilities. Aging and Disability Services More information:

• Customizes services based on each participant’s needs, skills, interests, and preferences
• Helps participants complete everyday tasks and become active in their communities
• Encourages interaction with community members with and without disabilities

Provides outreach and support to nursing facility residents interested in transitioning to community living. Aging and Disability Services More information:

• Provides information about personal assistance, accessibility changes, supports planning, and other community services
• Offers application assistance for community-based long-term services to residents with Long Term Care or Community Medicaid

Provides assistive technology, home modifications, and vehicle modifications to help individuals with significant disabilities live independently. Assistive Technology More information:

• Installs home modifications such as ramps, grab bars, stair lifts, widened doorways, and accessible bathroom features
• Coordinates vehicle modifications including hand controls, wheelchair lifts, spinner knobs, and pedal extenders
• Offers aids for daily living, environmental control units, augmentative and alternative communication devices, and hearing devices not covered by insurance
• Services are available no more than twice within a five-year period

Provides funding assistance for assistive technology and certain home modifications that support independent living. Assistive Technology, Financial Assistance More information:

• Requires recipients to contribute a portion of the cost

Provides self-advocacy instruction to help students with disabilities prepare for postsecondary education and employment. Employment Services More information:

• Offers individual and group instruction
• Teaches students about their rights and responsibilities
• Explains how to request accommodations and services
• Identifies supports needed when transitioning from high school

Provides independent living skills instruction and community integration support for individuals with disabilities. Rehabilitation Services More information:

• Teaches budgeting, household management, cooking, and stress management
• Offers travel training and instruction on utilizing community resources
• Helps develop communication, social, and self-advocacy skills
• Supports transition from nursing homes to community living through integration initiatives
• Includes recreational and socialization opportunities

Operates an assistive technology loan library that lends adaptive dining equipment, sensory aids, alerting systems, listening tools, visual devices, memory tools, iPads, communication hardware, and computer software. Assistive Technology More information:

• Offers tours, demonstrations, and short-term loans
• Conducts educational trainings and presentations
• Provides connection to resource and referral services

Provides community-based skill development and activity support for adults with disabilities. Aging and Disability Services More information:

• Customizes services based on each participant’s needs, skills, interests, and preferences
• Helps participants complete everyday tasks and become active in their communities
• Encourages interaction with community members with and without disabilities

Provides guidance and support to young adults with developmental disabilities and their families as they transition from school-based supports to adult services. Aging and Disability Services More information:

• Explains DDA eligibility, funding, timelines, and application requirements
• Encourages individuals to establish DDA eligibility while still attending school
• Meets with young adults, families, and caregivers to discuss available programs
• Helps individuals understand the Governor’s Transitioning Youth Initiative funding

Provides guidance and support to young adults with developmental disabilities and their families as they transition from school-based supports to adult services. Aging and Disability Services More information:

• Explains DDA eligibility, funding, timelines, and application requirements
• Encourages individuals to establish DDA eligibility while still attending school
• Meets with young adults, families, and caregivers to discuss available programs
• Helps individuals understand the Governor’s Transitioning Youth Initiative funding

Provides volunteer opportunities that support agency programs and services. Volunteering

Provides individual and systems advocacy to promote independence and equal access for individuals with disabilities. Advocacy, Aging and Disability Services More information:

• Teaches self-advocacy skills
• Seeks improvements to state and local disability policies
• Works with the community to remove barriers that prevent individuals with disabilities from taking part in community life

Offers peer support from staff with disabilities to help individuals set goals and increase independence. Aging and Disability Services, Mentoring and Networking More Information:

• Connects participants with Independent Living Specialists who serve as role models
• Assists with self-exploration and self-directed goal setting
• Links participants to services and programs that support their goals

Promotes disability rights through individual advocacy and efforts to influence public policy. Advocacy More information:

• Helps individuals understand their civil rights and develop self-advocacy skills
• Assists participants with communicating their needs and obtaining services
• Works with elected officials and agency leaders on policies involving housing, employment, transportation, personal assistance, and transition services

Provides community-based skill development and activity support for adults with disabilities. Aging and Disability Services More information:

• Customizes services based on each participant’s needs, skills, interests, and preferences
• Helps participants complete everyday tasks and become active in their communities
• Encourages interaction with community members with and without disabilities

Provides case management and planning services for individuals enrolled in Medicaid long-term services and supports programs. Case Management More information:

• Completes and processes application forms for Maryland Medicaid waiver programs
• Manages communication with legal representatives, family members, and guardians
• Helps navigate choices for care assistance
• Coordinates outreach and ongoing services
• Monitors individual needs to identify additional programs and services

Provides community-based skill development and activity support for adults with disabilities. Aging and Disability Services More information:

• Customizes services based on each participant’s needs, skills, interests, and preferences
• Helps participants complete everyday tasks and become active in their communities
• Encourages interaction with community members with and without disabilities

Operates a training center for veterans and adults with disabilities to develop employment skills. Employment Services More information:

• Teaches basic computer skills and Microsoft Office software
• Assists with resume writing, job searches, and applications
• Provides connection to resource and referral services