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Disability Rights and Special Needs Resources (21)

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Pennsylvania Families Incorporated

Services: Resource database that that empowers PA families of children with special needs by linking them to support and information.

Fayettee County Community Action Agency

Services: FCCAA provides access to services related to Adult Education & Job Training, Case Management, Community Development Initiatives, Family Resource Center, Food Bank & Nutrition, Education, In-Home Services Program & Adult Daily Living Center, Technology Center, and Workforce Development

Social Securtiy Administration

Services: Local office where individuals can apply for Social Security benefits (including Retirement, Disability or Spouse

Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services- Pittsburgh Office

Services: Provides services to to assist Pennsylvanians who are blind or visually impaired gain the skills necessary to live and work independently in their communities.

Bureau of Autism Services

Services: A Department within DPW (Department of Public Welfare) specifically addressing the needs, issues and concerns of people with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Pennsylvania. Provide information on available services and waiver funding.

Association of Retarded Citizens (ARC)

Services: Offers services for individuals with mental retardation and their families.

Office of Vocational Rehabiliation

Services: Provides assistance with obtaining and maintaining employment to individuals with disabilities.

Fayette County MH/MR

Services: Provides services and supports for individuals with mental illness, mental retardation, or autism

AHEDD, Inc.

Services: Customized employment for people with developmental disabilities. Also services for youth in their transition from school to careers & work.

Twin Trees

Services: Provides residential services for individuals with developmental disabilities, including community residential, home-based and family living supports.

Life

Services: Project Career Connections- Assists adults with diabilities who are job-ready to find competitive employment. Welfare-to-Work- Designed to help individuals receiving public assistance to identify and overcome their barriers to employment and start down the road to self-sufficiency. Life

Life

Services: Project Match- Helps young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 with significant disabilities to transition from the classroom to the working world. Choices- Helps job-ready young adults between the ages of 14 and 24 with hiring barriers to find competitive employment.

Fayette Resources

Services: Provides services for individuals with physical and mental health impairments including residential living and life sharing programs, independent living skills training, and supported employment.

Tri County Patriots for Independent Living

Services: Advocates for the civil rights for people with disabilities and promotes living well with a disability in the local community; peer support, personal care assistance, information and referral.

Parent Involved Network

Services: Provides support and advocacy for parents or caregivers of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders.

Southwestern PA Human Services, Inc

Services: Services for individuals with mental health needs including clinical, partial hospitalization and residential programs, and adult day programming. Services for individuals with developmental disabilities including residential living options.

Special Kids Network

Services: Statewide hotline referral service designed to serve families of children with chronic health of disabling conditions.

Disability Rights Network Of Pennsylvania

Services: Provide legal consultation and representation for individuals with disabilities and their families who are facing discrimination on the basis of disability and access to needed services. Also provide information and referral and technical assistance to Pennsylvania residents with any disability issue.

Developmental Disabilities Advocacy Network

Services:

Protects legal rights of the handicapped; provides information on disability programs and services in communities nationwide. 

PA Client Assistance Program

Services:

Equalization of opportunities for persons with disabilities.