DISABILITY ACCESS POINT (DAP) | CENTRAL IOWA COMMUNITY SERVICES

Offers a Disability Access Point, or "DAP", which help people with disabilities, their families, and their caregivers find the services and support they need-both short-term and long-term. DAPs help by giving information, making plans, making referrals and checking in to make sure people are getting the right support to live healthy, independent lives.

Can help with the following services:

- Information and Assistance - based on presented and identified needs, provides information about programs and services, and helps to connect individuals to service providers in their communities.

- Options Counseling - provides guidance to individuals so that they may make informed choices about supports and services, typically over a period of 90 days or less. This includes benefits screening and application assistance for programs and services and follow-ups to make sure supports and decisions are assisting the individual.

- Financial Assistance - provides gap funding and service coordination for programs and services that support individuals and their caregivers so that individuals may live in the home and community of their choice. Help with short-term services and long term services are also provided.

Short-term supports (time-limited) include adaptive and assistive equipment, home and vehicle modifications, peer and parent support services, rent assistance, transportation assistance, and other basic needs (not covered by insurance).

Long-term services and supports includes adult day programs, consumer-directed attendant care (CDAC) (non-skilled and skilled), day habilitation, employment like job skills training, prevocational services, and supported employment, intensive residential services (IRSH), personal response systems, respite services like in-home, in-facility, and day camps, supported community living (SCL) and home-based habilitation (hourly), and residential living settings.

Physical Address

1201 14th Avenue, Eldora, IA 50627

Hours

Mon 8 am - 4:30 pm; Tue 8 am - 4:30 pm; Wed 8 am - 4:30 pm; Thu 8 am - 4:30 pm; Fri 8 am - 4:30 pm;

Fax

(515) 985-0587

Application process

Call for services and information

Fee

None

Required documents

None

Eligibility

Open to individuals of all ages with disabilities and their caregivers, family, friends, and service providers

Languages

English

Service area

Sac County, Iowa
Palo Alto County, Iowa
Benton County, Iowa
Emmet County, Iowa
Van Buren County, Iowa
Allamakee County, Iowa
Fayette County, Iowa
Iowa County, Iowa
Mitchell County, Iowa
Wright County, Iowa
Henry County, Iowa
Floyd County, Iowa
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
Tama County, Iowa
Washington County, Iowa
Mahaska County, Iowa
Jefferson County, Iowa
Marshall County, Iowa
Calhoun County, Iowa
Dickinson County, Iowa
Clayton County, Iowa
Poweshiek County, Iowa
Pocahontas County, Iowa
Winneshiek County, Iowa
Clay County, Iowa
Franklin County, Iowa
Kossuth County, Iowa
Butler County, Iowa
Hardin County, Iowa
Lee County, Iowa
Howard County, Iowa
Davis County, Iowa
Chickasaw County, Iowa
Bremer County, Iowa
Wapello County, Iowa
Webster County, Iowa
Hancock County, Iowa
Appanoose County, Iowa
Winnebago County, Iowa
Monroe County, Iowa
Worth County, Iowa
Keokuk County, Iowa
Grundy County, Iowa
Humboldt County, Iowa

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