DISABILITY ACCESS POINT (DAP) | IOWA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 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.
Categories
Physical Address
1516 Valley West Drive, West Des Moines, IA 50266
Hours
Mon 8 am - 4 pm; Tue 8 am - 4 pm; Wed 8 am - 4 pm; Thu 8 am - 4 pm; Fri 8 am - 4 pm;
Voice
Application process
Call for assistance
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
Polk County, Iowa
Jasper County, Iowa
Madison County, Iowa
Marion County, Iowa
Wayne County, Iowa
Clarke County, Iowa
Story County, Iowa
Dallas County, Iowa
Hamilton County, Iowa
Boone County, Iowa
Greene County, Iowa
Lucas County, Iowa
Warren County, Iowa
Decatur County, Iowa
Agency info
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Provides Public Health and Human services to the community.