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Provides augmentative and alternative communication options through assistive technology, which enables children and youth with disabilities to participate more fully in all aspects of life. Augmentative and Alternative Communication includes various communication methods that enhance or replace verbal speech or writing for individuals with communication disabilities. Check the team resource folders for additional Assistive Technology & Augmentative and Alternative Communication information for IEP teams to consider and utilize including AT Information and Tools, AAC Information and Tools, or use the form link on the website to request AAC Collaboration.
Provides augmentative and alternative communication options through assistive technology, which enables children and youth with disabilities to participate more fully in all aspects of life. Augmentative and Alternative Communication includes various communication methods that enhance or replace verbal speech or writing for individuals with communication disabilities. Check the team resource folders for additional Assistive Technology & Augmentative and Alternative Communication information for IEP teams to consider and utilize including AT Information and Tools, AAC Information and Tools, or use the form link on the website to request AAC Collaboration.
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Clinical services offered at this location include pediatrics, allergy, asthma & immunology, developmental-behavioral pediatrics, ear, nose & throat, hearing and balance, orthopaedics & sports medicine, pediatric gastroenterology, pediatric hematology assessment, pediatric neurology, pediatric ophthalmology, pediatric rheumatology, pediatric weight management and same day pediatrics.
Clinical services offered at this location include pediatrics, allergy, asthma & immunology, developmental-behavioral pediatrics, ear, nose & throat, hearing and balance, orthopaedics & sports medicine, pediatric gastroenterology, pediatric hematology assessment, pediatric neurology, pediatric ophthalmology, pediatric rheumatology, pediatric weight management and same day pediatrics.
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Provides evaluations and recommendations, assistance in obtaining funding for equipment, training for the individual and their primary caregiver(s), follow-up, and equipment maintenance. Staff will travel to home, facility, etc.
Provides evaluations and recommendations, assistance in obtaining funding for equipment, training for the individual and their primary caregiver(s), follow-up, and equipment maintenance. Staff will travel to home, facility, etc.
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Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.
Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.
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Offers items such as wheelchairs, walkers, tub handrails, crutches and other assistive equipment and items. After 30 days client must return item or contact the public health nurse if needed for a longer period of time.
Offers items such as wheelchairs, walkers, tub handrails, crutches and other assistive equipment and items. After 30 days client must return item or contact the public health nurse if needed for a longer period of time.
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Provides augmentative and alternative communication options through assistive technology, which enables children and youth with disabilities to participate more fully in all aspects of life. Augmentative and Alternative Communication includes various communication methods that enhance or replace verbal speech or writing for individuals with communication disabilities. Check the team resource folders for additional Assistive Technology & Augmentative and Alternative Communication information for IEP teams to consider and utilize including AT Information and Tools, AAC Information and Tools, or use the form link on the website to request AAC Collaboration.
Provides augmentative and alternative communication options through assistive technology, which enables children and youth with disabilities to participate more fully in all aspects of life. Augmentative and Alternative Communication includes various communication methods that enhance or replace verbal speech or writing for individuals with communication disabilities. Check the team resource folders for additional Assistive Technology & Augmentative and Alternative Communication information for IEP teams to consider and utilize including AT Information and Tools, AAC Information and Tools, or use the form link on the website to request AAC Collaboration.
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Clinical services offered at this location include pediatrics, allergy, asthma & immunology, developmental-behavioral pediatrics, ear, nose & throat, hearing and balance, orthopaedics & sports medicine, pediatric gastroenterology, pediatric hematology assessment, pediatric neurology, pediatric ophthalmology, pediatric rheumatology, pediatric weight management and same day pediatrics.
Clinical services offered at this location include pediatrics, allergy, asthma & immunology, developmental-behavioral pediatrics, ear, nose & throat, hearing and balance, orthopaedics & sports medicine, pediatric gastroenterology, pediatric hematology assessment, pediatric neurology, pediatric ophthalmology, pediatric rheumatology, pediatric weight management and same day pediatrics.
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Provides a wide variety of services to the community, including literacy programs, Recycle for Sight, vision screening, community service.
Provides a wide variety of services to the community, including literacy programs, Recycle for Sight, vision screening, community service.
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Evaluation, sales, service, and rentals of wheelchair and handicap accessible vans and adaptive equipment products.
Free evaluation to assess needs for individuals or families.
Sells mini vans, full-size vans, mini buses, ramps, lifts and parts; rentals and service available.
Converts vans to wheelchair accessibility.
State and VA approved. Assistance in obtaining financing.
Evaluation, sales, service, and rentals of wheelchair and handicap accessible vans and adaptive equipment products.
Free evaluation to assess needs for individuals or families.
Sells mini vans, full-size vans, mini buses, ramps, lifts and parts; rentals and service available.
Converts vans to wheelchair accessibility.
State and VA approved. Assistance in obtaining financing.
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Provides evaluations and recommendations, assistance in obtaining funding for equipment, training for the individual and their primary caregiver(s), follow-up, and equipment maintenance. Staff will travel to home, facility, etc.
Provides evaluations and recommendations, assistance in obtaining funding for equipment, training for the individual and their primary caregiver(s), follow-up, and equipment maintenance. Staff will travel to home, facility, etc.
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Offers to build wooden ramps for people in need who live in Jasper County, who own or rent a home. Also provides an equipment loan and donation program for items such as walkers, bath aids, toileting aids, adapted swings, adapted bikes, low tech switches and communication devices, bedside tables, and other types of products which a person with disabilities might need. This program also accepts donated wheelchairs and other equipment that are then reconditioned and loaned out to other clients. Also accepts and then loans out electric powered lift chairs.
*The mission is to enhance the quality of life of clients with disabilities in Jasper County by loaning leisure, recreational and other adapted equipment they might not otherwise be able to obtain in order to learn independent skills and increase their self sufficiency.
Offers to build wooden ramps for people in need who live in Jasper County, who own or rent a home. Also provides an equipment loan and donation program for items such as walkers, bath aids, toileting aids, adapted swings, adapted bikes, low tech switches and communication devices, bedside tables, and other types of products which a person with disabilities might need. This program also accepts donated wheelchairs and other equipment that are then reconditioned and loaned out to other clients. Also accepts and then loans out electric powered lift chairs.
*The mission is to enhance the quality of life of clients with disabilities in Jasper County by loaning leisure, recreational and other adapted equipment they might not otherwise be able to obtain in order to learn independent skills and increase their self sufficiency.
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Provides medical and health-related items for purchase or rent to individuals in need of continuing care at home. Offers 24/7 emergency call service, as well as training in how to safely and effectively use medical equipment at home. Mobility support and rehabilitation aids also available, along with respiratory support devices, sleep care devices, and women's health aids breast pumps and post mastectomy supplies and custom fitting consultations.
Provides medical and health-related items for purchase or rent to individuals in need of continuing care at home. Offers 24/7 emergency call service, as well as training in how to safely and effectively use medical equipment at home. Mobility support and rehabilitation aids also available, along with respiratory support devices, sleep care devices, and women's health aids breast pumps and post mastectomy supplies and custom fitting consultations.
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Provides training on a wide range of assistive devices, as well as early childhood/school age development and technology services.
Locates available funding sources.
Provides information about:
-- Technology solutions, costs, availability, and vendors
-- Specialized or adapted vehicles and mobility devices
Offers technical assistance:
-- Individualized assessments for home and worksite modifications
-- Early childhood and school solutions
-- Website assessments for accessibility
Equipment provision:
-- Demonstrations of assistive technology
-- Short term equipment loans
-- Locating used equipment
Provides training on a wide range of assistive devices, as well as early childhood/school age development and technology services.
Locates available funding sources.
Provides information about:
-- Technology solutions, costs, availability, and vendors
-- Specialized or adapted vehicles and mobility devices
Offers technical assistance:
-- Individualized assessments for home and worksite modifications
-- Early childhood and school solutions
-- Website assessments for accessibility
Equipment provision:
-- Demonstrations of assistive technology
-- Short term equipment loans
-- Locating used equipment
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Information and referral.
Client assistance grants provides limited financial assistance for adaptive equipment, removing barriers in the home, and provides scholarships for special programs."Go Baby Go" services provide modified, ride-on cars for free to young children, approximately 9 months to 6 years, with special needs who experience limited mobility.
Tech Tools, a developmental technology library, provides adapted toys and devices to people of all ages with individual and physical disabilities at no cost to families and professionals. Libraries are located in Omaha, Gretna, Lincoln, Norfolk, Grand Island, and Kearney.
Family Focus is a series of events throughout the year designed for the entire family unit bringing families facing similar challenges together and providing the opportunity to draw strength and knowledge as well as relax and socialize.
Information and referral.
Client assistance grants provides limited financial assistance for adaptive equipment, removing barriers in the home, and provides scholarships for special programs."Go Baby Go" services provide modified, ride-on cars for free to young children, approximately 9 months to 6 years, with special needs who experience limited mobility.
Tech Tools, a developmental technology library, provides adapted toys and devices to people of all ages with individual and physical disabilities at no cost to families and professionals. Libraries are located in Omaha, Gretna, Lincoln, Norfolk, Grand Island, and Kearney.
Family Focus is a series of events throughout the year designed for the entire family unit bringing families facing similar challenges together and providing the opportunity to draw strength and knowledge as well as relax and socialize.
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Provides free amplified phones to individuals with hearing loss, and/or who are late-deafened, or deaf. Braille phones available to the blind. Cell phone amplifiers available. Voicebox amplification and other specialized equipment available for lease.
Provides free amplified phones to individuals with hearing loss, and/or who are late-deafened, or deaf. Braille phones available to the blind. Cell phone amplifiers available. Voicebox amplification and other specialized equipment available for lease.
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Offers to loan equipment or services needed to improve independence and quality of life. Examples include wheelchairs, scooters, Braille equipment, voice simulation systems, scanners, listening devices, telecommunication devices for the hard of hearing, augmentative communication systems, environmental control units, computers, and adaptive peripherals.
Loans for Service or Support Animals - can help with the acquisition of the animal, its training, veterinary care, and up to one year of supplies for care.
Loans for Education or Employment Equipment - helps with modifying or purchasing equipment necessary to complete training, acquire or maintain employment.
Loans for home or vehicle modifications (adding a ramp, widening doorways, hand controls, etc.)
Loans for essential vehicle or home repairs.
Loans to help build or repair credit.
Most loans have flexible terms, up to 5 years. Most loans are capped at $2,500. Assistive technology loans may go up to $10,000, but there may be a waitlist for loans over $2,500.
Offers to loan equipment or services needed to improve independence and quality of life. Examples include wheelchairs, scooters, Braille equipment, voice simulation systems, scanners, listening devices, telecommunication devices for the hard of hearing, augmentative communication systems, environmental control units, computers, and adaptive peripherals.
Loans for Service or Support Animals - can help with the acquisition of the animal, its training, veterinary care, and up to one year of supplies for care.
Loans for Education or Employment Equipment - helps with modifying or purchasing equipment necessary to complete training, acquire or maintain employment.
Loans for home or vehicle modifications (adding a ramp, widening doorways, hand controls, etc.)
Loans for essential vehicle or home repairs.
Loans to help build or repair credit.
Most loans have flexible terms, up to 5 years. Most loans are capped at $2,500. Assistive technology loans may go up to $10,000, but there may be a waitlist for loans over $2,500.
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Vocational rehabilitation services include vocational guidance and counseling; training, tuition, and equipment; occupational equipment and supplies; assistance for establishing small businesses (NBE); job placement and follow-up services; and medical services.
Orientation and adjustment center.
Consultants for people who are blind or visually impaired.
Training in cane travel and independent living skills.
Home training.
Supportive services and transitional services for youth who are proceeding from high school to college.
Vocational rehabilitation services include vocational guidance and counseling; training, tuition, and equipment; occupational equipment and supplies; assistance for establishing small businesses (NBE); job placement and follow-up services; and medical services.
Orientation and adjustment center.
Consultants for people who are blind or visually impaired.
Training in cane travel and independent living skills.
Home training.
Supportive services and transitional services for youth who are proceeding from high school to college.
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Provides a directory of Lions Clubs and would refer based on where inquirer lives for possible assistance with glasses and hearing aid needs. Accepts donations of used eyeglasses for third world projects. Also accepts used hearing aids. Eye screenings for children 6 months to 48 months.
PROJECTS include an Eye Bank and donor information.
Provides a directory of Lions Clubs and would refer based on where inquirer lives for possible assistance with glasses and hearing aid needs. Accepts donations of used eyeglasses for third world projects. Also accepts used hearing aids. Eye screenings for children 6 months to 48 months.
PROJECTS include an Eye Bank and donor information.
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Iowa Lions Kidsight: A cooperative sight project with the University of Iowa Hospitals. Pre-school children are screened by taking pictures of their eyes and sending the pictures to the U of IA Hospitals for evaluation. Parents are notified if their child is found to need eye care.
Charity grants to community agencies with regard to eyesight and hearing, food banks, clothing, and more.
Listening program provides equipment to preschools to help with autistic children.
Recycles eye glasses, lenses, frames and hearing aids. Lions disassemble, measure, clean and inventory the various parts to be available for people of third world countries as VOSH teams determine prescriptions.
International Lions Foundation: Our club supports the ILF to a total of $1000 each three years. Lions members and others in the community contribute additionally.
Other services are considered as needs are identified if fund are available and the club's board and members approve. More information available online.
Iowa Lions Kidsight: A cooperative sight project with the University of Iowa Hospitals. Pre-school children are screened by taking pictures of their eyes and sending the pictures to the U of IA Hospitals for evaluation. Parents are notified if their child is found to need eye care.
Charity grants to community agencies with regard to eyesight and hearing, food banks, clothing, and more.
Listening program provides equipment to preschools to help with autistic children.
Recycles eye glasses, lenses, frames and hearing aids. Lions disassemble, measure, clean and inventory the various parts to be available for people of third world countries as VOSH teams determine prescriptions.
International Lions Foundation: Our club supports the ILF to a total of $1000 each three years. Lions members and others in the community contribute additionally.
Other services are considered as needs are identified if fund are available and the club's board and members approve. More information available online.
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Blind Services works with individuals one-on-one to instruct persons who have lost (or are losing) their vision, on how to read Braille and organize their household and travel. Produces and replicates Braille materials. Translates materials such as menus and brochures into Braille and produces multiple copies as a service to the community. (There is a normal cost per Braille page produced, plus $25 per hour for formatting.)
Captioning at Real Time (CART) provides the translation of spoken words into text using a stenotype machine operated by a stenographer/reporter. Real-time software is used to display the text onto a computer monitor, and a projector or other device is used to display the text on a television or larger screen. CART is especially valuable in large meetings or in communications with a person who is deaf or has hearing loss. CART can be utilized in following settings: community events and workshops, government, legal, educational, medical, theater and auditorium, and captioning of movies and videos.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services provides one-on-one services for independent living skills training, information and referral, advocacy, and peer counseling. Serves as a TTY Distribution site for ITAC (Illinois Telecommunications Access Commission), which provides free TTY devices to Illinois residents. Distributes applications for Iowa TTY distributions for Iowa residents who are qualified (speech impaired or hard of hearing). Distributes amplified phones for residents of Illinois of all ages who have a difficult time hearing on the phone.
Provide information and resources on low-tech independent living devices such as magnifiers, talking watches, etc., when funding is available.
Housing assistance provides information and problem-solving assistance with locating and securing affordable, accessible housing, including research into public and private-sector housing markets.
Information and Referral service provides information through Illinois/Iowa Center for Independent Living's system and library. Requests for information can be made by phone, mail, or in person, and can include loans of library materials.
Outreach services offers presentations, brochures, media releases, public service announcements, media interviews, and video programs to inform the public of programs and services offered.
Volunteers are utilized in programs, services, and office operations; volunteers receive training and supervision appropriate to their duties.
Blind Services works with individuals one-on-one to instruct persons who have lost (or are losing) their vision, on how to read Braille and organize their household and travel. Produces and replicates Braille materials. Translates materials such as menus and brochures into Braille and produces multiple copies as a service to the community. (There is a normal cost per Braille page produced, plus $25 per hour for formatting.)
Captioning at Real Time (CART) provides the translation of spoken words into text using a stenotype machine operated by a stenographer/reporter. Real-time software is used to display the text onto a computer monitor, and a projector or other device is used to display the text on a television or larger screen. CART is especially valuable in large meetings or in communications with a person who is deaf or has hearing loss. CART can be utilized in following settings: community events and workshops, government, legal, educational, medical, theater and auditorium, and captioning of movies and videos.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services provides one-on-one services for independent living skills training, information and referral, advocacy, and peer counseling. Serves as a TTY Distribution site for ITAC (Illinois Telecommunications Access Commission), which provides free TTY devices to Illinois residents. Distributes applications for Iowa TTY distributions for Iowa residents who are qualified (speech impaired or hard of hearing). Distributes amplified phones for residents of Illinois of all ages who have a difficult time hearing on the phone.
Provide information and resources on low-tech independent living devices such as magnifiers, talking watches, etc., when funding is available.
Housing assistance provides information and problem-solving assistance with locating and securing affordable, accessible housing, including research into public and private-sector housing markets.
Information and Referral service provides information through Illinois/Iowa Center for Independent Living's system and library. Requests for information can be made by phone, mail, or in person, and can include loans of library materials.
Outreach services offers presentations, brochures, media releases, public service announcements, media interviews, and video programs to inform the public of programs and services offered.
Volunteers are utilized in programs, services, and office operations; volunteers receive training and supervision appropriate to their duties.
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