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- Advocates for the civil rights of individuals with disabilities.

- Coordinates public disability awareness activities including presentations to community groups.

- Assists individuals with hearing and speech disabilities access communication needs.

- Assists with independent living skills training (money management, assertiveness training, self-advocacy, etc.).

- Provides information and referral services.

- Provides peer mentoring for individual and group settings.

- Provides transition services such as moving qualified individuals from nursing facilities or other institutions to independent living.

- Assists youth with disabilities transition from high school to adult life.

- Provides personal assistant services.

- Operates a Community Advocacy Training program for youth and adults.

- Assists individuals with vision loss or blindness acquire assistive devices and skills training.

- Operates a medical equipment loan program.

- Provides mentoring for parents of youth with disabilities.

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Assistive Technology Equipment
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Centers for Independent Living
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Specialized Information and Referral
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities

Offers community and residential support services help people learn some or all of the skills necessary to plan, shop for and prepare their own meals, do their laundry, clean their home, and enjoy community events and activities.

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Centers for Independent Living
Independent Living Skills Instruction

Offers programs and services to help individuals with disabilities live independently. Services include: independent living skills training, peer support, advocacy, information and referral services, and more.

Resource center focused on supporting individuals with disabilities in achieving independent living within their communities.

Supportive day and residential services to persons with developmental disabilities.

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Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Centers for Independent Living
Independent Living Center offers Independent living skills training, independent living transitional services, peer counseling/support, and advocacy and advocacy training.

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Centers for Independent Living
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Peer to Peer Networking
Center for Independent Living.

Information and referral for disability services.

Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living.

Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them.

Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills. Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction. Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training.

Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations. Donations of equipment accepted.

Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives.

Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.

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Disability Rights Groups
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Disease/Disability Registries
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Medical Equipment/Assistive Technology Donation Programs
Centers for Independent Living
Specialized Information and Referral
Peer to Peer Networking
Driving Evaluation
Driver Training

Programs that offer a wide variety of independent living services for individuals with disabilities with the objective of helping them to function more independently in family and community settings and to secure and maintain appropriate employment. Services may include: information and referral, skills training, case management, and peer counseling.

Supportive day and residential services to persons with developmental disabilities.

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Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Centers for Independent Living

Provides a wide variety of independent living services for individuals with disabilities with the objective of helping them to function more independently in family and community settings and to secure and maintain appropriate employment. Services may include information and referral services, referrals for attendant care, attendant recruitment and training programs, independent living skills training, assistance in meeting housing and transportation needs, peer counseling, transition from institutions into the community, deflection from institutional placement, transition from youth to adult services, and advice and guidance regarding legal rights and benefits eligibility.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Centers for Independent Living
Disability Rights Groups
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Supportive day and residential services to persons with developmental disabilities.

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Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Centers for Independent Living

Resource center focused on supporting individuals with disabilities in achieving independent living within their communities.

Independent Living Centers are non-residential, non-profit, consumer-controlled, community-based organizations providing services and advocacy for and by persons with all types of disabilities.
Residential services include Traditional Group Homes, Community Support Program, and Supported Community Living Services.

Traditional Group Home offers training in self-help skills, household management and leisure-time skills. These programs integrate people into the community in the least restrictive environment. All individuals are encouraged to have an outside activity. Group home sites are in Red Oak, Malvern, and Shenandoah.

Community Support Program teaches independent living skills to persons living in their own apartment or home. Individuals receive additional support services as needed such as transportation, personal shopping, meal planning, socialization, self-help skills, household management skills, and money management.

Supported Community Living Program provides up to 24 hours of support to assist individuals with their daily needs.

Respite Care Program provides short-term relief in the absence of the family or caregiver, such as a vacation or a night out.

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Group Residences for Adults With Disabilities
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Centers for Independent Living
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Disability Related Transportation
Center for Independent Living.

Information and referral for disability services.

Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living.

Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them.

Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills. Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction. Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training.

Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations. Donations of equipment accepted.

Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives.

Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.

Categories

Disability Rights Groups
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Disease/Disability Registries
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Medical Equipment/Assistive Technology Donation Programs
Centers for Independent Living
Specialized Information and Referral
Peer to Peer Networking
Driving Evaluation
Driver Training
Supportive day and residential services to persons with developmental disabilities.

Categories

Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Centers for Independent Living
Center for Independent Living.

Information and referral for disability services.

Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living.

Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them.

Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills. Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction. Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training.

Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations. Donations of equipment accepted.

Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives.

Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.

Categories

Disability Rights Groups
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Disease/Disability Registries
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Medical Equipment/Assistive Technology Donation Programs
Centers for Independent Living
Specialized Information and Referral
Peer to Peer Networking
Driving Evaluation
Driver Training

Services which enable persons with disabilities to acquire the skills necessary for independent living.

Barrier Removal and Information Center offers consultations to consumers, builders, businesses and organizations to increase accessibility within the home and community. Modifications to homes include redesigning living areas, and installing outside ramps and grab bars. In addition, grant assistance is offered to income- and geographically-eligible persons with disabilities.

Center for Independent Living services include information and referral, independent living skills training, financial benefits counseling, and awareness training for the general public and organizations regarding disability issues. In addition, the Center assists clients in the development and implementation of independent living plans in the following areas: home and financial management; social skills; sexuality; consumer and legal rights; peer counseling; equipment loan, repair and rental; and individual and systems advocacy.

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Disease/Disability Registries
Specialized Information and Referral
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Disability Rights Groups
Centers for Independent Living

Provides peer support counseling, information and referral to services that help disabled individuals, skills training, advocacy for persons with disabilities and their families and disability awareness and leadership education. Working with individuals in their homes or in locations convenient to the individual.

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Centers for Independent Living
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Disease/Disability Registries
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Specialized Information and Referral

Provides peer support counseling, information and referral to services that help disabled individuals, skills training, advocacy for persons with disabilities and their families and disability awareness and leadership education. Working with individuals in their homes or in locations convenient to the individual.

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Centers for Independent Living
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Disease/Disability Registries
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Specialized Information and Referral

Five core services include:

- Information and Referral.

- Independent Living Skills Training.

- Peer Counseling.

- Advocacy.

- Transition Program.

Provides independent living skills and activities for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Also offers support and advocacy for families and to persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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Independent Living Skills Instruction
Centers for Independent Living
Provides peer support counseling, information and referral to services that help disabled individuals, skills training, advocacy for persons with disabilities and their families and disability awareness and leadership education. CICIL works with individuals in their homes or in locations convenient to the individual.

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Independent Living Skills Instruction
Disease/Disability Registries
Errand Running/Shopping Assistance
Centers for Independent Living
Specialized Information and Referral

Provides peer support counseling, information and referral to services that help disabled individuals, skills training, advocacy for persons with disabilities and their families and disability awareness and leadership education. Working with individuals in their homes or in locations convenient to the individual.

Categories

Centers for Independent Living
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Disease/Disability Registries
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Specialized Information and Referral
Supportive day and residential services to persons with developmental disabilities.

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Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Centers for Independent Living