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Provides a residential training program that teaches techniques for living independently and working competitively. While learning techniques, the person gains confidence in themselves and adjusts to their vision loss in a positive way.

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.

Offers community and residential support services to 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.

Provides person-centered services directed toward Supported Community Living and self-advocacy training. Training in independent living skills: self-care, social skills, home maintenance/ housekeeping, and community access for individuals with developmental disabilities, traumatic brain injury and chronic mental illness.

Offers classes for those with a mental illness, an intellectual disability, or other disabling conditions. Classes help clients learn and develop skills to live successfully in the community and live independently at home.

Independent Living Center offers Independent living skills training (self-advocacy, socialization, homemaking and computers), independent living transitional services, peer counseling/support, and advocacy and advocacy training.  

- Assists people with disabilities transition from a nursing home into the community.

- Prevents people with disabilities from entering a nursing home (nursing home deflection).

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

RAMP advocates for individuals who want to learn to use RMTD's fixed route public bus system. Employees can assist with navigating the cost of the fare, planning a route, and education of bus behavior. Advocates also train RMTD's bus drivers on proper use of lifts and disability awareness.

Day Centers and Residential Services (7 day centers and group homes in the Omaha area)

Assisted and supported residential services, including community integration, behavior management, housekeeping, medication management, rehabilitation counseling, transportation training, money management, personal hygiene skills, leisure, socialization and recreation, and menu planning.

Supportive employment opportunities in conjunction with vocational rehabilitation.

Supported and assisted day services including community activities (volunteer work sites), contractual work, daily living skills, leisure activities in the community, computer skills training, and arts and craft activities.

Seniors with vision loss or who are blind, obtain and are trained on the use of adaptive free devices to maintain their independence in and outside the home. This includes independent living skills training, advocacy, and peer mentoring.

Employment program for people who experience a disability. Assists people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep a job. Program is voluntary and the services provided will be specific to an individual's needs.

Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.

Offers services which assist persons with disabilities in achieving and/or maintaining independence. Services include, but are not limited to:

- Information and Referral (personal assistant, interpreter, and housing referrals).

- Access and Advocacy (accessibility surveys, assistive devices, Braille printing).

- Skills Development (personal assistant management training, basic computer skills, public transit use, budgeting).

- Counseling (independent living, peer, vocational).

- Free Amplified Phones for Illinois residents with verifiable hearing loss who have a land line.

- Independent Living Needs Assessment.

- Mass Transit District Disability Verification.

- Reintegration into the community from nursing home, etc. (Includes possible financial assistance for moving home or into supportive living).

- PACE Presentations.

- PACE will readily provide sign language interpreters to access PACE events on request.

Provides informational and educational programming targeted toward a consumer or a group of consumers with the intent to develop or increase the skills, knowledge and/or abilities required to live, work and play in the community.

Programs offered include self-advocacy and awareness, life skills training, braille training, TTY training, personal assistant information, interpreter referrals and equipment demonstration and loan.

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.

Independent Living Skills Instruction provided for clients with intellectual disabilities.

Offers independent living skills instructions focuses on individualized opportunities that are especially suited to each participant. Special needs training and activities focus on daily living skills.

Helps adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities develop and enhance daily adaptive living skills and economic self-sufficiency through out-of-home training designed to foster appropriate behavior, greater independence, and personal choice.

HCBS (HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES) programs provide training and support to people living in shared homes in the community with opportunities for learning skills to help develop independence. (Pella/Knoxville and Indianola/Des Moines regions). 

SPIRITUAL SERVICES are available to all clients.

Provides supported employment services for individuals with disabilities to obtain and maintain community employment. 

Assists individuals with barriers to independence while they live independently in the community.

Provides supported community living (SCL). SCL gives individuals with disabilities the opportunity to live as independently as possible in the community. Service includes support with safety, housekeeping, finances, communication, employment, socialization, transportation and wellness.

Hourly supported community living provides service from just a few hours per month up to 8 hours per day. This goal focused program maintains the independence clients currently have while working toward greater independence. Clients access the community in varying ways to increase their own independence like using public transportation, grocery shopping, working out and forming meaningful relationships with peers.

24-hour supported community living serves adults who require a higher amount of service hours in their place of residence and the community. Clients learn independent living skills while working toward the goal of greater independence.

Offers to teach skills to allow visually impaired individuals to maintain maximum independence in their living environment, i.e., food preparation, cleaning, laundering, and other household tasks and management. Transportation to and from the center is available. Visits individuals in homes to assess the individual needs of a client in their personal environment to maximize their independence and add meaning to their life.

Provides individualized, community-based assistance to help adults with mental health conditions live independently, build daily living skills, and maintain stability. Services are delivered by trained Community Support Specialists who work directly with clients in their homes and throughout the community.

Support may include help with symptom management, budgeting, accessing healthcare, securing housing, improving social skills, connecting to resources, coordinating appointments, and developing goals that promote long-term wellness.

This program is designed for adults who benefit from hands-on assistance and ongoing support outside a traditional clinic setting.

Provides disability services, including intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities, daily and hourly home-based habilitation and support community living, day habilitation, and supported employment.

Provides assistance to people with disabilities to enable them to live independently in the community. Program support with budgeting, advocacy, shopping, household planning, medical appointments, recreation, and paperwork.