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Independent Living
Blind and Visually Impaired ServicesAmerican
Council of the Blind of Maine - American Council of the Blind
of Maine is a consumer group that promotes independence and opportunities
for Mainers who are blind and visually impaired. Some of their programs
include: annual convention, fun weekends, and scholarships for post-secondary
education.
Association
of Blind Citizens - This
site provides information to fund 50% of the cost of assistive technology
for use by individuals who are legally blind.
Canine
Companions - This national organization, based in New
York state, provides trained service dogs to consumers. Professionals
may be eligible if they work for an agency in which the clients would
benefit from a dog.
Deaf & Blind Link
- A website devoted to providing information related to children who are
deaf & blind. It is designed for parents, educators, and other professionals
and has a wide variety of topics at both a national and state level.
Guiding
Eyes - Though based in New York state, this guide dog school will
visit your home to assess your needs and your application for a service
dog.
Iris
Network - The Iris Network assists Mainers who are blind or visually
impaired to live self-determined lives, by offering services through a
rehabilitation center, community services, Maine AIRS and residential programs
Click onto their live broadcasts.
Maine
Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired
— This is the state program that provides services to Mainers who
are blind or visually impaired. Services include vocational rehabilitation,
independent living services, education services for children, and library
services.
Mainely
Access - Providing adaptive technology assessment and training to individuals with disabilities throughout the state of Maine.
Pine
Tree Guide Dog Users - This is a Maine-based site for guide-dog
users. They also have a newsletter. Deaf ServicesASL/English
Interpreting at the University of Southern Maine - This
program provides the only ASL interpreter training and ASL teacher training
in Maine.
Baxter
Compensation Authority
- This is a temporary website of the compensation plan for former students
of the Baxter School for the Deaf.
Closed
Captioning -
This site focuses on information and supports for closed captioning. It
suggests ways to influence change in your community movie theatres.
Deaf & Blind Link
- A website devoted to providing information related to children who are
deaf & blind. It is designed for parents, educators, and other professionals
and has a wide variety of topics at both a national and state level.
Deaf Related Information Packet - Effective communication with deaf people, how to use interpreters, assistive technology for deaf persons and much more can be found in this brief guide prepared by Brenda Schertz for the Baxter Compensation Authority Board. You can download this document as a PDF file or a Microsoft Word file.
Pine
Tree Society Deaf Services - This
organization provides American Sign Language interpreting services
to Maine people who are Deaf or hard-of-hearing.
Maine
Center on Deafness - The Maine Center
on Deafness serves people who are deaf, late-deafened or hard-of-hearing
by providing resources, advocating for social equality, and helping the
general public to better understand and appreciate Deaf culture and effective
ways of communication.
Maine
Division of Deafness
— The Division of Deafness (DoD) provides services for hard of hearing
and deaf citizens of Maine including information and referral; needs assessments
and accessibility promotion.
National
Deaf Education Center - How the IDEA applies to Deaf and Hard of
Hearing Students - This national site contains information
regarding the law, how it works, and its implications for families
with children who are Deaf or hard of hearing. It focuses on the
laws that affect education. GeneralAlpha
One - Alpha One is a center for independent living that
helps with home modification, accessibility, employment counseling, and
other services to enable people to live independently.
Androscoggin
Home Care and Hospice - AHCH provides home care and hospice services
for one hundred communities in Androscoggin, Franklin, Oxford and northern
Cumberland counties.
C.A.R.E.S.
Client Assistance Program - C.A.R.E.S., Inc. administers
the federally funded Client Assistance Program (CAP) information, assistance
and advocacy to people applying for or receiving services under the Rehabilitation
Act. Programs under this Act include Vocational Rehabilitation, Independent
Living Services and Projects with Industry.
Charlotte
White Center - This site
is a nonprofit agency, devoted to assisting adults and children with mental
retardation, mental heath, physical handicaps, and elder age related issues.
With headquarters in Dover-Foxcroft Maine, the agency provides multiple
levels of social services including: residential, day treatment, clinical
counseling, vocational, and in-home supports.
Day One
- This organization is a Portland resource
for teens and their families who are dealing with the issue of substance
abuse. With various programs and residential settings, they offer a variety
of programs to help teens.
Easter
Seals - Maine - Easter Seals services include medical
rehabilitation, adult day programs, employment training, recreational
opportunities and inclusive child care.
Goodwill Industries
- Goodwill Industries provides services
and jobs to over 1,000 employees in Maine and New Hampshire.
Healthy and Ready
to Work - This site offers
assistance to adolescents with disabilities who are ready to transition
to post-secondary education, or towards working in an independent environment.
Maine
Developmental Disabilities Council - The DD Council supports
individuals with developmental disabilities and their families to participate
in the design of, and access to, community resources. The council provides
information and referral, works on systems change, educates legislators,
and funds projects.
Maine's
Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC)
- SILC supports the independent living goals and needs
of citizens regardless of their disabilities, while they work towards
community-based independent living.
New
England ADA and Accessible IT Center - New England ADA & Accessible
IT Center, funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation
Research, explains compliance with ADA, has a FAQs and an e-newsletter.
Northeast
Passage -
A New Hampshire based organization that provides recreational activities
to individuals with disabilities. They have a wide variety of resources
related to recreation, independent living, and assistive technology.
Pine
Tree Society for Handicapped Children and Adults - Founded
in 1936, the Pine Tree Society provides innovative direct service programs
statewide to people with disabilities. Each year the Society's many quality
programs help thousands of individuals with disabilities.
Spurwink School
- Spurwink assists teens experiencing
emotional, behavioral and/or developmental difficulties to achieve their
potential. Services include counseling and independent living in a day-treatment
setting.
Support
Solutions - This Lewiston/Saco
based organization provides in-home and residential support services for
individuals ages 8-28 to promote independence in the community.
Washington
Hancock Community Agency
-
This is the community action program (CAP) for Washington and Hancock
counties of Maine. They help a wide range of people through programs that
include transportation, family and community services, and heating, utilities
and rental assistance.
WheelchairNet
- WheelchairNet is a community
for people who have a common interest in (or in some cases a passion for)
wheelchair technology and its improvement and successful application.
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