Center For Accessible Living Inc

Choices navigator, the work incentives planning and assistance program is funded by social security and administered through the center for accessible living to serve the western and central counties of kentucky. The center will make available a community work incentive coordinator, a knowledgeable advocate, ssa certified, to help beneficiaries and recipients understand complex work incentive program requirements. This program helps ssi and ssdi disability beneficiaries, ages 14 through 64, understand their work options so that they may make more informed choices regarding work. The program provides information about federal, state, and local work incentive programs and related issues. As a part of this program, participants also receive information about protection and advocacy services that are available without charge.

The substantial gainful activity (sga) pilot project employs two fte kentucky work incentive coordinators (kwics) to provide coordinated service delivery to 500 vocational rehabilitation (cr) consumers who are social security disability insurance (ssdi) recipients. There are three components to the service delivery model 1) vr enhanced counseling team approach, 2) job development and business relations and 3) intensive work incentive coordinating services. Kwic services include work incentive planning, financial education, and asset development.

"the rampbuilders program has been providing custom-designed home access ramps and railings to persons with disabilities since the incorporation of the center in 1981. Whenever possible, ramps are provided at no cost to the recipient. Individuals with mobility impairments can safely enter and exit their homes, providing independence and opportunities for education, employment, and recreation. A ramp provides a very basic level of freedom and safety so that persons with disabilities can make their own choices. Our program has provided ramps to thousands of individuals thanks to funding from sources that include or have included louisville metro government, louisville metro council, medicaid, and private donations. A reputable and experienced contractor or supplier builds or installs the ramps to code. The rampbuilders program has been providing custom-designed home access ramps and railings to persons with disabilities since the incorporation of the center in 1981. Whenever possible, ramps are provided at no cost to the recipient. Individuals with mobility impairments can safely enter and exit their homes, providing independence and opportunities for education, employment, and recreation. A ramp provides a very basic level of freedom and safety so that persons with disabilities can make their own choices. Our program has provided ramps to thousands of individuals thanks to funding from sources that include or have included louisville metro government, louisville metro council, medicaid, and private donations. A reputable and experienced contractor or supplier builds or installs the ramps to code. The center for accessible living, inc.'s silc program serves bowling green and the surrounding counties. The staff delivers the independent living core services of advocacy, independent living skills, peer support, transition services, and information and referral throughout the bowling green service delivery area. These staff members work out of the center's louisville and crestview hills offices and meet with consumers face to face in public meeting locations throughout the area.the public health workforce grant is a creation of the american rescue plan act of 2021 (arpa)to recruit, hire, and train public health workers to respond to the pandemic and prepare for future public health challenges. Thepurpose is to carry out activities related to establishing, expanding, and sustaining a public health workforce, and funds may be used to support costs, including wages and benefits, of a range of public health professionals including but not limited to social support professionals, community health workers, communication and policy experts and other positions as may be required to prevent, prepare for, and respond to covid19. The center services include the following: coordinating access to vaccines (including boosters) and connecting to other services, assisting with transition and diversion from high-risk congregate settings to community living, developing programs and activities that address social isolation of older adults and people with disabilities, planning, organizing, and participating in meetings with local public health officials and other entities and participatingin community forums, partnerships and assessmentsregarding health needs for people with disabilities. The grant expired as of 9-30-2024.874k program - promotes advocacy, education, and an understanding of current legislative activities and initiatives as they pertain specifically to individuals with disabilities. Specific activities relate to the state legislative receptions held each year at which upcoming legislation is disseminated." kats network contract. In the spring of 2024, after a competitive process, the center for accessible living was awarded a contract for $63,000 annually from the kats network to become the new assistive technology resource center (atrc) in the louisville area, replacing entech at spaulding university who closed their center after many years of operation. As an atrc, cal provides demonstrations and loans of assistive technology, assists individuals in selecting the assistive technology that will work best for them and trains them on its use, and provides information on assistive technology to individuals with disabilities, service providers, and the general public. It also takes in donations of gently used assistive technology and durable medical equipment, cleans and refurbishes it and redistributes it to people who need it at no cost to them. Cal began providing services as the caltech atrc on july 1, 2024.