Accessibility

The purpose of the Independent Living/Older Blind Program is to enable blind individuals in New Mexico to live independently in their homes and communities.

This site provides information and resources to Deaf and Hard of Hearing population living in Nebraska. The mission is to improve the quality of life for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people of all ages by providing assistance, advocacy and access to services and information.

This report documents the state of Massachusetts’ attempt to develop a central registry for accessible housing that includes public housing, privately operated subsidized housing, and private market-rate developments. People with disabilities can access the registry on the Internet and by contacting the state’s Centers for Independent Living. This report provides a description of the program.

Alpha One, a Center for Independent Living, has enabled thousands of people with disabilities to live more fully and more independently in all aspects of their lives. Alpha One annually assists more than 4,000 people of all ages, including children and the elderly, with a range of disabilities. The below website link can provide additional information.

The official state website with links to government, education, travel, business, and technology.

This presentation focuses on workers' compensation laws and systems as they pertain to domestic service workers, and in particular, personal assistance workers, in 50 states, the District of Columbia, five U.S. territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands) and the tribal government of the Navajo Nation.

Teleconference introducing Tennessee's Web-Based Housing Registry for People with Mental Illness with Deborah Wolkhamer and Support Staff.

CDHS oversees the state’s 64 county departments of social/human services, the state’s public mental health system, Colorado’s system of services for people with developmental disabilities, the state’s juvenile corrections system and all state and veterans’ nursing homes, through more than 5,000 employees and thousands of community-based service providers.

This document describes the program established by the United Cerebral Palsy of Texas and its partners to increase housing and homeownership opportunities for people with disabilities in 1995. The report explains the Texas Home of Your Own Coalition and how it brings together people and organizations with a broad range of expertise and experience in disability advocacy and in fields associated with homeownership.

This report provides a description of Vermont’s home and community based service system. Details on the state’s programs are provided. Services include attendant, adult day, housing, and homemaker programs.