Center for Disability Rights / Greater New Haven Disability Rights Activists Inc

CORE SERVICES - CDR provides CORE services to people of all ages and any disability that include, but are not limited to Information Referral, Peer Counseling, Independent Living Skills Training, Individual and Systemic Advocacy, and Transition Services - both Nursing Home and Youth Transition services. Our services apply to housing, transportation, assistive technology devices, health care, personal care, household management, personal financial management, self-advocacy, community living, youth transition, public education, and technical assistance. During the reporting year, we served a 42-town area and assisted 401 people with one-to-one services, and over 1800 received information and referral services. We also transitioned 4 people out of nursing homes back into the community.

CASE SERVICES - During the fuscal year, there were 49 consumers that received financial support from Part B Case Service Funds and/or from other sources. These funds were used to remove or modify barriers allowing the consumer to live and/or work more independently in their homes and workplace. These modifications may include ramps, bathroom modifications, and other accessibility modifications. In some cases, household goods are provided to consumers leaving nursing homes and going back into the community. Also, we have provided assistance with transportation services housing application fees and safety equipment such as vibrating alarm clocks and flashing doorbells and smoke detectors for deaf and hard of hearing individuals. We also provided security deposits for apartments and funds for DMV IDs and birth certificates. We also assisted with wheelchairs and other durable medical equipment.

TRANSITION SERVICES - CDR provides intensive Transition Coordination and Housing Coordinating services for folks who wish to move out of nursing facilities and other institutions back to the community. Most of these activities are under the CMS funded Money Follows the Person Initiative. CDR does not charge the recipients for the services. During the reporting year, CDR served over 150 individuals in an area that includes more than 60 towns. We successfully transitioned 57 individuals out of nursing facilities into the community.