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Advocates for persons with disabilities seeking services from the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, Centers for Independent Living, Community Rehabilitation Programs, and other programs and projects funded under Title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Ensures the vocational rehabilitation process is open and responsive to the individualized needs of persons with disabilities.

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General Benefits Assistance
Provides advocacy services for persons with disabilities and their families.

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Centers for Independent Living
Provides assistance with senior benefit programs, Medicare & Supplementary programs, eligibility for low-income senior programs including home and community services, along with: home-delivered meals, prescription drug programs, health & Wellness programs, person-centered counseling, case management, senior activities, support groups and volunteering opportunities.

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Senior Centers
Senior Community Service Employment Programs
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Volunteer Opportunities
Area Agencies on Aging
Works to ensure that people with disabilities have the same rights, opportunities, and privileges as people without disabilities. Offers training, resources, education, and assistance for families of people with intellectual disabilities through adult advocacy, systems advocacy, education advocacy, and outreach.

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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Disability Awareness Programs
Provides advocacy for educational and legal issues to persons with intellectual developmental disabilities.

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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Ensures that individuals enrolled in BHDS programs are treated with respect and dignity. The Independent Monitoring for Quality (IM4Q) interviews individuals enrolled in BHDS programs to learn about the overall quality of life for people who receive support through the Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) in Pennsylvania. The key objective of IM4Q is to collect and provide information that might help improve the quality of life of people with disabilities.

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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Offers protection and advocacy services. Attends IEP meetings. Provides support materials, resources on educational law, updates on current legislation, respite services, guidance on respite care for assisted living, resources on employment and transportation programs, and training workshops on a variety of subjects.

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Out of Home Respite Care
Prevocational Training
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Disability Related Center Based Employment
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Disability Awareness Programs
Transportation Advocacy Groups
School System Advocacy
Assists individuals with disabilities who have difficulty understanding and obtaining the full benefits and services. Under federal and state laws, protection and advocacy programs provide legal representation and other advocacy services for all people with disabilities and endeavor to ensure full access to inclusive educational programs, financial entitlements, health care, accessible housing, and productive employment opportunities.

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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Provides advocacy on behalf of individuals and their families to ensure that they receive the benefits and services for which they are eligible and that organizations within the established service delivery system meet the collective needs of the client. Provides advocacy in schools and in the community. Service provided on case by case basis.

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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Provides advocacy services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families. Offers individualized representation in accessing special education services, adult intellectual disabilities, waiver services, healthcare, transportation, and any other concerns of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.

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Residential Placement Services for People With Disabilities
Health Related Advocacy Groups
School System Advocacy
State Medicaid Waiver Programs
Guardianship Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Offers information, referral, advocacy, and support services to individuals of any age who have a developmental disability. Services are provided by a nurse via home visits, phone, email, and virtual support..

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Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Works to improve services and social systems, ensure civil rights, provide technical and training assistance, and to empower individuals with disabilities across Pennsylvania.

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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Provides non-medical home and community-based services for people with disabilities. Services are provided to promote consumer choice and independence and include personal care, and other activities of daily living under Community Health Choices (formerly the Waivers).

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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Provides non-medical home and community-based services for people with disabilities. Services are provided to promote consumer choice and independence and include personal care, and other activities of daily living under Community Health Choices (formerly the Waivers).

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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Provides advocacy services for individuals with disabilities. Provides legal services in cases of disability employment discrimination, special education, and disability rights.

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Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
School System Advocacy
Advocacy
Education Discrimination Assistance
Employment Discrimination Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Disability Rights Groups
Supports adults living with a mental illness in their social, educational, employment, and spiritual development. Programs include cultural and educational trips, holiday gatherings, neighborhood dinners, peer led support groups, and virtual wellness sessions.

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Early Intervention for Mental Illness
Peer to Peer Networking
Case/Care Management
Mental Health Related Support Groups
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Assists veterans in applying for Veteran's Administration benefits. Other programs include legislative advocacy, accessibility, spinal cord injury/disease research, bi-monthly newsletter, sports and recreation.

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Veteran Benefits Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Veteran Membership Organizations
Provides non-medical home and community-based services for people with disabilities. Services are provided to promote consumer choice and independence and include personal care, and other activities of daily living under Community Health Choices (formerly the Waivers).

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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Provides advocacy for people with disabilities and their family members. This includes advocacy for early intervention, education, and the transition out of the public school system.

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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Assists individuals with disabilities who have difficulty understanding and obtaining the full benefits and services. Under federal and state laws, protection and advocacy programs provide legal representation and other advocacy services for all people with disabilities and endeavor to ensure full access to inclusive educational programs, financial entitlements, health care, accessible housing, and productive employment opportunities.

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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Provides IEP assistance, and overall guidance through the education process. Offers transition support through the complexities of the IDD/A system.

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Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Champions a life of inclusion, opportunity, and equity for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through advocacy, education, and support.

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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
School System Advocacy
Adult Day Programs
Works to improve services and social systems, ensure civil rights, provide technical and training assistance, and to empower individuals with disabilities across Pennsylvania.

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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Provides advocacy services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families. Offers individualized representation in accessing special education services, adult intellectual disabilities, waiver services, healthcare, transportation, and any other concerns of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.

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Residential Placement Services for People With Disabilities
Health Related Advocacy Groups
School System Advocacy
State Medicaid Waiver Programs
Guardianship Assistance
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Provides non-medical home and community-based services for people with disabilities. Services are provided to promote consumer choice and independence and include personal care, and other activities of daily living under Community Health Choices (formerly the Waivers).

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Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities