The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services of Roads to Freedom Center for Independent Living of North Central PA, offers:Resources/training related to language translation, housing, income benefits, mobility/transportation, education, communication, assistive technology, advocacy, budgeting, household management, mentoring, and socialization/recreation geared toward persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Sign Language Instruction. Assistance with obtaining an Interpreter/Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART). Instruction of the Pennsylvania Driver's Manual. Public awareness/sensitivity training regarding persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Information about Videophones/Video Relay Interpreting Services and resources on how to go about getting a videophone. Assistance with getting equipment via the TDDP such as a TTY, CapTel, amplified telephone, etc. A New Start program through Roads to Freedom, an Assistive Technology reuse/recycle program, may be able to provide donated equipment.

Connects individuals with the independent living services needed to achieve independent living.

Offers a wide variety of services to graduating students with disabilities. Students are offered services to prepare for entry into the world after graduation.

Provides technical assistance to private businesses or local and state organizations on meeting ADA compliance. Includes a walk-through of the business by qualified people with disabilities and a written summary of recommendations.

Offers peer counseling.

Provides services that include training designed to increase self-reliance, living skills, and enhance self-confidence such as cooking, budgeting, housing search, benefits counseling, and home maintenance skills. Offers training to empower people with disabilities to speak for themselves and others. Supplies information and resource materials related to disability issues.

Offers a one-call referral service for consumers.

Provides advocacy for individuals with disabilities, independent skills training, and information and referral.

Provide Assistive Technology Services as an Assistive Technology Resource Center (ATRC) through Technology for Our Whole Lives (TechOWL). Services include: Public Awareness, Training and Technical Assistance, Acquisition of Assistive Technology Services, Equipment Reutilization, Device Demonstrations, Assistance with Funding Resources, lending Library, and Free Phone Program. A New Start, our in-house reuse program, provides gently used medical equipment and assistive technology devices to individuals who are unable to obtain what they need through ordinary channels. Their goal is to reutilize home medical equipment and other devices that are sitting around unused and give the equipment to someone in need.

ARCIL can help answer our questions about support services, government benefits, adaptive equipment, accessibility and other topics related to disabilities.

Offers a fully accessible fitness center with accessible exercise equipment.

Provides education and outreach presentations to businesses, provider agencies, community partners and people with disabilities. Presentations include Accessibility Surveys, Disability Sensitivity and Awareness, and guidance to assure compliance with the ADA.

Provides specialized information and referral pertaining to disability issues.

Provides residential services and living arrangements that offer several levels of support and encourage varying levels of independence.

Roads to Freedom's Employment Service involves processes/steps that must be followed to insure the best placement possible. Processes/steps to be followed for successful employment in Customized Employment are Discovery, Vocational Profile, Planning Meeting, Job Development, and Job Coaching. Interested consumers can use CILNCP as their Employment Network, funded as a fee for service through Maximus. The Ticket to Work (TTW) incentive is designed to remove the barriers that disability beneficiaries currently face in returning to work. As an Employment Network, CILNCP will coordinate employment, vocational rehabilitation, and other support services for beneficiaries. Ticket holders are offered the following employment services: Job search assistance. Resume preparation. Interview Skills. Job placement. Job postings. Vocational counseling. Past employment support systems. Job coaching support. Social Security Work Incentives Outreach (funded through AHEDD) provides Impairment Related Work Expenses. Plan to

Offers programs, services, and support to Live Well with a disability.

Helps coordinate services including personal care assistance, home modifications, transportation, and discharge planning. Also administers the OBRA and Independence, and CommCare Waiver Programs.

Provides independent living; carriage homes; personal care; nursing facility and skilled nursing; palliative care; speech, occupational, physical, and respiratory therapies; and an Alzheimer's residential center. Services include activity programming, active volunteer program, intergenerational programs, beauty and barber services, on-site chapel, and pastoral services.

OBRA WAIVER and ACT 150 PROGRAM only. Enables persons with disabilities and their families to find, utilize, and coordinate available resources and opportunities in their communities based on their individual needs. Services available under these waivers include Personal Assistance Services and Personal Emergency Response services.

Provides an array of independent living services.

Offers Certified Aging in Place Specialists (CAPS) that provide technical assistance, coordination, and consultation for accessible home modifications.

Educates the public about communicating with people with diverse disabilities and becoming more aware of people with disabilities, accessibility, and disability issues. Provides a multimedia presentation designed to meet your business needs.

Provides advocacy services for persons with disabilities and their families.

Offers financial assistance via loans to purchase assistive technology equipment.

Provides services to help people with disabilities live independently.