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AIM Independent Living Center is a non-residential resource center for people with disabilities who want to increase their independence, their family members & friends as well as the businesses that serve them. AIM's core competencies of information and referral, peer counseling, independent living skills, and community and individual advocacy foster the following programs, services, and support groups.
ADA Consultation and Training. On a fee basis, training and consultation is
offered to businesses and organizations in the community for employment,
governmental responsibilities, public accommodations and architectural barrier
consultations. Benefits Advisement. Assistance in gaining and appealing SSDI, for a fee, and SSI, for no fee, as well as Pass Plans, Trial Work Period, Blind Work Experience, and CDR's.
Consumer Directed Personal Assistance (CDPAS) is
authorized by NYS Law, Chapter 81 of 1995, to offer Medicaid-eligible individuals, 18 years
or over, who are self-directing, to assume responsibility for managing their own care through
use of personal assistance. Individuals are referred through local governments
in Steuben, Chemung, and Schuyler Counties.
Deaf Services. AIM advocates for people who are deaf and hard of hearing, assists
consumers in self-advocacy, maintains a no fee loan closet of books, videotapes and
assistive equipment, provides information to individuals, businesses, and organizations
on how to accommodate people who are deaf or hard of hearing, maintains a list of sign
language interpreters, gives workshops on deaf culture, and holds support groups for
individuals that are deaf in both Steuben and Chemung counties. Individual Consumer Services. Provides consumer directed services to individuals whose lives have been affected by disability using a peer model and self-direction. McNeil Drop-In Center. Activities are coordinated with consumers to include events, independent living skills training and special presentations. Technical assistance is available through peer mentors, and a technical support computer with software for the blind or visually impaired is available. Outreach. Education regarding disability is provided through workshops, presentations, community fairs, and seminars. A presentation of technical assistive devices for improving the lifestyles of seniors is available.
TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury). The TBI program
offers assistance to individuals with traumatic brain injury and their families and friends
through support groups, an extensive TBI reference material library, individualized
services, advocacy, peer support, counseling and information.
The Technology Resource Center @ AIM. TRAID
(Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities) provides information
and referral, advocacy, public awareness, education and workshops as well as a
no-fee loan closet of durable materials and adaptive equipment including toys.
Transition. Assistance for students ages 14-21 with
their CSE meetings and IEP transition planning. A coordinated set of activities for each student
promotes movement from school to post-school life. Also offered is a self-directing Youth
Group that meets to support and promote socialization and peer support. Speaking and Training Presentations, for a fee and expenses, includes the history of independent living, leadership training, sensitivity training, breaking the myths of disability, confidentiality, guardianship, parental rights, self-advocacy, service dog etiquette, benefits 101, pass plans, and job interviewing skills. Systems Advocacy. An in-house effort to achieve statewide systemic change. |
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