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Independent Living Services
• Information and Referral
• Peer Support
• Independent Living Skills Training
• Advocacy
• Assistive Technology
• Equipment Loan Bank
• Older Blind Program
• Nursing Home Transition Program
Community Involvement & Disability Awareness
5K Run, Walk & Roll
Trainings and Meetings in the Community
Independent Living Skills Training
•Coping Skills
•Personal Care
•Social Skills
•Financial Management
•Household Management
•Inclusion Opportunities
•Communication Accommodations
•Other Topics Upon Request
IndividualADVOCACY
Empowering individuals to access
services from the community.
This man was empowered to advocate for himself with the City. He was able to convince the City to make a local fishing hole accessible for his wheelchair.
Systems Advocacy
• Initiating changes in the community that make it easier for people with disabilities to live independently in their community.
Involvement in
Local :
•Events•Committees•Advocacy Groups•Government
People with Disabilities are often a large percentage of
those who are chronically homeless through no fault of
their own
Some time ago Chris was homeless in
Cedar City
• After a divorce Chris, who’d lost his leg in a vehicle accident, was forced to move from home to home depending on the generosity of friends.
• At times he even lived on the street.
Chris Continued: Insult to Injury
• These stays at friends were punctuated by long stays in Nursing Homes.
• Where he recovered from injuries sustained from living in places that did not accommodate for his disability.
Chris and Jordi,
Red Rock Center’s Nursing Home
Transition Coordinator• Jordi met Chris while he
was in a Nursing Home.
• She provided advocacy, resources and encouragement.
• Chris provided the enthusiasm and willingness to work to leave the Nursing Home.
• And….
Trailers are an affordable home for someone with a disability.
But they are not build to be accessible.
BEFORE AFTER
Trailers are an affordable home for someone with a disability.
But they are not build to be accessible.
BEFORE AFTER
Trailers are an affordable home for someone with a disability.
But they are not build to be accessible.
BEFORE AFTER
Low Vision Students Learn to modify their kitchen and cooking methods with the assistance of Red
Rock Center & DSBVI.
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