This list gives an idea of the kind of services we provide but does not list all of them.
All of our services are based on what individual clients need. Client's needs are evaluated and customized programs are designed for each client.
There is a $25 new client intake fee. Tutoring is $45 an hour. Most of our services are free to those who need them and can't afford the fees.
PROGRAMS We help help people who have dual hearing/vision loss. We use Cued Speech and text based communication to teach English skills to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Prisoner Program We help prisoners with sensory disabilities by advocating for reasonable accommodations while in prison and in halfway and rehabilitation homes. We help people train their own service animals. Fraud & Scams Awareness We provide info on avoiding scams and fraud. Youth Empowerment Program We work on teaching sensory impaired youth to communicate and advocate for their own needs. | SERVICE FEES American Sign Language Interpreting Please schedule one week in advance. $45 two hour minimum. Tutoring in any topic (K-12 or disability related) needed in the language needed. We have people that speak English, Spanish, Vietnamese and American Sign Language. $45.00 Learn American Sign Language one on one per hour One of our Sign Language instructors will work with you one on one in person or online. $45.00 IEP Assessments We will look at the IEP (individualized education program) and the child and suggest improvements to goals, new goals that might be needed, technology that might help the student and we will go with you to one IEP meeting to discuss things with your district team. You will have to reimburse travel out of the area. $100.00 IEP Meeting We will go we you to your child's IEP (individualized education program) meeting and advocate for what your child needs. $75.00 School Observation per hour We will go to your child's school and observe the services they are receiving there. $45.00 Resource Referrals We will find the resource you need and help you contact them. Price is per referral and waved for low income clients on file. $10.00 Braille Instruction per hour We will work with you one on one to learn braille or help improve your braille reading. $45.00 Service Dog Training per session We will work with you and your dog on service dog skills and troubleshooting. $90.00 Educational Talks We will go to your location and give a talk on Deafness, blindness, autism or sensory impairment and the different methods used to mitigate these impairments. Travel outside area costs extra. $100.00 Independent Living Skills per hour We will work with you one on one to develop the skills needed to live independently with your disability. $45.00 Custom Communication System design and use. We will design a custom system to enable communication via AAC (Augmentative and alternative communication). We will program your existing devices or a new one and teach you to use the system. We will also include an emergency communication chart in case the devices stop working. Cost of new device and apps if needed is extra. $250.00 Design of custom curriculum We will put together a custom curriculum package for teaching a subject to someone who has difficulty learning via traditional means. $250.00 Long White Cane Travel per session We will meet with you one on one and teach you how to get around with a long white cane. $90.00 Adaptive Computer Use per hour We will teach you how to use a phone or computer with software to mitigate your disability. $45.00 Assistance with Social Security Paperwork We will help you fill out SSDI and SSI applications and appeal paperwork, including explaining any questions on the forms that you don't understand. We will also help you find an attorney if you need one. $45 per hour | SERVICES ADVOCACY
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