MAINSTREAMING CONSULTANTS INC

INDEPENDENT LIVING CORE SERVICES:AS A CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING, DISABILITY RIGHTS & RESOURCES PROVIDES FIVE CORE SERVICES: INFORMATION AND REFERRAL, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING, PEER COUNSELING, ADVOCACY, AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION. FOR A FULL DESCRIPTION OF EACH CORE SERVICE, SEE SCHEDULE O.1. INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES INCLUDE PROVIDING INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES INFORMATION ABOUT COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS THAT MAY BE OF INTEREST TO THEM, AS WELL AS REFERRALS TO OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY BE ABLE TO ASSIST THEM. 2. INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING CONSISTS OF PROVIDING INSTRUCTION TO INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES IN PERFORMING DAILY LIFE ACTIVITIES WITHOUT ASSISTANCE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, USING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AND MANAGING PERSONAL FINANCES.3. PEER COUNSELING SERVICES ARE OFFERED BY STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAVE DISABILITIES THEMSELVES, TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES REACH THEIR PERSONAL INDEPENDENT LIVING GOALS THROUGH COUNSELING, REFERRALS, AND EDUCATION ABOUT AVAILABLE RESOURCES. 4. TO PROVIDE ADVOCACY SERVICES, THE AGENCY WORKS WITH THE PUBLIC, GOVERNMENT, AND BUSINESSES TO OVERCOME BARRIERS THAT STAND BETWEEN AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP AND AN INDEPENDENT QUALITY OF LIFE. 5. COMMUNITY INTEGRATION SERVICES (I) FACILITATE THE TRANSITION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES FROM NURSING HOMES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS TO HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED RESIDENCES WITH THE REQUISITE SUPPORTS AND SERVICES; (II) PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES WHO ARE AT RISK OF ENTERING INSTITUTIONS SO THAT THEY MAY REMAIN IN THE COMMUNITY; AND (III) FACILITATE THE TRANSITION OF YOUTH WITH SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES TO POSTSECONDARY LIFE. ALL OF THESE CORE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN MECKLENBURG, GASTON, UNION, AND CABARRUS COUNTIES.

LET'S ALL GO!:DISABILITY RIGHTS & RESOURCES OFFERS PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES HELPFUL GUIDANCE TO UNDERSTAND AND NAVIGATE THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IN MECKLENBURG COUNTY. EACH INDIVIDUAL IS PROVIDED WITH A TRAVEL TRAINER WHO TEACHES THEM HOW TO SAFELY AND INDEPENDENTLY USE THE CHARLOTTE AREA TRANSIT SYSTEM TO REACH THEIR DESIRED DESTINATION BY PUBLIC BUS, LIGHT RAIL, OR STREETCAR. PARTICIPANTS LEARN TRAVEL SKILLS THAT ARE TAILORED TO MEET THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS WHILE FOLLOWING A SPECIFIC ROUTE.