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Provides information, referrals, assistance, understanding and hope to persons of all ages with disabilities as well as elderly individuals for the purpose of helping them to live as independently as possible. Services include: advocacy, benefits assistance, housing assistance, employment services, peer counseling services, assistance with independent educational planning (IEPs for school-aged youth), life skills, ADA information, public & businesses education. Referrals and resources are provided for: assistive technology, agencies serving the disabled, transportation, and youth programs. Advocacy services to increase access to services, benefits, and other social services and advising clients regarding their rights. Housing referral services assist clients by maintaining a registry of accessible, adaptable, affordable apartments and houses. Peer one-on-one counseling is available to disabled individuals, their families, and friends.

Provides education, information, socialization and services for visually impaired or blind individuals age 55+. Provides home visits to assist those with reduced vision in coping with the problems of daily living, and support groups in El Cerrito and Concord. Offers an adult day program at site Tuesdays. Provides free Early Detection program at various sites; service is free for adults. Provides referrals to eye exams and glasses at low cost or no cost for individuals with no vision insurance coverage and individuals on Medicare; call number to locate service provider in area.

Provides a residential setting for independent living skills training, including orientation and mobility skills, vocational readiness and pre-vocational skills for visually disabled individuals who have the potential for living independently. Instruction offered in cooking, cleaning, care of clothing, financial management, adaptive technology, communication, social and recreational skills and other related living skills. Length of time in program determined by individual need, but does not exceed one year. Services open to people from other states.

Provides information, referrals, assistance, understanding and hope to persons of all ages with disabilities as well as elderly individuals for the purpose of helping them to live as independently as possible. Services include: advocacy, benefits assistance, housing assistance, employment services, peer counseling services, assistance with independent educational planning (IEPs for school-aged youth), life skills, ADA information, public & businesses education. Referrals and resources are provided for: assistive technology, agencies serving the disabled, transportation, and youth programs. Advocacy services to increase access to services, benefits, and other social services and advising clients regarding their rights. Housing referral services assist clients by maintaining a registry of accessible, adaptable, affordable apartments and houses. Peer counseling is available to disabled individuals, their families, and friends. In depth individual skills development can be provided within the peer-counseling group or on a one-to-one basis. A small lending library of equipment is available.