Disability Resource Center
Center For Accessible Living
Meeting the Challenge of Independent Living
Mission
The Center for Accessible Living is an innovative leader in empowering all people to achieve their goal of independent living while involving the entire community.
Welcome
The Center for Accessible Living is Kentucky’s first Independent Living Center with offices located in Louisville and Murray and services spanning the entire state of Kentucky. The Center for Accessible Living (CAL), a private, non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization, is a disability resource center for people with disabilities, governed by people with disabilities. It operates on a cross disability basis, which means that individuals will be served regardless of type of disability.
Our experienced staff provides information, advocacy and services that create opportunities for people with disabilities to live as independently as possible. Independent living for people with disabilities means having the opportunity and responsibility to exercise their right to control their own lives and make their own decisions.
Contact
Louisville, KY
305 W. Broadway, Suite 200
Louisville, KY 40202
Voice: (502) 589-6620
TTY: (502) 589-6690
Fax:(502) 589-3980
Toll Free: (888) 813-8497
Louisville Info@calky.org
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Murray, KY
1051 N. 16th Street, Suite C
Murray, KY 42071
Voice: (270) 753-7676
TDD: (270) 767-0549
Fax: (270) 753-7729
Toll Free: (888) 261-6194
Murray Info@calky.org
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Quick News and Notes
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AARP/Walgreens Offering Free Health Screenings in Louisville Metro region
A special opportunity for free health screenings is coming to Metro Louisville – this week. AARP and Walgreens have partnered to conduct a nationwide wellness tour traveling across the US and visiting more than 3,000 cities over the next two years.
No appointment is necessary for these free health screenings, and visitors do not need health insurance. Certified medical technicians will be conducting the screenings on a first-come, first-serve basis which are valued at more than $140 per person. Individuals completing the screening will receive a one-year free AARP membership ($16.00 value) and AARP members will receive a one-year free renewal membership.
For more information about tour hours and other details, visit www.aarpwalgreens.com/tour or call 1-866-484-TOUR.
Louisville Metro region – schedule:
June 11, 2009 - Noon-6PM
Walgreens - 200 E Broadway Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 568-4864
June 12, 2009 - Noon-6PM
Walgreens - 3980 Dixie Hwy, Louisville, KY 40216
(502) 447-4232
June 13, 2009 - 8:30AM-2PM
Latino Hispanic Health Fair
4801 Southside Drive, Louisville, KY 40214
(502) 366-7813
June 14, 2009 - Noon-6PM
Walgreens - 2015 State St, New Albany, IN 47150
(812) 945-0535
June 15, 2009 - Noon-6PM
Walgreens - 7338 Dixie Hwy
Louisville, KY 40258
(502) 937-3747
June 18, 2009 - Noon-6PM
Walgreens - 3421 W Broadway, Louisville, KY 40211
(502) 776-2528
June 19, 2009 - Noon-6PM
Walgreens - 3600 Fern Valley Rd, Louisville, KY 40129
(502) 964-7114
June 20, 2009 - Noon-6PM
Walgreens - 2021 Hikes Lane, Louisville, KY 40218
(502) 451-0931
June 21, 2009 - Noon-6PM
Walgreens - 2368 Frankfort Ave, Louisville, KY 40206
(502) 896-0518
June 22, 2009 Noon-6PM
Walgreens - 1475 Dixie Hwy, Louisville, KY 40210
(502) 776-1840
2010 Census Needs your Help
What is the Census? and
Why is the Census important?
View the ARMS White Paper
As our nation faces the challenges of health care reform, no issue looms larger than that of providing long-term care and support to our most vulnerable populations. In the 1980’s and early nineties, Kentucky was in the forefront of states developing innovations to meet the growing needs of frail elderly and individuals with disabilities. In recent years, Kentucky has fallen behind other states in implementing innovative practices aimed at controlling spiraling demands on the Medicaid program and reducing reliance on costly institutional care.
The current administration took office with strong pledges to move forward with initiatives to overhaul long-term care in the state. This paper, developed by Advocates for Reforming Medicaid Reform (ARMS), reports the status of progress in ten critical long-term care initiatives over the past year.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
You may have noticed that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 recently signed by President Obama provides for the one-time payment of $250 to individuals who get Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security benefits. SSA expects everyone who is entitled to a payment to receive it by late May 2009. The additional good news is that this one time stimulus payment will be disregarded by SSA. There is no need to report it to SSA, or to otherwise worry about what this payment will do to eligibility for benefits or monthly payment amount. For more information, go to SSA's website.
Services
Our Commitment to Service and Outreach
The Center for Accessible Living is committed to being the premiere technical assistance, information, and referral resource center on disability in Kentucky and southern Indiana. We are committed to the improvement of the community in which we live and the quality of life of the people we serve. Our goal is superior service and anticipation of the community's needs.
Through community education and individual supports and knowledge, people with disabilities have increasingly become integral members of our community. From individuals living with disabilities for decades to people who have newly acquired their disability, people have been turning to the Center for Accessible living for service, information, and support for over twenty-five (25) years.
All services are at no cost, unless otherwise noted.
Core Services Include:
Advocacy
Advocates work in partnership with consumers to resolve incidents of discrimination and denial of services through mediation with governments, business, and service providers. Advocacy also includes working for systems changes that reflect the needs of people with disabilities at the federal, state, and local levels.
Individual Advocacy efforts help consumers learn and develop self-advocacy skills, provide assistance with the resolution of conflicts that impede service delivery, investigate discrimination claims, and disseminate information regarding program services.
Systems Advocacy helps consumers learn to interact with appropriate social services, to understand the program reporting requirements and to encourage the achievement individual goals, including employment goals, if desired.
Information and Referral
The Center serves as a resource center and a clearinghouse of information concerning disability. Information and Referral provides the Kentuckiana area with information about individuals with disabilities, the Americans with Disabilities Act, other disability laws, and individual access. The Center also makes provides appropriate referrals to assist the community in learning about disabilities and disability related issues. CAL makes information and Referral Services available to everyone.
Independent Living Skills
Classes develop skills needed to help consumers learn basic and advanced skills to achieve self-reliance for a more independent lifestyle. Classes include credit counseling, assertiveness training, adaptive cooking, mobility training, nutrition, homemaking, education opportunities, and communication skills among others.
Peer Counseling
One-on-one counseling, group counseling, and peer support assists individuals with disabilities to help each other on a cross-disability basis. Peers provide assistance and support to increase skills and knowledge that will overcome interpersonal, family, social, financial, interagency and other disability-related challenges.
Nursing Home Transition
Assistance to people residing in nursing facilities who wish to move back to the community. Along with local partners, identify and assist people to make an informed decision to move out of nursing facilities into the community setting of their choice.
Other Cooperative Programs and Services Include:
Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA)
Choices Navigator, the Work Incentives Planning and Assistance Program is a funded by Social Security and administered through the Center for Accessible Living to serve the western counties of Kentucky. The Center will make available a Community Work Incentives Coordinator, a knowledgeable advocate, to help beneficiaries and recipients to understand complex work incentive program requirements.
This program helps SSI and SSDI disability beneficiaries ages 14 through 64 understand their work options so that they may make more informed choices regarding work. The program provides information about Federal, state, and local work incentive programs and related issues.
As a part of this program, participants also receive information about protection and advocacy services that are available without charge.
Employment Program
The employment program is for persons with disabilities seeking career opportunities. The Center partners with private industry, government, and education agencies to promote and expand employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities. employment is offered at both Center for Accessible Living sites, located in Louisville and Murray, KY.
Housing Assistance
The Housing Coordinator maintains a computerized list to assist individuals with disabilities to locate accessible rental units.
Kentucky ADA Outreach
Through Kentucky ADA Outreach, the Center offers assistance with disability-related issues and promotes voluntary implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act 1990 (ADA), a Federal law that promotes full participation in society and economic self-sufficiency for people with disabilities.
Kentucky ADA Outreach is dedicated to removing barriers and creating equal access for people with disabilities.
The Kentucky ADA Outreach is an affiliate of the Southeast Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center, one of ten regional Disability Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs) across the nation funded by the United States Department of Education and supported by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).
Personal Care Attendant Program
The program enables eligible adults with significant disabilities to hire employees to assist with domestic, personal, and transportation needs.
Rampbuilders Program
The program manages the ramp construction for people with mobility impairments in the Louisville Metro area.
Equipment Loan
Consumers may borrow Wheelchairs, walkers, and other equipment.
Newsletter
A quarterly publication, Taking Charge, is a forum for community dialogue on independent living, the Center's services and projects, upcoming events and advocacy for disability rights.
Fee for Services Include:
Sign Language Interpreter Services
The Center employs one full-time, certified staff interpreter and several certified, professional freelance interpreters to serve the needs of individuals who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Interpreters are available to travel throughout Kentucky. Interpreters adhere to the NAD/RID Code of Ethics. Whatever the situation, the Center has an interpreter to fill the need. Standard Rates apply. The Center can also arrange sensitivity training for interested groups.
Technical Assistance
Staff provides ADA compliance consultation, conducts accessibility surveys in public buildings, or architectural modifications. Non-profit and government rates available.
Presentations
Presentations educate the community concerning disability-related issues. Non-profit and government rates available.
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