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Consumer Advocacy
Consumers are provided with advocates who inform them of their rights,
and represent them to ensure that they obtain the services to which
they are entitled. Such services may be (but are not limited to) Social
Security Benefits; Medicare and Medicaid; access to transportation;
employment training and affordable housing programs. |
Community Advocacy
Efforts are made to effect positive change through interaction with
local policy makers. TAP also encourages public and private establishments
to remove architectural barriers from their facilities (as is required
by Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act) to ensure that
persons with disabilities have equal access to their communities. |
Information
and Referral
Immediate data is offered on hundreds of available community resources
or services. This includes information considered necessary to adequately
respond to the request (e.g. location of services, available transportation,
eligibility criteria, contact person, etc.) |
Cross Disability
Peer Support
Peer support is provided to persons who need to speak with someone
about their personal needs and concerns. Emphasis is placed on providing
consumers with a qualified counselor with a lifelong disability.
As with all our programs, any person with a disability is eligible
for peer counseling. |
Independent
Living Training
Individuals are counseled on how to successfully live independently
through training in money management, their rights according to ADA,
making the use of available public and private community resources
(Duke Power, Bell South, Medicare, Social Security, Social Services,
DVRS, private and public transportation programs, etc. |
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Housing Referrals
Assistance is given to persons with disabilities and their families
in locating adequate affordable and accessible housing to meet their
temporary and long range needs. The assistance may be in the form
of information and referral, directing consumers to prospective
housing, and assisting them in the selection of available housing.
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