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COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Contact: Sandra Keirnan, Community Supports Advocate sandy@dnlakeshore.org
Disability Network helps coordinate the many different supports people with disabilities need to live as independently as possible.
Tailored to the individual, these supports may include:
- Case management of all services, supports, and/or treatment
- Job development, training, and supervision for supported employment
- Community living supports to increase or maintain self-sufficiency
- Counseling and/or mental health care
- The transportation services key to success in education, employment, and community participationv
- Guidance for individuals and families evaluating housing options
- Respite services for caretakers
- Information for families planning their child’s transition to adult services, Social Security application, guardianship, wills and trusts, and other adult issues
Accessibility Links
Michigan Long-Term Care Connection
West Michigan Long Term Care Connection
Senior Resources of West Michigan
Area Agency on Aging of West Michigan
Michigan Assistive Technology Loan Fund
or call 1.800.828.2714
(Contact DN/Lakeshore for other possible funding sources.)
Web resources for Assistive Technology:
Used/Trade/Free: www.atxchange.org
Web search for Assistive Medical Devices, major pharmacies, home improvement stores
www.amazon.com
www.alzstore.com
www.Dynamic-Living.com
www.ActiveAndAble.com
www.sammonspreston.com
Government agencies:
Ottawa County Community Mental Health www.co.ottawa.mi.us
Ottawa Area Intermediate School District www.oaisd.org
Michigan Rehabilitation Services www.michigan.gov/mdcd
Social Security Administration www.ssa.gov
Local Durable medical equipment suppliers:
Airway Oxygen, White and White, Dykstra Drugs, Skips Pharmacy |