Services Available through CRI
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Accessibility
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| Consulting with business owners and municipalities
to explain terminology and provide expertise on complying with accessibility
legislation. |
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Advocacy
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| Issues include transportation, accessibility,
housing, etc. Efforts include working with private and public agencies
to address individual and system change. We provide consumer training
to empower people with disabilities to be self-advocates. |
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Assistive Technology
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| CRI serves as a portal
to Pennsylvania's Assistive Technology Lending Library, and Pennsylvania Assistive
Technology Foundation. Additionally, CRI is one of ten Assistive
Technology Resource Centers (ATRC) in Pennsylvania. As an ATRC, CRI
participates in public awareness events, completes information and
referral requests, assists with advocacy, and provides training. |
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Attendant Care
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| Under the direction of the individual with the
disability, a personal care attendant gives assistance with transferring,
personal hygiene, meal preparation, and much more. |
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Computer Access
Services
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| Services include assessments and training for
adaptive computer equipment and software. |
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Expansion Program
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| Self Help Workshops, Homemaker services, Accessibility Fund and Emergency Medical Supplies. |
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Independent Living Skills
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| Individualized instruction in the skill areas
necessary to manage one's own life and become an active participant
in the day-to-day affairs of the community. |
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Information and Referral
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| Information on all aspects of independent living,
and referral to the agency providing the appropriate services. |
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Interpreter Referral
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| Limited interpreter referral service for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. |
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Life Skills
Education/Employment
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| Providing life skills and employment services to people with disabilities in the seven county region. |
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Peer Support
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| A self help support service promoting personal
growth and fostering a better understanding of how to remove barriers
that can be associated with a disability. |
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Recreation
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| Sports and recreational opportunities for people
with disabilities in northwestern Pennsylvania. |
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