The Assistance Dog Special Allowance (ADSA )Program provides a monthly payment to eligible persons who use a guide, signal, or service dog to help them with their disability-related needs. The allowance is to help pay the costs of food, grooming, and health care for the dogs.

To be eligible for the ADSA program, you must meet all four of the following criteria:

​1. Lives in California

2. Is blind, deaf, hard of hearing, or disabled

3. Uses the services of a trained guide, signal, or service dog

4. Receives benefits from one or more of these programs - 

• SSI - Supplemental Security Income
• SSP – State Supplementary Payment
• IHSS – In-Home Supportive Services
• SSDI – Social Security Disability Insurance(SSDI recipients must also meet federal poverty guidelines)
• CAPI– Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants

Web pages

• Information in English and Spanish - www.cdss.ca.gov/Assistance-Dogs
• Flyer - https://www.cdss.ca.gov/cdssweb/entres/forms/english/pub294.pdf

The Office of Payee Review and Beneficiary Assistance (OPRABA) provides oversight, support, and education related to Social Security representative payees.

Services include:

• Conducting reviews of representative payees to ensure proper use of beneficiary funds
• Offering training and educational visits to representative payees
• Providing information and referrals to beneficiaries and their families
• Assisting with initial onsite assessments for fee-for-service organizations
• Supporting corrective action plans where needed
• Helping beneficiaries who want to transition to managing their own benefits

OPRABA investigates concerns about misuse of funds and educates payees on their responsibilities.

Web pages

• OPRABA - https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/what-we-do/programs/office-of-payee-review-beneficiary-assistance-opraba
• OPRABA Brochure - https://www.treasurer.ca.gov/able/resources/payee-beneficiary-brochure.pdf
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California Braille and Talking Book Library offers free services to anyone who can't read standard print materials because of a physical disability including those who can't hold a book.

California State Library services:

• CA State Library specializes in providing library services to individuals with visual impairments
• CA State Library loans braille, cassette and digital talking books, magazines and playback equipment to Northern Californians unable to read conventional print

Web pages

• Home - https://www.library.ca.gov/btbl/

FREED provides assistance in finding accessible and affordable housing.

Services include:

• Help in developing housing search strategies
• Information about Section 8 and other subsidized and low income housing
• Information and referrals to other community housing resources
• Help in filling out apartment application forms
• Assistance in understanding your housing rights as a person with a disability

FREED also offers a weekly Housing Club that provides information, resources and assistance for seniors and people with disabilities (any age) seeking support finding housing.

The Housing Club meets every Monday from 2-4pm. No appointment is needed.

Web pages

• Home - https://freed.org/
• Housing Information - https://freed.org/services/independent-living/housing/
• Housing Club - https://freed.org/services/independent-living/housing-club/
• Contact - https://freed.org/contact/

This resource is eligible for electronic referral.

If you are having a life-threatening emergency call 9-1-1. For example, if you have lost power to essential life-sustaining medical devices and do not have backup power for them, or you have a medical need for temperature control.

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FREED works with the California Foundation for Independent Living Centers (CFILC) and PG&E to support people with disabilities and older adults during a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) event or other emergencies due to power shutoffs. The goal is to enable them to remain safe while independent in their residences and communities.

Funding for some services listed below is ONLY for PSPS events (or other power outage events for which PG&E may activate FREED). There is no funding for generators. No generators are available through any of these programs.

FREED is available to possibly assist in several ways:

DISABILITY DISASTER ACCESS & RESOURCES (DDAR) - DDAR assists individuals with disabilities and older adults in disaster readiness and recovery. …

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FREED offers a resource guide for Yuba County non-emergency transportation and public transportation.

Public Transportation

Amtrak
Website: amtrak.com
Phone: 1(800) USA-RAIL /(800) 872-7245 TTY (800) 523-659
Address: Connecting bus stop located at the Yuba County Government Center 858 I Street Marysville, CA

Dial-A-Ride
Website: yubasuttertransit.com/dial-a-ride
Phone: (530)742-2877 or TTY (530) 634-6889)
Address: 2100 B Street, Marysville CA 95901
Dial-A-Ride service is designed to meet the needs of seniors (age 65+) and persons with qualifying disabilities, especially those who are unable to use the Yuba-Sutter Transit fixed-route system. Dial-A-Ride offers curb-to-curb shared ride service to eligible passengers within their service area. This service is available from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. on weekdays and from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Saturdays. No service is provided on Sundays or holidays. Please call for more information.

FREED Senior Transportation Voucher Program
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Nevada County Now provides para-transit and senior on-demand dial-a-rides for eligible residents of Nevada County. Services are available in Grass Valley, Nevada City, Penn Valley, Lake Wildwood, and other local areas.

Services include:

• Paratransit: Door-to-door service for persons with disabilities who cannot use the fixed-route bus system due to a mental or physical disability. Eligibility requires completing an ADA application and certification.
  • Same-Day On-Demand Services: Available to eligible disabled community members and seniors 65 and older.
  • Beyond ADA Service: Limited service up to 3/4 of a mile beyond the mandated ADA service area, prioritized for medical appointments. Must be ADA certified.
• Senior On-Demand Dial-a-Ride: Available for residents aged 65 and older in Western Nevada County. Requires age verification and a completed application form. Trips are provided based on available capacity, with ADA-mandated paratransit trips taking priority.

To Reserve a Ride:

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Sierra Community House provides Crisis Intervention services.  

24-hour Help Line at 800-736-1060.

You may also call the national Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988. For more resources please visit the Tahoe Truckee Suicide Prevention Coalition at www.tahoelifeline.org.

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Formerly known as Tahoe SAFE Alliance, Sierra Community House’s Crisis Intervention is dedicated to serving victims of intimate partner / domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse. All services are free and available in multiple languages. Sierra Community House will not discriminate against anyone based on actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender, or disability. All of our services are designed to empower victims in reclaiming their rights and to provide the tools individuals and families need on the road to safety and recovery.

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The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) is a nonprofit association of veterans who suffered some degree of disability while serving in time of war or armed conflict. They offer a variety of resources including:

• VA Benefits Help
• VA Medical Transportation
• Employment & Entrepreneurship
• Transition Services
• Caregivers
• Burn Pits
• Women Veterans
• Survivors
• Medical Cannibis
• LGBTQ+ Veterans
• Tramatic Brain Injury (TBI)
• Military Sexual Trauma (MST)
• Vietnam War Veterans
• Gulf War Veterans
• Post-military Health & Mental Health Benefits
• Memorial & Death Benefits
• Blind Veterans
• Disaster Relief
• Service Animals
• Homeless Veteran Assistance
• POW/MIA
• Discounts
• Identifying Scams
• Estate Planning
• Moral Injury

Web pages

• Home - https://www.davcal.org/

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protects people with disabilities from discrimination.  See below for info about service animals and emotional support animals. There is no official registry for service animals or emotional support animals, but some businesses, etc may request a letter explaining why an emotional support animal is needed.

California law allows persons with disabilities to bring trained service dogs and psychiatric service dogs, but not emotional support animals, to all public places.

Service Animals are:

• Dogs
• Any breed and any size of dog
• Trained to perform a task directly related to a person’s disability

Service animals are not:

• Required to be certified or go through a professional training program
• Required to wear a vest or other ID that indicates they’re a service dog
• Emotional support or comfort dogs, because providing emotional support or comfort is not a task related to a person’s disability

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