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CALIFORNIA TELEPHONE ACCESS PROGRAM (CTAP) - CPUC

CALIFORNIA PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION #70267017


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  • 1300 Ethan way STE 105
    Sacramento, Sacramento
local_phone
  • English / ASL
    800-806-1191

California Telephone Access Program (CTAP) offers specialized telephone equipment and network services at no cost to qualified California residents who have difficulty using a standard telephone.

Equipment is available for people who have difficulty:
  • hearing
  • seeing
  • moving
  • speaking
  • learning or remembering
California Relay Service can connect TTY users to non-TTY users.

There are free trainings on how to make a smartphone work better for people with disabilities.

To be eligible, you must be certified as having a permanent or temporary disability and you also must:
  • Live in California
  • Have access to telephone service
    • You must have access to either cell phone or land line service to participate in the program. 

Find Equipment 
CTAP products are geared to meet many needs, and they include:
  • Telephones
  • Amplifiers
  • Ring-signal and speech devices
  • Headsets
  • Switches
  • and accessories
You can find equipment listed by disability type with pictures, descriptions, and operation manuals where avai… [read more]
DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED SERVICES - ACRC

ALTA CALIFORNIA REGIONAL CENTER #4661663


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  • 2241 Harvard Street Suite 100
    Sacramento, Sacramento
local_phone
  • Grass Valley
    530-272-4231

ACRC provides lifelong services for people with developmental disabilities.

Services:
  • Assessment diagnosis and evaluation 
  • Early intervention services for at-risk infants and their families, serving children from 0 to 3 years of age who have developmental delay, who are at risk for developmental delay, or have developmental disabilities.
  • Genetic counseling
  • Service coordination (case management) 
  • Information and referral
  • Individual program planning 
  • Residential care
  • Out-of-home placement and follow-up
  • Consultation to public and private agencies serving individuals with developmental disabilities
  • Clients of Alta California Regional Center may be eligible to participate in programs at the Neighborhood Center of the Arts. NCA offers a studio program and gallery display for adult artists with developmental disabilities. NCA is funded through Alta California Regional Center therefore, each participant must be a consumer of Alta to attend program. The adult developmen…
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DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCACY

DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA #11547829


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  • Sacramento Regional Office
    Sacramento, Sacramento

Provides free legal and advocacy services to low-income Californians with disabilities including individual advocacy, self advocacy, training and class action litigation.

Augments trainings with hundreds of free publications, available via the website, written to help people learn how to obtain the services and support they need.
OFFICE OF PAYEE REVIEW AND BENEFICIARY ASSISTANCE - OPRABA

DISABILITY RIGHTS CALIFORNIA #65984677


What is a Representative Payee (Rep. Payee)?
An individual or organization that the Social Security Administration (SSA) appoints to receive and manage the RSDI (Retirement, Survivors, and Disability Insurance), SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance), or SSI (Supplemental Security Income) benefits of another person, also referred to as a beneficiary. A rep. payee must use the benefits they receive for the use and benefit, and in the best interest of, the beneficiary.

What does OPRABA do?
  • Reviews of Rep. Payees
  • Educational Visits 
  • Initial Onsite Assessment of Fee for Service Organizations
  • Corrective Action Plans 
  • Trainings 
  • Information and Referral to Beneficiaries
How can OPRABA help?
  • If you suspect that a rep. payee is misusing or improperly using a beneficiary’s funds, contact OPRABA.
  • If you have a rep. payee and would like to learn how to be your own payee, contact OPRABA.
  • If you are a  rep. payee and you have questions about your duties, contact OPRABA.
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BRAILLE & TALKING BOOK BLIND SERVICES - CBTBL

CALIFORNIA BRAILLE AND TALKING BOOK LIBRARY #4662138


Braille and Talking Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. 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
Reading materials
  • Reading materials and magazines are provided in alternate formats, including Braille, cassette, and digital flash memory cartridge
  • The book collection contains thousands of fiction and nonfiction titles, including classics, biographies, mysteries, westerns, romances, politics, how-to, and self-help guides
  • A reading and reference room is available along with a Braille embosser
Audio
  • There is a small collection of locally …
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MEDICAL & BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE - NVIH

NORTHERN VALLEY INDIAN HEALTH #65631018


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  • 1280 E Gibson Road
    Woodland, Yolo
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  • Gibson Office
    530-650-4500

Northern Valley Indian Health provides Dental, Medical, Behavioral Health, Community Health, Outreach, and Prenatal services by appointment. Telehealth appointments are available for medical and behavioral health patients.

- Main phone number: 530-661-4400
- Dental receptionist: press 4
- Medical receptionist: press 5
- Behavioral Health: press 7
- Administration: press 6

Medical services include:
  • Family medicine
  • Well-child care
  • Immunizations
  • Chronic disease management
  • Diabetes care
  • Prenatal Referrals
  • Breast and cervical screening
  • Family planning
  • CHDP (Child Health and Disability Prevention)
Behavioral health services:
Licensed or certified practitioners are available to provide confidential assistance with many areas of living including substance abuse, depression, anxiety, parenting issues, behavior problems, school failure, and family conflict. Available Mental Health services include individual psychotherapy, play therapy, family therapy, sand play therapy, and referrals.

Dental servi… [read more]
GENERATOR AND BATTERY REBATE PROGRAM - PG&E

PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY #75616870


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  • 300 Lakeside Drive
    Oakland, Alameda
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  • 24-hour Emergency Reporting
    800-743-5000

Qualifications for the Residential Generator and Battery Rebate Program (GBRP) are as follows:
Customer must have a Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) active Electric account tied to a qualifying address (Site), has not participated in PG&E’s Customer Resiliency Programs which include the California Foundation of Independent Living Centers Disability Disaster Access and Resources Program, the Portable Battery Program, and the Self-Generation Incentive Program AND customer must meet ONE of the following criteria: [read more]
FRIENDSHIP LINE CALIFORNIA - IOA

INSTITUTE ON AGING #16667848


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  • Institute on Aging
    San Francisco, San Francisco

Friendship Line California operates as both a warmline and as a crisis hotline.
  • Warmline
    • Available for routine phone calls in order to provide support, reassurance, well-being checks, and information and referral for additional care.
  • Crisis line
    • Available to older and disabled adults who may be lonely, bereaved, depressed, and at a higher risk for suicide.

Friendship Line CA offers confidential discussions for people ages 60 years and over and adults with mental and/or physical disabilities who may be lonely, isolated, grieving, experiencing depression, anxiety and/or thinking about death or suicide. Provides emotional support over the phone for incoming calls and for regularly scheduled outgoing calls. 1-800-971-0016

Websites:
SERVICE ANIMALS & EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMALS - ADA

US DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE & ADA #78957788


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  • Washington, District Of Columbia

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.

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
Emotional Support Animals (ESAs), also known as Comfort Animals, have no specific legal definition and there is no official registry for ESAs. Individuals who travel with emotional support animals or psychiatric service animals may need to provide specific documentation to establish that they have a disability and th… [read more]
INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS PROGRAM - FEMA

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY #74342480


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  • Washington, District Of Columbia
local_phone
  • 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS)
    1-800-621-3362

FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program (IHP) provides financial and direct services to eligible individuals and households affected by a disaster, who have uninsured or under-insured necessary expenses and serious needs. IHP assistance is not a substitute for insurance and cannot compensate for all losses caused by a disaster. The assistance is intended to meet your basic needs and supplement disaster recovery efforts.

IHP Assistance may include:
  • Funds for temporary housing while you are unable to live in your home, such as rental assistance, or reimbursement for hotel costs
  • A temporary housing unit, if approved for the disaster, when you are not able to use rental assistance due to a lack of available housing resources
  • Funds to support the repair or replacement of owner-occupied homes that serve as the household’s primary residence, including privately-owned access routes, such as driveways, roads, or bridges
  • Funds for other uninsured or under-insured disaster-caused expenses …
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