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My Own Front Door
A Handbook for People with
Disabilities – Becoming a Tenant and Staying
Housed
This book was developed to assist people with disabilities, their families, case managers and advocates with moving to supportive or independent housing within the community.
Use
this link to download a copy of My Own Front Door –
MS-Word
Goodwill Industries Northern New England
Goodwill Industries Northern New
England was established in 1933 in Portland, Maine by Reverend Frederick
Olsen. Today, Goodwill Industries NNE continues to help others overcome
barriers to achieve social and economic independence. For a full list of programs
Goodwill offers, please visit their website.
National Alliance on Mental Illness – Maine
Through support, education and advocacy, the National
Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Maine is dedicated to building better
lives for the 1 in 4 Mainers who are affected by mental illness. For a full list of programs, visit
the NAMI-Maine website
Maine Parent Federation
Maine Parent Federation (MPF), in existence since
1984, is a private non-profit organization. MPF offers information,
referral, one on one telephone support and training to parents of children
with disabilities or special health care needs and the professionals who
work with these families. Services are offered at no cost parents and are
available statewide. Visit the
MPF website
Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired
If you have a vision problem that
prevents you from carrying out the activities of daily living, getting an
education or a job, there is help. The Division for the Blind and Visually
Impaired (DBVI) can provide many services to persons with severe visual
impairments. Visit the DBVI
website.
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
(DVR) is a Department of Labor program that helps people who have
disabilities. DVR offers Career Exploration Workshops, soft skills
training and education necessary for people with disabilities to gain,
regain or retain employment. Visit the DVR
website
Wabanaki Vocational Rehabilitation Program
If you are an American Indian with a
disability living near a Federal reservation in Maine and your disability
keeps you for getting or keeping a job, the Wabanaki Vocational
Rehabilitation program helps individuals who want to return to work, find
employment or maintain employment. Visit the Wabanaki
website.
Developmental Disabilities Council
The purpose of the Developmental Disabilities Council (DDC) is to ensure that individuals with developmental disabilities and their families participate in the design of, and have access to needed community services, individualized supports and other forms of assistance that promote self-determination, independence, productivity, integration and inclusion in all facets of family and community life. Visit the Maine DDC website.
Brain Injury Association of America – Maine Chapter
The Brain Injury Association of America – Maine
chapter (BIAA) works to increase awareness of brain injury, provide
information, resources and support for individuals who have sustained
brain injuries and their families, and advocate for prevention and
improved funding and services across the state of Maine. Visit the BIAA-Maine
website.
Alpha One
Alpha One empowers individuals with disabilities to take charge
of choices and act of their own behalf to achieve their goals for
independence. Alpha One advocates for consumer programs and services, as
well as change within society throughout the state of Maine. Visit the Alpha One
website.
Catholic Charities of Maine
Catholic Charities of Maine (CCME) bring help and hope to
Maine’s most vulnerable men, women and children regardless of faiths.
Catholic Charities of Maine believes that by sharing their Respect,
Integrity, Compassion, Hospitality, Excellence and Stewardship – we
create more enriching and fulfilling lives for us all. Visit the Catholic Charities of
Maine website.
Maine CITE
The Maine Department of Education’s Maine CITE program is
designed to help to make assistive and universally designed technology
more available to Maine citizens of all ages who may need them. Visit
the Maine CITE website.
Disability Rights Maine
Disability Rights Maine (DRM) is Maine’s protection and
advocacy agency for people with disabilities. DRM provides individuals
with information about their rights and service system, and represents
individuals at meetings and hearings by providing legal services to
individuals and groups. Visit the DRM website.
The Maine Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program
Maine Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program (LTCOP) is a
non-profit agency whose mission is to advocate for quality of life and
care for long-term care consumers. Their services are free and
confidential. Federal law and state law authorize our staff to investigate
complaints made by or on behalf of long-term care consumers and to assist
consumers in exercising their rights that are guaranteed by law. Visit the Maine LTCOP
website.
Benefits Counseling Services, Maine Medical Center
Work Incentives are special rules
that apply when a Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipient returns to work. Benefits
Counseling Services help navigate this process. Visit
the Maine Medical Center Benefits Counseling Center website.
Office on Aging and Disability
The Office on Aging and Disability (OADS) support older
and disabled adults by providing Adult Protective, Brain Injury, Other
Related Conditions, Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Long Term
Care, and Aging and Community services to the people of Maine. Visit the Maine OADS
website.
Maine Emergency Management Agency
The Maine Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)
coordinates the State of Maine’s programs of emergency preparedness,
response and recovery. Visit the MEMA website.
Maine State Housing Authority
Having an affordable, safe and accessible home is often a
barrier to employment. The Maine State Housing Authority (MSHA) can help
with this. They offer subsidized housing, energy assistance, mortgage help
and home buyers classes. Visit the Maine State
Housing Authority website.
Social Security Administration
Visit the Social Security
Administration website
National Coalition on Independent Living
Mission: NCIL advances independent living and the rights of people with disabilities.
Vision: NCIL envisions a world in which people with disabilities are valued equally and participate fully.
The National Council on Independent Living is the longest-running national cross-disability, grassroots organization run by and for people with disabilities. Founded in 1982, NCIL represents thousands of organizations and individuals including: individuals with disabilities, Centers for Independent Living (CILs), Statewide Independent Living Councils (SILCs), and other organizations that advocate for the human and civil rights of people with disabilities throughout the United States.
An outcome of the national disability rights and Independent Living Movements, NCIL was founded to embody the values of disability culture and Independent Living philosophy, which creates a new social paradigm and emphasizes that people with disabilities are the best experts on their own needs, that they have crucial and valuable perspective to contribute to society, and are deserving of equal opportunity to decide how to live, work, and take part in their communities.
For more information, visit: https://ncil.org.
Speaking Up for Us (SUFU Maine)
Speaking Up for Us (SUFU) is run by and for adults (maybe like you) who live with developmental disabilities. SUFU shows us how to have more control of our lives, and use our voicces to “Speak Up” for issues that are important to us and all people with disabilities. And … we do have FUN!
For more information, visit: http://sufumaine.org.
Moving Maine Network
The Moving Maine Network is a multi-sector, statewide collaborative. Our members are people working in transportation, planning, aging, disability, health care, human services, environment, public health, faith communities, housing, philanthropy, as well as individuals with lived experience of transportation barriers.
For more information, visit: https://movingmaine.org.
Bangor Savings – Maine ABLE Accounts
Living with a disability is often associated with significant amounts of extra costs. That’s why individuals and families can now contribute to ABLE accounts — tax-advantaged accounts that can fund disability expenses without impacting means-tested benefits eligibility.
For more information,
visit: https://www.bangor.com/ABLE
Aphasia Nation, Inc.
Aphasia
Nation, Inc.’s mission is to educate the wider public and particularly
the healthcare and hospital communities about aphasia and plasticity, the
foundation of all learning. About 25-40% of people with stroke acquire
aphasia yet few in the public are aware of it. Please visit the Aphasia
Nation website for more info, articles and videos. Please visit the Aphasia Nation
website for more info, articles and videos.
The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies
Here are some curated hurricane startup prep
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Maine CDC Suicide Prevention Program Website
Here is the link to the Maine Suicide Prevention
Program – www.maine.gov/suicide
rev: 2022-03-10