Advocates for Access

Special Notes/Funding

Community Resource.

Description

Advocates for Access offers an aging and disability resource center.

Availability

Please call.

Hours

Main Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Required Documents

Please call.

Eligibility

Individuals with disabilities.

Fees

None

Intake Procedure

Please call.

Languages

English

Service Area

Serves Fulton, Peoria, Tazewell, and Woodford counties.

Geography Served

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Special Notes/Funding

Community Resource.

Description

Advocates for Access provides case management in situations where an individual with a disability is encountering trouble in accessing services or needs expert guidance in navigating the social service or benefits system.

Availability

Please call.

Hours

Main Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Required Documents

Please call.

Eligibility

Individuals with a disability

Fees

None

Intake Procedure

Please call.

Languages

English

Service Area

Serves Peoria, Tazewell, Fulton, and Woodford counties.

Geography Served

Special Notes/Funding

Community Resource.

Description

Advocates for Access provides information to the public on disability rights and accommodations.

Availability

Please call.

Hours

Main Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Required Documents

None

Eligibility

General public

Fees

None

Intake Procedure

Please call.

Languages

English

Offered Outside of Physical Location

Yes

Service Area

Peoria, Tazewell, Fulton, and Woodford counties

Geography Served

Special Notes/Funding

Community Resource.

Description

Advocates For Access offers a disability rights group.

Availability

Please call.

Hours

Main Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Required Documents

Please call.

Eligibility

Anyone

Fees

None

Intake Procedure

Please call.

Languages

English

Service Area

Serves Peoria, Tazewell, Fulton, and Woodford counties.

Geography Served

Special Notes/Funding

Community Resource.

Description

Advocates for Access provides housing search and information in two ways:
-Acts as a screening agent for individuals and families on Medicaid to be placed on the Statewide Referral Network (SRN) list for subsidized housing. The SRN list allows a person or family to pick several counties, even specific cities, in which they are interested in residing. When an opening becomes available, they are notified and may apply to the housing entity or complex. This is not guaranteed housing but a means to find out about available housing.
-Maintains lists of subsidized and other housing by county (Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford, and Fulton), available on the Advocates for Access website

Hours

Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Required Documents

Statewide Referral Network: Document or card with 9-digit Medicaid number

Housing lists: None

Eligibility

Statewide Referral Network: MUST have a 9-digit Medicaid number

The county housing lists are available for anyone to browse.

Fees

None

Intake Procedure

Statewide Referral Network: Please call.

Housing lists: Please visit website.

Languages

English

Service Area

Peoria, Tazewell, Fulton, and Woodford counties

Geography Served

Description

Advocates for Access offers incontinence supplies for those in need.

Hours

Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Required Documents

None

Eligibility

Anyone in need

Fees

None

Intake Procedure

Please call.

Languages

English

Service Area

Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford, Marshall, and Fulton counties

Geography Served

Special Notes/Funding

Community Resource.

Description

Advocates For Access offers independent living skill instruction.

Availability

Please call.

Hours

Main Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Required Documents

Please call.

Eligibility

Anyone

Fees

None

Intake Procedure

Please call.

Languages

English

Service Area

Serves Peoria, Tazewell, Fulton, and Woodford counties.

Geography Served

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Special Notes/Funding

Community Resource.

Description

Through its community reintegration program, Advocates for Access works to assist people with disabilities in leaving nursing homes to return to community life with proper supports. The grant may be used to help fund security deposits and first month’s rent, as well as provide furniture, assistive technology, household items, and groceries.

Availability

Please call.

Hours

Main Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Required Documents

-Driver's license or state ID
-Social Security card
-Birth certificate
-SSI or SSDI award letter

Eligibility

Criteria includes:

Fees

None

Intake Procedure

, be between the ages of 18 and 60, have less than $10,000 in assets, have applied for Medicaid, and have a disability that will last at least 12 months or for the duration of their life.

Languages

English

Service Area

Serves Peoria, Tazewell, Fulton, and Woodford counties.

Geography Served

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Description

Advocates for Access offers Ready to Roll, a summer ramp construction program in conjunction with His Helping Hands and ADA Total Access. Advocates also provides applications for a separate ramp construction (and home modifications) through the City of Peoria

Hours

Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Required Documents

Please call.

Eligibility

Applicants must own their home and have homeowners insurance.

Fees

None

Intake Procedure

Please call.

Languages

English

Service Area

Peoria, Tazewell, Woodford, and Fulton counties

Geography Served

Special Notes/Funding

Community Resource.

Description

Advocates for Access offers an Equipment Loan Program and can sometimes assist clients in locating equipment for permanent use.

Availability

Please call.

Hours

Main Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Required Documents

None

Eligibility

Anyone in need

Fees

None, but must return loaned equipment

Intake Procedure

Please call.

Languages

English

Service Area

Serves Peoria, Tazewell, Fulton, and Woodford counties.

Geography Served

Telephone Numbers

Special Notes/Funding

Community Resource.

Description

Illinois Telecommunication Access Corporation (ITAC) administers a program to ensure equal access to communication for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community. Through the use of a voucher program, anyone who is Deaf or Hard of Hearing can obtain a free TTY, CapTel or amplified phone. Advocates for Access serves as a selection site for these phones.

Availability

Please call.

Hours

Main Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Required Documents

Please call.

Eligibility

Anyone in need; must have a landline phone.

Fees

Free for use

Intake Procedure

An application, available through Advocates for Access, must be filled out completely and the consumer must try the phones and choose the one that works best with his or her individual hearing loss or other disability.

Languages

English

Service Area

Peoria, Tazewell, Fulton, and Woodford counties

Geography Served

Telephone Numbers

Special Notes/Funding

Community Resource,

Description

Advocates for Access offers amplified phones and video phones for use for those that are hearing impaired or in need.

Availability

Please call.

Hours

Main Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Required Documents

None

Eligibility

Anyone

Fees

Free for use

Intake Procedure

Must Call

Languages

English

Service Area

Serves Peoria, Tazewell, Fulton, and Woodford counties.

Geography Served

Telephone Numbers

Special Notes/Funding

Community Resource.

Description

The Youth Services Program at Advocates for Access works with students with disabilities, families, and schools to explore educational options and to offer assistance with transition into independent community living as an adult.

Availability

Please call.

Hours

Main Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Required Documents

Please call.

Eligibility

Students with disabilities, parents, and schools

Fees

None

Intake Procedure

Please call

Languages

English

Service Area

Peoria, Tazewell, Fulton, and Woodford counties

Geography Served

Special Notes/Funding

Equipment (wheelchairs, walkers, canes, shower/bath chairs, etc.)

Description

Advocates for Access offers an Equipment Loan Program and can sometimes assist clients in locating equipment for permanent use.

Availability

Please call.

Hours

Main Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Required Documents

None

Eligibility

Anyone in need

Fees

None, but must return loaned equipment

Intake Procedure

Please call.

Languages

English

Service Area

Peoria, Tazewell, Fulton, and Woodford counties

Geography Served

Telephone Numbers

Special Notes/Funding

Community Resource.

Description

Advocates for Access offers an Equipment Loan Program and can sometimes assist clients in locating equipment for permanent use.

Availability

Please call.

Hours

Main Office Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Required Documents

None

Eligibility

Anyone in need

Fees

None, but must return loaned equipment

Intake Procedure

Please call.

Languages

English

Service Area

Serves Peoria, Tazewell, Fulton, and Woodford counties.

Geography Served

Telephone Numbers

Geography Served

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