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Resources
Advocacy
ADAPT
A national grass-roots community that organizes disability rights activists to engage in nonviolent direct action, including civil disobedience, to assure the civil and human rights of people with disabilities.
Disability Pride Pennsylvania
Disability Pride is above all a celebration of inclusion and disabled people who are proud to be themselves! Disability Pride Pennsylvania's mission is to celebrate the pride that the disability community feels.
Fair Housing Partnership of Greater Pittsburgh
2840 Liberty Ave. Ste. 205
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-391-2535
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
412-366-3788 Regional Office
888-264-7972 or 800-223-0500
Assistive Technology
JAN- Technology Topics
PA Assistive Technology Foundation – PATF
888-744-1938 V & TTY
Low interest loans for equipment, home modification, vehicle modification
TechOWL – Technology for Our Whole Lives
(formerly Reused and Exchanged Equipment Partnership (REEP)
Rent a Trac-Fab Wheelchair
Technology for Students with Disabilities
Benefits
COMPASS
800-692-7462 voice
800-451-5886 TTY/TTD
8:30 a.m. and 4:45 p.m., Monday – Friday
COMPASS is an online site for Pennsylvania residents to apply for health and human service programs including: Medical Assistance; CHIP/AdultBasic; Cash assistance; Child Care Works; SNAP (food stamps); Energy Assistance (LIHEAP); School Meals; Home & Community Based Services; Long Term Care; and SelectPlan for Women
Medical Assistance
Apply online or by phone at 866-550-4355
Medicare
800-633-4227 V
877-486-2048 TTY
PA ABLE
A savings program that gives individuals with qualified disabilities, and their families and friends, a tax-free way to save for disability-related expenses, while keeping their benefits.
PA ABLE Accounts Tax Information
An IRS publication that includes guidance for veterans with disabilities. The publication also includes how ABLE Accounts works with other veterans benefits.
PA ABLE IRS Contribution Form
Social Security Administration
800-772-1213 V
800-325-0778 TTY
Ticket to Work Program
Deaf Services
Discrimination/Legal Services
OLTL Consumer Hotline
800-757-5042
For complaints and comments on PA Waiver Services.
Employment
Client Assistance Program (CAP)
Job Accommodation Network – JAN
800-526-7234 V
877-781-9403 TTY
800-ADA-WORK (232-9675) for ADA information
304-293-7186
Free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues for employers, individual employees, and job seekers. JAN also has ADA information, individualized solutions, and webinars.
Office of Vocational Rehabilitation – OVR Allegheny County
531 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15222
412-565-5240 V
412-565-3678 TTY
800-442-6371
The office provides job placement, screening, training, counseling, and adaptive equipment.
Health Care
Caring for the Eyes of Children with Special Needs
Children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs) can be at a higher risk for a wide range of visual problems, affecting their ability to interact with their environment. This guide will teach readers everything about getting children the vision care they need.
Community Health Choices
Health choices if you use home and community-based services (HCBS) under one of the Medicaid Waivers (Aging Waiver, Attendant Care Waiver, Independence Waiver, OBRA Waiver and COMMCARE Waiver) or are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.
National Disability Navigator Resource Collaborative
This resource provides comprehensive healthcare materials and resources.
Housing
Allegheny County Housing Authority
412-355-8940 V
412-335-2175 tty
Armstrong County Housing Authority
724-548-7671
Beaver County Housing Authority
724-775-1220
Butler County Housing Authority
724-287-6797
City of Pittsburgh Housing Authority
412-456-5000
East Side Grove: 
an “Elm Street Designated Community”
(724) 652-5144
Housing Preservation Grant
Tinna Miller 724-652-5144 x194
Dollar for dollar matching funds (up to $3,000) for repairs and renovations for low-income rural homeowners or family members with a disability in Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Lawrence & Westmoreland Counties.
Lawrence County Housing Authority
724-656-5100
Mercer County Housing Authority
724.342.4000
McKeesport Housing Authority
412-673-6942
PA Housing Search
or 877-428-8844
Westmoreland County Housing Authority
724-832-7248
Independent Living Resources
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Americans With Disabilities Act
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Cerebral Palsy Guide
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disABILITY Information and Resources
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Independent Living Research Utilization
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Job Accommodations Network
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Mid-Atlantic ADA Center
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National Center for Learning Disabilities
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Office of Disability Employment Policy
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Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
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PA Office for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing
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PA Link to Community Care
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PaTTAN
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Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania Client Assistance Program
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Pennsylvania Department of Education
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Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Pennsylvania Developmental Disabilities Council
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Pennsylvania Health Law Project
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Pennsylvania Rehabilitation Council
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Pennsylvania Statewide Independent Living Council
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Pleural Mesothelioma Cancer
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Project Vote Smart
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The National Council on Independent Living
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The Riley Guide
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United States Access Board
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Votes PA
Local Services
Beaver County
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Butler County
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Lawrence County
Local Web Links
Beaver County
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Beaver Area Heritage Foundation
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Beaver County Chamber of Commerce
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Beaver County Corporation for Economic Development
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Beaver County Library System
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Beaver County Recreation and Tourism
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Comtra Theatre
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Butler County
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Butler County PA
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Butler County PA Old Photos
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Butler County Parks and Recreation
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Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau
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Butler Health System
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Historic Harmony Museum
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Slippery Rock University
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The Grapevine Center
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Wikipedia – Butler County Pennsylvania
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Lawrence County
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City of New Castle
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Ellwood City Historical Society
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History of Lawrence County Pennsylvania
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Hoyt Institute of Fine Arts
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Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce
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Lawrence County Growth Partnership
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Lawrence County Historical Society
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Lawrence County PA
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Lawrence County Pennsylvania 1872 Atlas
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Lawrence County Tourism
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New Castle Playhouse
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New Castle Public Library
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Wikipedia – Lawrence County Pennsylvania
Software For People with Disabilities
Transportation
Access
412-562-5353
800-654-5984 TDD
Paratransit for Allegheny County
Armstrong County Rural Transportation for Persons with Disabilities
724-548-8696
800-245-8588
Go Westmoreland CountyTransit
Includes ADA Transit and MATP
800-242-2706
MATP – Medical Assistance Transportation Program
888-547-MATP (6287)
412-350-4476 local
Non-emergency medical transport to MA reimbursable facilities/services
Voting
Click this link to register to vote:
Voter Registration Application
If you are not able to vote in person on Primary Election Day, click the HERE to learn more about voting by Absentee Ballot or to request an Absentee Ballot.
Project Vote Smart
Votes PA
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