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Provider Name |
Contact |
Services Provided |
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ARC Marion, Inc. |
2800 S.E. Maricamp Rd. |
ARC Marion, Inc. is a private, non-profit corporation which has been helping people develop their abilities since 1959. Their programs include Adult Day Training, Residential Services, Early Intervention, Community Services, Supported Living and Professional Services. |
ARC of Alachua County |
3303 NW 83rd St. |
The ARC of Alachua County, Inc. provides an umbrella of services for the developmentally disabled. Their services include Early Intervention, Family Support Groups, Play Groups, Educational Seminars, Vocational Training, Community Inclusion, Skill Training, Supported Living, Contract Services and Prader-Willi Syndrome Treatments. |
Center for Independent Living of North Central Florida - Ocala Office: |
3445 NE 24th St. Gainsville Office: Lecanto Office: |
The Center for Independent Living of North Central Florida provides all of their services at no cost to consumers within a 16 county region including: Alachua, BradfoRd. Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Marion, Putnam, Sumter, Suwannee and Union counties. CILNCF focuses on four core services including Advocacy, Information and Referral, Peer Support and Independent Living Skills Education. They also provide employment services, job development and placement, trial work, pre-vocational skills education, job coaching, employer education, and natural support development services. |
Citrus Hearing Impaired Program Services, Inc. |
105 S.E. Hwy. 19 |
The Citrus Hearing Impaired Program Services provides services to the deaf, hard of hearing and speech impaired individuals of Citrus County. Their services include Advocacy information and referral, continuing education, interpreting services for the deaf, training and distribution of telecommunication equipment. |
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation |
Check the website for local offices in your county |
The Florida Department of Education’s Division of Vocational Rehabilitation is an employment program assisting individuals with disabilities, including Floridians with the most severe disabilities, to pursue meaningful careers commensurate with their abilities and capabilities. Their services include counseling, job coaching, medical services, therapy services, adaptive aids, vocational assessment and training, employment services, supported employment, transition services, referral source and mental health services. |
Florida Association of the Deaf, Inc. |
P.O. Box 651 |
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Florida Center for the Blind, Inc. |
7325 SW 32nd St. |
The Florida Center for the Blind, Inc. (FCB) is an accredited, non-profit organization that teaches alternatives to performing daily tasks with a minimum of inconvenience to the individual. Education and training are provided in Braille, mobility skills, daily living skills, cooking, home maintenance and leisure time activities. FCB also provides training in employability skills, such as, typing, introduction to computers and the use of specialized software to assist the blind person in the operation of the computer. Included also is the use of peripheral devices such as printers, scanners with speech synthesizers and more. |
Gainesville Job Corps Center |
5301 NE 40th Terrace |
Job Corps is a no-cost education and vocational training program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that helps young people ages 16 through 24 get a better job, make more money and take control of their lives. |
Global Care Provider Services |
600 West Oakridge Road |
Personal care attendant, respite and supported employment services for people with developmental disabilities. |
Mental Health Services |
4300 SW 13th St. |
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Southeast Parkinson Disease Association |
PO Box 616520 |
SEPDA is a nonprofit organization providing support to Parkinson Disease patients, family members and carepartners in the Central and North Florida areas. |
Res-Care |
1100-B NW 8th Ave. |
ResCare delivers services to persons with disabilities, youth with special needs and adults with barriers to employment. Their services include Adult Employment and Training Services, Supported Living Arrangements, Group Homes, Vocational and Day Habilitation Programs and In-Home Services for the Elderly. |
This information has been compiled by The Able Trust as a public resource about organizations providing services to Florida citizens with disabilities. The Able Trust does not investigate or endorse any agencies listed above and does not seek to exclude any agency not currently listed. If you are seeking additional information about disability services in Florida, contact the the Clearinghouse on Disability Information at 1-877-232-4968 Toll-free Voice and TTY or www.abilityforum.org.