• Referral to other program services
  • Disability Laws
  • Medical and/or Adaptive Equipment
  • Housing Referral assistance
  • Sign Language interrupter list
  • Low Income housing list
  • Food Bank List
  • How to apply for OHP

  • Understanding his/her disability and the impact on their lives
  • Provide information, support, and insight to the consumers regarding adjustment to disability

  • Role play with consumer to learn how to request a workplace and assistive device accommodations
  • Assist in identifying action steps to resolve issues in which they have been discriminated against
  • Present disability workshops

SPOKES Unlimited will provide advocacy services to consumers, to apply and prepare for the process of the SSI/SSDI application, and appeals if needed. SPOKES Unlimited will charge the consumer 20% or maximum of $6,000.00 of the past due benefits. It will be the consumer’s responsibility to pay SPOKES Unlimited the fee.

IL skills training always attempts to “teach to fish” versus “giving a fish”

Communication skills

Time management skills

How to use assistive devices

Any skills, to help a person with a disability to be independent; independence for each person is different.

  • Assist young people with school-to-work transitioning, working with the schools and vocational programs
  • Assist people wanting to move from parent homes, group homes, nursing homes, long-term care facilities, etc. to live in the community
  • Providing assistance to individuals with significant disabilities who are at risk of entering institutions, so that the individual may remain in the community
  • Provide assistance to persons transitioning from correctional facilities into the community

SPOKES can help you choose a magnifier, mark appliances, learn to cook without sight, learn transportation options, learn your rights as a person with a visual impairment, learn to write and sign your own checks, and apply for free operator assistance and communication equipment through the Oregon TDAP program.

 

WIN is a free benefit and work incentives planning service provided to people with disabilities who want to work.

Disability training for all ages designed to increase public understanding about the needs and issues related to people with disabilities.

SPOKES Unlimited staff will be a support person for the Peer Support Groups. The support groups are peer-lead and will run their groups with the help from SPOKES staff members.

 

Traumatic Brain Injury and Brain Illness Support Group (TBI)

Meets 2nd Tuesday of every month

1:00-2:00 PM at SPOKES Unlimited

Group also has outings and activities as scheduled

 

Healing Pathways

This is a peer-lead group for women, with disabilities, who experience depression. It is a 14 week class, 1 day a week for 2.5 hours. There are activities and homework with the goal of lessening symptoms and severity of depressive symptoms.

The Spring session has just started, however, there is a waiting list for the next class in June-July 2016

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