Program areas at CDR
Self-Directed Personal Assistance - In this program, people who require personal care assistance assume a number of the responsibilities generally handled by traditional home health agencies. The person becomes the aide's direct supervisor and handles recruitment, selection, hiring, training, scheduling, supervising and terminating the aides. CDR serves as an "employer-of-record" which is responsible for maintaining personnel and payroll records as well as billing Medicaid. The Agency also assists participants with recruitment and problem solving.
SLC - Sign Language Connection is provided to individuals that requires interpretation services in American Sign Language and Spanish. SLC has a responsibility to oversee scheduling interpreters on a daily basis and receives requests from vendors on a daily basis. By providing interpreting services, this ensures that the Deaf community and their partners are receiving equitable language access. SLC has over 200 contracts with vendors in the medical, legal, education, and community fields.
Community Habilitation - This program is a Medicaid funded service under the OPWDD Waiver. This service gives individuals the opportunity to acquire or advance their skills in the areas of self-advocacy, communication, mobility/transportation, community-based living, educational, self-care, personal resource management, and community/social participation. Residential habilitation is primarily performed in the individual's home, assisting the individual to develop skills that will enable community living in the least restrictive environment possible. This is a one-on-one service that promotes independence, inclusion, and individuality.
Other Programs - Other programs designed to further assist and educate those with disabilities achieve greater independence in the community.