Easter Seals Crossroads

Employment - services consumers receive through the employment division are based on individual needs and are designed to promote the highest level of independence possible. Our comprehensive employment services include career counseling, workplace learning opportunities and internships, job placement assistance, job seeking skills training, job coaching, and long-term job retention. Our employment consultants placed 82 job seekers with disabilities in jobs that matched their interest, preferences and abilities. Of those persons securing employment, 85% retained employment for at least 6 months. Through the project search school-to-work transition program we provided 9 months of intensive vocational training opportunities to 27 students with disabilities aged 18-22 during their senior year of high school. In addition, pre-employment transition services served over 136 students with disabilities ages 14-22 providing job exploration counseling, workplace readiness training, internships and self-advocacy training.under our veterans services, we continued to partner with key veteran stakeholders and veteran service organizations to assess the immediate and long-term needs of military veterans and their families as they reintegrate back into civilian life. Rally point events have been offered where veterans and family members are provided easy access to critical support services and referral information. In addition, we directly served more than 130 veterans providing assistance with employment, housing, healthcare and family support needs. We take a person-centered approach to every consumer we serve.

Crossroads manufacturing and Crossroads industrial services - Crossroads industrial services (cis) is a social enterprise with a mission to provide employment for people with disabilities. We operate in the two business segments of contract manufacturing and document scanning. Those persons employed at this location are individuals that may require support in order to maintain employment. At cis, we can design supports around the individual's needs so that they can work and earn a living wage. All persons employed receive minimum wage or better and are eligible for other benefits, including health care, retirement and paid time off. Cis receives no funding from the state or federal government

Medical - medical Rehabilitation services represent a wide range of programs designed to assist children and adults with disabilities to be as independent as possible. Early intervention services provide home-based services for children less than three years of age. Children's therapy services provide occupational, physical, and speech therapy services for children with a wide range of different disabilities. These services may assist a child to learn to walk for the first time or to be able to care for themselves. Our uniquely trained staff in our augmentative communication program can assist children and young adults use computers or other technology to communicate with their loved ones. Our medical social work staff provides support to the child and family through the challenging Rehabilitation process. Community day supports are available for children, teens, and adults through several program options. Adult day services provides a safe nurturing environment for adults with significant disabilities as well as those with developmental disabilities, community services are individually based services to assist individuals maintain independence at home, school, and work. Each of our medical Rehabilitation programs and services operate with the goal of assisting those served in reaching the greatest level of independence possible.

Assistive technology - the assistive technology Center at Easter Seals Crossroads provides assistive technology, equipment and services to individuals with disabilities. While many of the solutions we implement are high-tech in nature, there are also a great many low-tech or no-tech solutions that greatly increase the employment opportunities of individuals with disabilities. Since our inception in 1979, we have helped thousands of individuals successfully utilize assistive or adaptive technology to become more independent on the job, in the home or at school.easter Seals Crossroads partners with the state of Indiana, bureau of rehabilitative services to establish the Indiana assistive technology act (indata) project. The indata project is one of 56 similar, federally-funded projects designed to increase access and awareness of assistive technology. Indata core services include: information and referral, funding assistance, public awareness and education, device demonstration, device loan, reutilized computers, and equipment reutilization.

Autism services - the goal of the autism services at esc is to provide evidence based interventions across the life span for individuals with autism and their families. The autism diagnostic clinic provides comprehensive evaluation services to children ages 18 months to 18 years with symptoms that may indicate the presence of autism spectrum disorder (asd). Evaluations are completed by licensed psychologists who are able to provide a medical diagnosis of autism with the goal of assisting families in obtaining appropriate therapy services. Provided by an interdisciplinary team of clinicians, behavior treatment services are offered as an integrated part of Easter Seals Crossroads' programs. Services are also available on an outpatient basis and utilize evidence-based practices to promote the independence of those with autism and comorbid diagnoses. Our staff partners with the person with autism, his/her family or caregivers and other service providers to create an effective treatment plan and work collaboratively toward goals. Our staff is able to provide individual, family, and group intervention for children, teens, and adults.

Deaf community services - we provide interpreting services to deaf or hard-of-hearing consumers and community members who need to communicate with the deaf community. Our services also include case management for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. We provide information and referral services for deaf consumers for help with housing, financial issues, locating jobs, making arrangement with utility companies, or whatever their support needs are. We also offer onsite video phones and computer workstations that are available for the deaf community to use.