Other Federal Grant Programs
Client
Assistance Program (CAP)
CAP is authorized through the 1984
Amendments to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
The Center’s CAP program ensures that
Protection
and Advocacy for Assistive Technology (PAAT)
PAAT was reauthorized as part of the
Assistive Technology Act of 2004. The
Center’s PAAT work ensures that children and adults with disabilities can get
access to critically needed assistive technology in a variety of settings -
school, home and at work. Our work
focuses on information and referral services, technical assistance, short-term
assistance and representation at appeals to ensure children and adults with
disabilities live more productive and independent lives.
Protection
and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS)
PABSS was created through the Ticket to Work
and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999.
The focus of our work is to protect beneficiaries’ rights to obtain,
maintain or retain employment. The
program can only service beneficiaries of the Social Security who are
individuals with disabilities. The
Center’s PABSS program provides information and referral, education and
training and individual representation and assistance.
Protection
and Advocacy for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury (PATBI)
PATBI was created by Congress as part
of the Children’s Health Act of 2000.
The Center’s PATBI work ensures that persons with TBI and their family
members have better access to information on their rights to services through a
comprehensive, statewide outreach and training program. The Center also advocates on an individual
and systemic level to affect policy changes in systems providing care and
services for people with TBI.