DisAbility Partners - Sylva Office
Disability Services And Support Organization
Why pick this one
DisAbility Partners, formed in 1991, provides cross-disability independent-living services from Asheville and Sylva.
Best for
- people with disabilities seeking independent living skills training
- people transitioning from nursing homes or other institutions to community-based living
- people needing ADA rights advocacy or accessibility consulting
- people seeking peer counseling from staff members with disabilities
- people with disabilities needing supported employment or alternative family living services
- people needing refurbished computers and basic computer training
Look elsewhere if
- people seeking residential institutional care
- people outside the Western North Carolina counties listed on the website
- people seeking services unrelated to disability support or independent living
Specialties
- independent living skills training
- peer counseling and support
- transitions from institutions to community-based living
- ADA accessibility consulting
- supported employment
- alternative family living
- Medicaid CAP and PCS in-home aide services
- refurbished computer placement and basic computer training
What makes them different
- Private, nonprofit, community-based organization providing services regardless of income
- Two offices in Asheville and Sylva
- Consumer-managed, cross-disability, non-residential Center for Independent Living
- Board and staff are required to include a majority of individuals with significant disabilities
- Provides services across named Western North Carolina counties, including Buncombe, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain, Cherokee, Graham, Clay, Madison, McDowell, Polk, Rutherford, and Transylvania
- Years in business
- 35
- Serves
- Asheville, Sylva
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 525 Mineral Springs Dr, Sylva, NC 28779-9077
- Phone
- +18286311167
- Website
- http://www.disabilitypartners.org/
Services
- information and referral
- independent living services
- advocacy
- peer support
- community inclusion support
- ADA consulting
- social activities
- home care
- respite care
- veterans assistance
- youth transition support