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Works to ensure that people with disabilities have the same rights, opportunities, and privileges as people without disabilities. Offers training, resources, education, and assistance for families of people with intellectual disabilities through adult advocacy, systems advocacy, education advocacy, and outreach.

Offers support and promotes independence of individuals with developmental disabilities. Provides information regarding resources and services available, assists with finding activities within the community and provides referrals to appropriate agencies within the community.

Works with individuals, families, and school/agency staff to help them make the most of Fayette Resources programs and services for individuals with developmental disabilities. Designs program plans and trains parents and agency staff. Medical Services coordinators provide planning, implementation, evaluation, and coordination of medical services for each individual.

Provides social gatherings and travel opportunities to individuals with disabilities. Events include dances, theater, summer camps, bingo, and trips ranging from local overnight trips to destinations that include Florida, Mexico, Punta Cana, and cruises.

Provides skills training classes, peer support, advocacy, information and referral, nursing home, and youth transition services to individuals with disabilities.

The only organization in the Lehigh Valley dedicated to assisting persons with all types of disabilities. Provides community outreach and education, independent living skills, information on adaptive technologies/equipment, advocacy, information and referral, peer support, sign language interpreter referral service and specialized housing search and support. Provides information on programs that will pay for home modifications (to increase accessibility). Transportation & Housing Support Connect individuals with disabilities who are homeless to shelters Assistive Technology Offers Information and Assistance for Assistive Technology and Adaptive Equipment inquiries; Supports the Assistive Technology Lending Library/loan program offered statewide; Offers Funding information for Assistive Technology; houses a Reused Equipment Exchange Program, and more.

Coordinates and administers services and resources to help older adults and individuals with disabilities to make decisions and choices about their own care and enable them to be active in their communities. Most services are delivered through the county area agencies on aging.

Provides advocacy for individuals with disabilities, independent skills training, information and referral, and service coordination for individuals on waivers.

Services for people with disabilities: housing referral service; technical assistance and recommendations for making existing and new structures accessible; care counseling and attendant care; homemaker services (in Washington County only); in-home skills

Community Integration is a service for those individuals who will be transitioning back into their community, or to a new community from a nursing facility or similar.

Provides services for Information and Referral, Case and Care Management, Benefits and Services Assistance, Advocacy, and Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Disabilities.

Provides activities and workshops for older teens and young adults with any disability.

Coordination of a variety of resources and support networks, professional and social, for individuals with Intellectual Developmental Disabilities and their families

Provides a day camp program for individuals with disabilities to learn how to ride a bike in just 75 minutes a day over 5 days.

Provides professionally trained service and companion dogs to people with mobility impairments, seizure disorders, cardiac conditions (Dysautonomia), Diabetes, and other disabilities/needs.

Provides education and outreach presentations to businesses, provider agencies, community partners and people with disabilities. Presentations include Accessibility Surveys, Disability Sensitivity and Awareness, and guidance to assure compliance with the ADA.

Provides free training, information, and technical assistance to help parents throughout Pennsylvania become more effective advocates for their children. Services include information about the special education and healthcare systems, workshops and conferences on disability issues, and one to one technical assistance.

Delivers ready-to-heat, freshly prepared, nutritious meals to individuals at home that may not be able to access food otherwise. Meals prepared by chefs at LECOM Senior Living Center.

Provides advocacy for individuals with disabilities, independent skills training, and information and referral.

Offers a recreation program that allows people with disabilities to have fun and be involved in the community while improving social skills.

Provides a comprehensive array of services and supports to children and adults with intellectual disabilities, including support coordination, in-home supportive services, out of home placement assistance, groups homes, and information and referral services.

Provides core independent living services, including information and referral, individual and systemic advocacy, peer support (in-person and virtually), and independent living skills training. Also provides transition services to support persons transitioning from school to the adult world, and from care facilities into the community.

Enables persons with disabilities and their families to find, utilize, and coordinate available resources and opportunities in their communities based on their individual needs.

Advocates for individuals with disabilities to enjoy the same rights, access to opportunities (educational, employment, community living, health care, etc.), and privileges as other citizens.

Provides a variety of services to assist individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and their families to live and work in their home communities. Support services offered are based in the local community and encourage active participation by the individual, their family, friends, and neighbors. Services include: residential and in-home care, vocational and employment services, family support and specialized therapies, and specialized early intervention services for children from birth to age 3 who have a developmental delay.