Bootheel Area Independent Living Services (BAILS)

Description

BAILS provides organizations, people with disabilities, and the general public training to advocate for their own needs. In addition, they educate legislators on a local, state, and national level regarding issues confronting people with disabilities.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:00am to 6:00pm

Required Documents

Information Not Provided by Agency

Eligibility

People With Disabilities

Fees

No Fees

Intake Procedure

Call or Apply in person

Languages

English

Service Area

Dunklin, New Madrid, Pemiscot, and Stoddard Counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

This program aids in the application process for Consumer Directed Services Program or CDS Program is for persons with disabilities who need help with personal and daily activities including bathing, toileting, shopping, grooming and meals. The CDS Program helps individuals with disabilities live an independent lifestyle. The program pays for eligible Consumers to hire their own personal care attendant. The attendant can be a family member or friend. A spouse is not eligible to be an attendant. Each attendant is required to have a clean background check and register with the Family Care Registry. The CDS program is based on the independent living philosophy. Consumers in the program have control over hiring their own attendants and all other aspects of being an employer. Assistance and training is provided by the CDS Coordinator as needed.

Hours

Call for Information

Required Documents

Call for information

Eligibility

Call for information

Fees

No Fees

Intake Procedure

Call or Apply in person

Languages

English

Service Area

The counties of Dunklin, Pemiscot, New Madrid and Stoddard in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Independent Skills Training: Assistance is give to an individual learning or re-learning any aspect of life activities that could increase their independence and control over life. PERSONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES (PAS PROGRAM) - This program provides a personal care attendant. Many individuals have been able to avoid unnecessary stays in residential facilities and some have even left residential facilities for the comfort and independence of their own homes.

Hours

Irregular - Call For Hours

Required Documents

Information Not Provided by Agency

Eligibility

People With Disabilities

Fees

No Fees

Intake Procedure

Call or Apply in person Write for Service

Languages

English

Service Area

Dunklin, New Madrid, Pemiscot, and Stoddard Counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

BAILS will respond to your requests for information on or about disabilities or independent living related issues as quickly as possible. BAILS will also refer individuals to other resources that offer additional services that we are unable to provide.

Hours

Irregular - Call for Hours

Required Documents

Information Not Provided by Agency

Eligibility

People With Disabilities and their friends & family

Fees

No Fees

Intake Procedure

Call or Apply in person

Languages

English

Service Area

Dunklin, New Madrid, Pemiscot, and Stoddard Counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

BAILS educates service organizations, businesses and schools about barriers people with disabilities face

Hours

Irregular - Call For Hours

Required Documents

No Documentation Required

Eligibility

No Restrictions

Fees

No Fees

Intake Procedure

Call or Apply in person

Languages

English

Service Area

Dunklin, New Madrid, Pemiscot, and Stoddard Counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Independent Skills Training: Assistance is give to an individual learning or re-learning any aspect of life activities that could increase their independence and control over life. PERSONAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES (PAS PROGRAM) - This program provides a personal care attendant. Many individuals have been able to avoid unnecessary stays in residential facilities and some have even left residential facilities for the comfort and independence of their own homes.

Hours

Irregular - Call For Hours

Required Documents

Information Not Provided by Agency

Eligibility

People With Disabilities

Fees

No Fees

Intake Procedure

Call or Apply in person Write for Service

Languages

English

Service Area

Dunklin, New Madrid, Pemiscot, and Stoddard Counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

There are videos, books, magazines, and newsletters all in which you can learn about disabilities for people with disabilities. BAILS is also connected to the Internet, which people with disabilities may utilize.

Hours

Irregular - Call for Hours

Required Documents

Information Not Provided by Agency

Eligibility

People With Disabilities and their friends & family

Fees

No Fees

Intake Procedure

Call or Apply in person

Languages

English

Service Area

Dunklin, New Madrid, Pemiscot, and Stoddard Counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Low Vision Center for the elderly and people with disabilities who have difficulty reading due to low vision. Aids and devices are available to loan to assist the visually impaired.

Hours

Irregular - Call for Hours

Required Documents

Information Not Provided by Agency

Eligibility

Individuals with low vision

Fees

No Fees

Intake Procedure

Call or Apply in person

Languages

English

Service Area

Dunklin, New Madrid, Pemiscot, and Stoddard Counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

BAILS will loan walking aids and assistive technology to people with disabilities with no deposit or payment for 60 days. The equipment inventory includes but is not limited to the following: Geri Chair, Manual Wheelchairs, Walkers with and without wheels, Shower Chairs, Lift Chair and Crutches.

Hours

Irregular - Call for Hours

Required Documents

Information Not Provided by Agency

Eligibility

People With Disabilities

Fees

Call For Details

Intake Procedure

Call or Apply in person

Languages

English

Service Area

Dunklin, New Madrid, Pemiscot, and Stoddard Counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Individuals with disabilities are provided with peer role models one-to-one or group setting with others with similar disabilities.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:00am to 6:00pm

Required Documents

Information Not Provided by Agency

Eligibility

People With Disabilities

Fees

No Fees

Intake Procedure

Call or Apply in person

Languages

English

Service Area

Dunklin, New Madrid, Pemiscot, and Stoddard Counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

There are videos, books, magazines, and newsletters all in which you can learn about disabilities for people with disabilities. BAILS is also connected to the Internet, which people with disabilities may utilize.

Hours

Irregular - Call for Hours

Required Documents

Information Not Provided by Agency

Eligibility

People With Disabilities and their friends & family

Fees

No Fees

Intake Procedure

Call or Apply in person

Languages

English

Service Area

Dunklin, New Madrid, Pemiscot, and Stoddard Counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

BAILS provides Sensitivity Training in schools to 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders. Each grade's training is different and includes a video, assistive technology demonstration and a Q & A session conducted by a person with a disability. This training can be conducted in the school system, for boys and girls clubs, and to churches.

Hours

Irregular - Call For Hours

Required Documents

No Documentation Required

Eligibility

No Restrictions

Fees

No Fees

Intake Procedure

Call or Apply in person

Languages

English

Service Area

Dunklin, New Madrid, Pemiscot, and Stoddard Counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

The TAP program assists people seeking to obtain special phones designed to compensate for disabilities that prevent or hinder people from using a regular telephone. BAILS can help you obtain an amplified phone, one with large numbers, one that operates using just a breathe of air, TTY machines for those who have a severe hearing impairment, signaling devices that let you know when a call is coming in, and several combinations of all the above.

Hours

Mon-Fri - 8:00am to 6:00pm

Required Documents

Information Not Provided by Agency

Eligibility

People With Disabilities

Fees

No Fees for those who qualify

Intake Procedure

Call or Apply in person Write for Service

Languages

English

Service Area

Dunklin, New Madrid, Pemiscot, and Stoddard Counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

Assistance of community and volunteers, assist you in accessible modifications. Examples of these modifications include: grab bars, ramps, furniture arrangement and information.

Hours

Irregular - Call for Hours

Required Documents

Information Not Provided by Agency

Eligibility

People With Disabilities

Fees

Call For Details

Intake Procedure

Call or Apply in person

Languages

English

Service Area

Dunklin, New Madrid, Pemiscot, and Stoddard Counties

Geography Served

Description

BAILS will loan walking aids and assistive technology to people with disabilities with no deposit or payment for 60 days. The equipment inventory includes but is not limited to the following: Geri Chair, Manual Wheelchairs, Walkers with and without wheels, Shower Chairs, Lift Chair and Crutches.

Hours

Irregular - Call for Hours

Required Documents

Information Not Provided by Agency

Eligibility

People With Disabilities

Fees

Call For

Intake Procedure

Call or Apply in person

Languages

English

Service Area

Dunklin, New Madrid, Pemiscot, and Stoddard Counties in Missouri

Geography Served

Description

BAILS will loan walking aids and assistive technology to people with disabilities with no deposit or payment for 60 days. The equipment inventory includes but is not limited to the following: Geri Chair, Manual Wheelchairs, Walkers with and without wheels, Shower Chairs, Lift Chair and Crutches.

Hours

Irregular - Call for Hours

Required Documents

Information Not Provided by Agency

Eligibility

People With Disabilities

Fees

Call For Details

Intake Procedure

Call or Apply in person

Languages

English

Service Area

Dunklin, New Madrid, Pemiscot, and Stoddard Counties in Missouri

Geography Served