CHOICE EMPOWERS SERVICES LLC
“supports people to eliminate hindrances to a good quality of life, promote inclusion, independence, individuality and increased opportunities for self-determination”
HELPFUL RESOURCES
FOR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY
Covid19 Resources:
The following print-only materials are developed to support COVID-19 recommendations. All materials are free for download. They may be printed on a standard office printer, or you may use a commercial printer:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/communication/print-resources.html?Sort=Date%3A%3Adesc
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/more/index.html
Other Important Resources:
Information for Intellectual Disability and Autism Services visit: www.myodp.org
Trainings for Families, Communities and Providers: www.pchc.org
Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBH): https://dbhids.org/
PA Department of Human Services: http://www.dhs.pa.gov/
COMPASS Common Wealth of PA Application for Social Services https://www.compass.state.pa.us/compass.web/Public/CMPHome
Disability Rights Pennsylvania (DRP)
https://www.disabilityrightspa.org/
As the protection and advocacy agency in Pennsylvania, DRP works to advance and protect the civil rights of adults and children with a wide range of disabilities to ensure their rights to live in their communities with the services they need, to receive a full and inclusive education, to live free of discrimination and abuse and neglect, and to have control and self-determination over their services.
FOR SAFETY
Emergency Preparedness in PA: Ready PA http://www.ready.pa.gov or http://www.ready.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health: https://www.osha.gov/SLTC/bloodbornepathogens/ https://www.osha.gov/dcsp/osp/index.html
Safety and emergency preparedness, blood donation and volunteering with the Redcross visit :