Services
Unique in the nation, the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services is
comprised of state and federal programs that provide a continuum of services
from birth through life for Alabamians with disabilities.
ADRS
has four major programs:
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EI
coordinates services statewide for infants and toddlers with disabilities and
developmental delays from birth to age 3, preparing them and their families for
the transition to the State Department of Education's preschool program for
3-to-5-year-olds or other community programs.
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EI
provides financial and technical support to the more than 60 community programs
that provide early intervention services and expertise to eligible families.
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CRS
provides services to children with special health-care needs from birth to age
21 and their families.
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CRS
provides disability services, expertise and adaptive technology to local school
systems, assisting teachers and school nurses in the education of children with
special health-care needs.
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CRS
also administers the statewide Hemophilia Program, which serves Alabama's
children and adults who have this life-threatening blood disorder.
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VRS
, the department's largest division, provides rehabilitation, education and
employment-related services to 47,083 adolescents and adults
with disabilities through long-standing partnerships with local school systems,
colleges and universities, junior colleges, vocational technical schools and
community rehabilitation programs.
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VRS also
provides more than 6,800 disability management and employee placement
services to Alabama businesses each year.
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SAIL provides
services to Alabamians who have the severest disabilities resulting from spinal
cord or head injuries.
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Seven
SAIL
teams located statewide and serving all 67 counties provide services to
consumers and families.
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In
FY
2007, the
SAIL
program assisted 1,912 Alabamians with the severest disabilities in
remaining in their homes and communities rather than in nursing homes or other
institutions.
©2008 Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
Document last modified:
9/12/2008
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