Independent Living Support

Provides personalized support for individuals with vision loss. Services include:

Client Navigation: Once referred, individuals are matched with a client navigator who conducts an assessment to help identify and achieve their personal goals.

Primary Services: The first line of support for clients. Focusing on functional needs, these services target primary, short-term independence goals, such as using residual vision for daily tasks, reading medication labels, pouring liquids, and navigating indoors.

Specialized Services: These services help individuals achieve long-term and advanced independence goals, such as learning to be fully independent at home and navigating the world with skill and confidence.

• Community based resources
• Fitness and recreation
• Socialization
• Life skills

Online training for vision accessibility features on an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Topics include:

• Low vision
• VoiceOver
• Calls, texts, emails
• Siri
• Web browsing
• Writing
• Seeing Artificial Intelligence (AI) app

Learning platform is provided by Hadley Institute.

Provides three types of housing for individuals with intellectual disabilities:

• Group Living: Located in the Montague area. Residents are encouraged to be as independent as possible but have the support of staff when required. Some are small options homes with 2-3 residents. Some facilities are staffed 24 hours a day, have day programming, and offer help with food and laundry.
• Associate Family Program: People with intellectual disabilities can apply to live in a home with a local family who provides a nurturing, safe and supportive environment (pending availability).
• Independent Living Centre: Provides support for 8 independent persons as well as a Small Options Unit ( a three-bedroom)

• Supported apartment living
• Independent living
• Room and board options
• In-home care to assist families
• Respite care for families