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| OUR PROGRAMS |
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| AT | Assistive Technology | The Assistive Technology Program provides assistance to
persons with disabilities to obtain assistive technology (AT)
devices and/or services. The AT program does not provide
devices and services directly - it helps individuals with
disabilities access assistive technology devices and services
from funding sources. |
| CAP | Client Assistance Program | The Client Assistance Program (CAP) is a federally funded
program authorized under the amended Rehabilitation Act of
1973. CAP's goal is to identify, explain and resolve any problems
you may be having with your rehabilitation program as quickly as
possible. |
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| PABSS | Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security | The
Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS)
program was established under the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives
Improvement Act (TWWIIA) of 1999. The purpose of this program, which is funded
by the Social Security Administration (SSA), is to protect the legal rights of
a Social Security beneficiary in their efforts to return to work. |
| PADD | Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities | (PADD) is a program authorized by federal law to help
Montanans with developmental disabilities exercise their full
rights as citizens. PADD is not a state agency and is independent
of all other agencies that provide developmental disabilities
services. PADD is the designated protection and advocacy
agency for Montana, established under the Developmental
Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. Section
6000 et. Seq. |
| PAIMI | Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness | The Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness
(PAIMI) program was established by Congress in 1986. The
purpose of PAIMI is to protect and advocate the rights of
persons with mental illness, investigate reports of abuse and
neglect of persons with mental illness and maintain and operate a
protection and advocacy system in Montana for persons with
mental illness. |
| PAIR | Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights | The PAIR program operates in each state under the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended in 1992. The purpose of
the PAIR program is to protect and advocate the legal and human
rights of people with disabilities who are not eligible to be served
in the CAP, PADD or PAIMI programs. |
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