services for adults
Recreation and Education
Butte Community College—Disabled Student Program and Services
530-895-2455
Offers support services at no cost to Butte College students with physical, developmental or learning disabilities. Their computer Center offers adaptive computer access with assistive technology.
Special Olympics of Butte County
895-4640
Legal Information
Community Legal Information Center CLIC
California State University, Chico
25Main Street, Suite 102
Chico, CA 95929-0190
530-898-4354
Provides free legal information and advocacy to concerning social security benefits for adults with disabilities.
Office of Clients’ Rights Advocacy—A Program of Disability Rights California
Kimberly Candella, Client Rights Advocate
9th Street, Suite E
Chico CA 95928
530-345-4113 or 800-390-7032
Provides information and advocacy to help people with disabilities get rehabilitation services, training, education and a job with the Department of Rehabilitation.
Parent Support
Autism Lifespan of Northern California
2418 Cohasset Road, Suite 150
Chico CA 9592
530-897-0300
Autism Lifespan
Autism Lifespan provide services for individuals and families affected by Autism and other developmental disabilities in the Butte, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity counties. Their services are open to any individual, family, or community member. The Autism LifeSpan office publishes a newsletter and maintains an extensive book and video lending library so our community members may keep up with the latest news and developments. It educates the general community and families affected by autism on a variety of topics including, but not limited to, special education, services, and therapies. It advocates for children and adults on the autism spectrum, and provide supports for the individual through their entire lifespan.
Rx Help For Californians
877-777-7815
Offers prescription assistance for those who qualify.
Resources for more information
The Arc
The Arc’s Center for Future Planning® supports and encourages adults with I/DD and their families to plan for the future:
futureplanning.thearc.org/landing
The Center offers a website that provides information and assistance to families and individuals with I/DD on areas such as person-centered planning, decision-making, housing options, financial planning, employment and daily activities, and making social connections. The website also includes the Build Your Plan® tool that allows families to create accounts and begin to develop their plans online.
Child Autism Parent Cafe
www.Child-Autism-Parent-Café.Com
Offers practical ways to help, plan and manage daily living with autism
“Adults with Autism” www.php.com Parents Helping Parents of Santa Clara
3041 Olcott Street
Santa Clara, CA 95054-3222
408-727-5775
DREDF
2212 Sixth Street
Berkeley CA 94710
510-644-2555 or 800-466-4232
Northern Valley Talk Line
855-582-5554
4:30pm—9:30pm
Offers Non-crises peer to peer support
Books:
Enhancing the Lives of Adults with Disabilities: An Orientation Manual
Older Adults with Developmental Disabilities