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As people with disabilities ourselves, we know it can be difficult to communicate with those who do not share similar experiences. That’s what makes peer counseling so valuable to you. MERIL can put you in touch with people who have been where you are now, and have found the resources to live independently. If you need these services, please contact Sharon Leonard or Sharon Courter MERIL’s CDS In-Home care allows you to direct your own personal care services. Your personal care attendant can even be a family member, except for your spouse. For more information on CDS services contact Jim Pawlowski
MERIL also has a more traditional In-home care service. We offer Basic and Advanced personal care services, along with homemaker chore services, respite services, and advanced respite services. For more information about In-Home Services contact Kaila Waller
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NEW SORENSON VIDEO RELAY SERVICE |
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MERIL now have three Sorenson Video Phones (VP) in our office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing! For those who do not have VP capability or need to use the relay, you do not need to dial any numbers before giving our numbers. Our numbers are directly connected to Sorenson Video Relay Service. It is that simple! For De Linda Belanger, Director of Communication Services, her VP is (866) 954-3461 For Sarah Kurtz, Interpreter Referral Coordinator or Lyndsey Stewart, Interpreter Referral Services Assistant, their VP is (866) 214-1701 For Valerie Porlier-Smith, IL Mentor, her VP is (866) 954-5210 We also have a VP station in the Deaf Resources Room where the Deaf/HH individuals who don’t have VP at home can come here and use this VP to call anyone. |
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Gift baskets now available |
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Created by the Northwest Missouri Brain Injury Association
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Northwest Missouri Regional Culture of Character |
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Cooperation - working together toward a common goal
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We will be closed on March 11 and 12, 2010 for our annual MERIL Leadership Team Advance. Thank you |
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St. Joseph, Missouri Community Resources View Document
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Please click on our Newsletter tab to receive our next E-letter |
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P.H.A.R.M. stands for Pets Helping Agriculture in Rural Missouri. It is a program designed to train dogs for farmers with a disability, disease, or disorder. Each dog will be trained for the farmer’s needs such as using Border Collies to help with herding livestock. Dogs can be trained for service work as well such as training a dog to retrieve dropped items, carrying a bucket, and opening a gate as some examples. This program is in cooperation with the Missouri AgrAbility program which helps farmers that may have a disability, disease, or disorder. For more information on how this program can work for you please contact Jackie Allenbrand at: 816-279-8558 Ext. 1026 or Jackie Allenbrand at MERIL or Jackie Allenbrand at MU Extension Jackie Allenbrand - AgrAbility Rural Outreach Specialist, PHARM Dog Coordinator at MERIL 4420 S.40th Street St. Joseph, MO 64503 |
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Listen to this message from one of our consumers.
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The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug. Mark Twain View Document
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Preparedness for People with Disabilities |
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