Independence Plus, Inc.

Independence Plus is committed to the provision of innovative, accessible, quality service programs that insure opportunities for adults with developmental disabilities to achieve their maximum potentials physically, vocationally, and emotionally.  Independence Plus demonstrates integrity of program quality and community action to serve the needs of the multi-challenged.

PROGRAMMATIC FOCUS:

• Independent Daily Living Skills (IDLS)
• Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapies (as per established by professional evaluation and recommendations)
• Communication skills (interactive, initiate making needs known, sign language, augmentative device)
• Social skills (utilize the good touch / bad touch concept, "stranger danger", and basic social etiquette
• Personal and oral hygiene skills
• Community Awareness
      a. learning community signs and their meaning reinforce during outings
      b. learning community buildings and their functions ( banks, grocery stores, shopping malls, state offices
• Consumer skills (money management, shopping, purchases)
• Multi-Sensory Activities
• Pre-Vocational skills
• Any other program deemed appropriate during ISP process and team; implementation pending feasibility

PROGRAM ACTIVITIES

• Arts and Crafts
• Bowling
• Movies at a theater
• Cooking Class
• Museums
• Lunch at restaurants
• Shopping for personal items
• Library
• Special Olympic involvement
• Sensory motor integration
• Daily exercise opportunity
• Inter-agency activities
• Musical Instruction therapy
• Activities of fine and gross motor stimulation
• Volunteer work
• Learning opportunities outside the structured ISPs
• Attend community events
• Individual / group discussion and support

TRANSPORTATION: Available within boundary range and space on agency vehicle.

Areas Served:

Maricopa County, Arizona

Services Provided:

• Day Treatment and Training, Adults-DTA
• Day Treatment and Training, Summer-DTS
• Transportation for Day Programs-TRA