Finger Lakes Independence Center

Hearing Loss/ Speech Impairment: Provides information, referral and advocacy on hearing loss and deafness. Assistance in locating appropriate professionals for hearing evaluation.

Visual Impairments: Provides information, referral and advocacy and peer counseling. Information on visual aids, equipment, and new technologies. Free service for bi-weekly tapes of the Ithaca Journal. Sign language classes offered. Visual Impairment Support Group.

Physical impairment/disabilities: Accessibility consultation, equipment maintenance and repair; information and referral; advocacy; housing assistance; lists of readers, attendants, and interpreter referrals; living skills instruction; peer counseling and education.

Free loan closet for wheelchairs, canes, walkers, portable ramps, TDD/TTY’s, closed caption decoders, phone amplifiers, Braille machines, talking book machine, electronic magnifying device, bathroom safety equipment, etc.

CDPAP (Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program) - Medicaid program which assists personal care recipients in hiring and managing their own health care worker.