Commission on Persons with Disabilities

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• Parks and Recreation Scholarship program: http://www.glendaleaz.com/ParksandRecreation/scholarshipprogram.cfm
• Classes Programs/Adaptive: http://www.glendaleaz.com/ParksandRecreation/classesandprograms/
• Centers: Adult Center/Foothills Recreation: http://www.glendaleaz.com/foothillscenter/index.cfm
• Transportation: http://www.glendaleaz.com/education/BAGIT.cfm
• Transportation: http://www.glendaleaz.com/transportation/busandtransit.cfm
• Transportation: http://www.glendaleaz.com/travelgreen/index.cfm

Meeting Notices, Agendas and Minutes:

• Additional Public Notices and/or Meeting Agendas

News:

• We need your feedback!
  CLICK HERE to complete a Commission on Persons with Disabilities survey.
  

Role:

Advises the City Council on issues, regulations or policies affecting the city’s disabled population and their contributions and involvement with the community.

Membership:

Up to 11 members appointed by the City Council for two-year terms.

Members:

To contact any Commission on Persons with Disabilities Member, please e-mail accessglendale@glendaleaz.com.

Danielle Bohall
Gary Charlson
Shirley Galvez
Erik Hendrix
Robert Koehler
Margaret Kulp
Robert Muth
Ricki Ray
Mounib Shaaban
Gerald Zastrow

Meets:

• 6:30p.m., third Tuesday of each month. Time commitment averages four hours per month.

Resources:

The following reference list was compiled by a member of the Commission. The City of Glendale does not take any responsiblity for the content of these external web sites. Thank you!

• Advocacy
   
  Arizona Center For Disability Law Client Assistance Program
  http://www.acdl.com/

  Arizona Disability Advocacy Coalition (AzDAC)
  http://www.azdisabilityadvocacy.org/

  Advocates for the Disabled
  http://www.advocatesforthedisabled.org/

  Community Information & Referral
  http://www.cirs.org/
  
  

• Blind/Deaf

  Arizona Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ACBVI)
  http://www.acbvi.org/

  Arizona Commission for the Deaf and the Hard of Hearing
  http://www.acdhh.org/

  Arizona Association of the Deaf
  http://www.azadinc.org/

  Arizona Blind and Deaf Children's Foundation
  http://www.azblinddeafchildren.org/

  Arizona Council of the Blind
  http://www.acb.org/arizona/
  
  

• Developmental Disabilities / Educational Disabilities

  Arc of Arizona
  http://www.arcarizona.org/index.html

  Upward Foundation
  http://www.upwardfoundation.org/

  Arizona Division of Developmental Disabilities
  https://www.azdes.gov/ddd/

  Governor’s Council on Developmental Disabilities
  http://www.azgcdd.org/

  Arizona Department of Education: Exceptional Student Services
  http://www.ade.state.az.us/ess/

  Arizona Early Intervention Program
  https://www.azdes.gov/AzEIP/

  Arizona Technology Access Program
  http://www2.nau.edu/aztap-p/

  Autism Society of America - Greater Phoenix Chapter
  http://www.phxautism.org/

  School Psychologist for greater Phoenix area – Erik Hendrix  623-853-5578
  
  

• Brain/Spinal Cord Injury

  Arizona Governor’s Council on Spinal and Head Injuries
  http://www.azheadspine.org/index.asp

  American Spinal Injury Association
  http://www.asia-spinalinjury.org/

  National Spinal Cord Injury Association
  http://www.spinalcord.org/

  Brain Injury Association of America
  http://www.biausa.org/

  Gentiva Rehab Without Walls
  http://www.gentiva.com/Services/GentivaRehabWithoutWalls/default.asp

  Barrow Neurological Institute
  http://www.thebarrow.org/index.htm

• Physical Disabilities

  Access to Recreation
  http://accesstr.com/AMAZING/index.asp

  Adaptive Recreation Program
  http://phoenix.gov/PRL/adrecsvc.html

  Gompers Habilitation Center
  http://www.gomperscenter.org/

  Arizona Physical Therapy Association
  http://azpta.affiniscape.com/

  United Cerebral Palsy of Central Arizona
  http://www.ucp.org/ucp_local.cfm/30

  Wheel Chair Parts
  http://www.wheelchairparts.net/

  Pride Mobility Scooters
  http://www.pridemobility.com/

  Glendale Community College Disability Services & Resources
  http://web.gccaz.edu/dsr/Resource.html

• Transportation

  Project ACTION Accessible Traveler's Database - Arizona Cities
  http://projectaction.easterseals.com/cgi-bin/traveler_search.cgi

  Valley Metro’s Dial-a-Ride Service
  http://www.valleymetro.org/valley_metro/dial_a_ride/

  Mobility Transportation Systems
  http://www.mobilitytransport.com/

  Driving To Independence
  http://drivingtoindependence.com/

  Go Green (Bus and Gus Individual Training)
  http://www.glendaleaz.com/education/BAGIT.cfm

• Mental Health

  Mental Health America of Arizona
  http://www.mhaarizona.org/

  National Alliance on Mental Illness – Arizona
  http://az.nami.org/

  Arizona Division of Behavioral Health Services
  http://www.azdhs.gov/bhs/

• Prosthetics

  Arise Prosthetics
  http://www.ariseprosthetics.com/

  Arizona Prosthetic Orthotic Services
  http://www.apos.net/?CFID=2946507&CFTOKEN=79350991

• Medical

  Arizona Health Care Cost Containment system (AHCCCS)
  http://www.azahcccs.gov/

  Arizona Department of Health Services: Office for Children Special Health Care Needs (OCSHCN)
  http://www.azdhs.gov/phs/ocshcn/

  Hacienda HealthCare
  http://www.haciendainc.org/

  HealthSouth Valley of the Sun Rehabilitation Hospital
  http://www.healthsouthvalleyofthesun.com/

• Independent Living

  Arizona Bridge to Independent Living
  http://www.abil.org/

  The Disability Empowerment Center of Arizona (DEC)
  http://www.abil.org/dec.htm

  Virtual Center for Independent Living
  http://www.cybercil.com/

  ASSIST! to Independence
  http://assisttoindependence.org/

  DIRECT Center for Independence
  http://www.directilc.org/

  The Arizona Statewide Independent Living Council
  http://www.azsilc.org/

• Employment/Vocational Rehabilitation

  Arizona Rehabilitation Services Administration
  https://www.azdes.gov/rsa/

  Arizona State Rehabilitation Council
  https://egov.azdes.gov/CMSInternet/main.aspx?menu=32&id=1310

  Chandler-Gilbert Arc
  http://www.cgarc.org/

  National Rehabilitation Association
  http://www.nationalrehab.org/website/index.html

  Freedom to Work Program
  http://www.azahcccs.gov/Services/Programs/FreedomToWork.asp

  Scottsdale Training and Rehabilitation Services
  www.starsaz.org

• Miscellaneous

  Arizona Self Help – Financial Assistance
  http://arizonaselfhelp.org/

  Make a Wish Foundation
  http://www.wishaz.org/

  Foundations Developmental House
  http://www.fdhkids.com/

  Special Olympics of Arizona
  http://www.specialolympicsarizona.org/

  Muscular Dystrophy Association
  http://www.mda.org/

  Epilepsy Foundation of Arizona
  http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/arizona/

  Adult/Young Adult Day Care
  http://www.fsl.org/

  Home Again Medical
  http://www.homeagainmedical.com/
  
  All MED Health Care
  http://www.shopallmeddirect.com/

City of Glendale Staff

Staff Liaison: Alma Carmicle
Staff Support: Sylvia Charters - 623-930-2297
Any Commission Inquiries should be directed to this email address: Accessglendale@glendaleaz.com