A partnership between Auburn University Montgomery (AUM), Easterseals Central Alabama, and the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services, the program covers topics such as study skills, writing college papers, assistive technology, the accommodation process, time management and more.  For three days, students attend this class on the campus of AUM and have an opportunity to ask questions and get acclimated to college life and expectations.

Twenty students participated this year and have plans to go to area two and four-year colleges!  Having gone through College Prep, they will be ready!

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For the first week, the students learn the soft skills required to get and keep a job.  The second and third weeks are spent doing their internships at one of our partner locations!  Thank you to our partner locations who have agreed to serve as internship sites for our youth: Chappy’s Deli locations across Montgomery and Prattville, Prattville YMCA, Grandview Family YMCA, Bell Road YMCA, Cleveland Avenue YMCA, Cash Saver Montgomery, Montgomery Community Action, Lakeview Baptist Church, and the Millbrook Child Development Program!

Interested in being a partner site? Contact Hamilton Richardson at 334.717.0491! We are #TakingOnDisabilityTogether!

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Click here to see the most recent newsletter, including our Annual Report! 

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Thank you to those who took the time to answer our brief survey!  The information collected during this survey has been shared with the staff and will be discussed at length to see what we can do to improve our quality of service.

Please click here to view the 2018 results.

We are #TakingOnDisabilityTogether.

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Each year, Easterseals Central Alabama tries to address any potential barriers to receiving services.  Even as recently as this past April, the entire staff got together to share the needs, expressed to them by the people they serve (no person identified), with the staff and brainstorm solutions and resources.

We want to do everything we can to ensure our community has access to the services and programs we offer.  We discuss barriers such as architectural, environmental, attitudinal, financial, employment, communication, technology, transportation, community integration and other barriers that may prohibit an individual or family from achieving greater independence.

As you may be aware, in June, Easterseals Central Alabama moved into a new building, and with the help of the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services (ADRS) we completed a barrier survey of our new facility.  The purpose of this accessibility survey was to identify any potential architectural barriers, making our new building as usable as possible for people with disabilities.  The surveyors identified three minor issues that needed to be addressed; all located within our Rotary Work Center building next door to our main facility.  All three recommendations were swiftly corrected.

We continue to seek input from those we serve and from the community to identify possible barriers.

If you have an accessibility issue that prohibits you from accessing Easterseals Central Alabama or the programs and services we offer, we encourage you to please contact Harriette Dorosin, Easterseals Accessibility Committee Chairperson at hdorosin@eastersealsca.org or call 334.387.3276.

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Click here for our Special Needs Camper Resume.  Useful for when your child goes to VBS, summer camp, day camp or overnight camp.

Click here for your copy of our Special Needs Student Resume.  Useful for school, afterschool programs and daycare.

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Master’s degree in Speech / Language Pathology Communication Disorders required.  Certificate of Clinical Competence in Speech-Language Pathology and State of Alabama License required.  Knowledge of concepts, of principles and Speech/Language Pathology to include assessment, evaluation and therapy required.

To learn more about the position, or to submit your resume, please email (only) Kathy Welch at kwelch@eastersealsca.org.

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Respite Care Provider:

Easterseals Central Alabama is always on the lookout for caring and compassionate caregivers to help with our Respite Care Program!

Our Respite Care Program helps local Air Force families by providing 40 hours a month, of free childcare should the family have a special needs child.  Providers are paid through Easterseals.

Accepted providers will be trained to provide the specialized care required for the families, then matched.  Hours are flexible and the pay is great!

Learn more about our Respite Care Program by clicking here.

To learn more about becoming a Respite Care Provider, call Kathy King at 334.387.3284 or email kking@eastersealsca.org.

Easterseals Central Alabama is an equal opportunity employer. 

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In this email, you will find information on our CNA classes, the 14th Annual Autism Crawfish Boil, the Autism and Disability Friendly Game Day at Riverwalk Stadium, the River Region Disability Expo coming up in May, a building update and a new program!  Click here to check it out!

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The information collected allows us to compare data from one year to the next to see where improvements need to be made to help us better serve the communities around us.

We publish this report in an effort to be transparent with our consumers regarding our practices and this information is also shared on our social media pages as well.

The downloadable PDF can be accessed here for your review.

If you have any questions regarding this, or any other report you view on our website, please feel free to call our Executive Director, Debbie Lynn directly at 334.387.3260 or email dlynn@eastersealsca.org.

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