A report regarding the disability needs of Livingston County has been released.
The Abilities Alliance is a workgroup of the Livingston Human Services Collaborative Body, a coalition of disability service organizations working to provide services for all abilities in the community.
The Abilities Alliance sends out a survey every other year to understand needs, identify service gaps and gather information from Livingston County community members who identify as having a disability.
The survey was open to any Livingston County community member with a disability. Support persons, caregivers, parents, or providers were encouraged to help the individual(s) complete the survey.
Livingston County residents with disabilities were surveyed in early 2022 in order to gather data for this need’s assessment.
“Difficulty finding in home and personal care assistants, not having adequate supports and resources to live independently and a lack of social and recreational activities were among the most reported unmet needs,” said Katie Oswald of Full Spectrum Agency for Autistic Adults and Chair of the workgroup.
Information regarding utilization of local services and supports, barriers and additional unmet needs was also gathered.
To learn more about the Abilities Alliance workgroup for the Livingston County Human Services Collaborative Body, visit: https://www.livgov.com/hscb/Pages/Abilities-Alliance.aspx or check out https://www.facebook.com/livingstonabilitiesalliance
To obtain more information, contact Amy Johnston at 810.772.4827 or at ajohnston@cmhliv.org.
