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Consumer Directed Personal Assistance

provided by Center for Disability Rights, Inc.

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Center For Disability Rights

34 Castle Street
Geneva NY 14456
TDD/TTY:
585-546-7512
Service/Intake:
585-546-7510
Main:
315-789-1800
Hours:
M-F 9:00AM-5:00PM.
Email:
info​@cdrnys.org
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Center For Disability Rights

23 West Market Street
Suite 103
Corning NY 14830
TDD/TTY:
585-546-7512
Service/Intake:
585-546-7510
Main:
607-654-0030
Hours:
M-F 9:00AM-5:00PM.
Email:
info​@cdrnys.org
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Center for Disability Rights, Inc.

497 State Street
Rochester NY 14608
TDD/TTY:
585-546-7512
Service/Intake:
585-546-7510
TDD/TTY:
585-546-7512
Main:
585-546-7510
Hours:
M-F 9:00AM-5:00PM.
Email:
info​@cdrnys.org

* Medicaid-funded program that allows people with disabilities to hire and train personal assistants to care for them in their homes. CDR serves as a fiscal intermediary, processing payroll for personal assistants and providing support to consumers as they manage their own program of care. 

Eligibility: Must be Medicaid eligible, currently receiving or approved for personal assistance, expected to need services for at least 180 days, be self-directing or have someone who can be responsible for the program on your behalf.

Application Process: Call, walk-in or email for information.

Required Documentation: Call for information.

Fees: Call for information.

Coverage Note: Allegany, Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tioga, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates Counties. Some restrictions apply in some counties.

 

The Center for Disability Rights, Inc. (CDR) is a not-for-profit, community-based advocacy and service organization for people with all types of disabilities.