Consumer Directed Personal Assistance
provided by Center for Disability Rights, Inc.
Center For Disability Rights
Geneva NY 14456
Center For Disability Rights
Suite 103
Corning NY 14830
Center for Disability Rights, Inc.
Rochester NY 14608
* Provides medicaid-funded program that allows people with disabilities to hire and train personal assistants to care for them in their homes.
* 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.