Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services

Based on financial need, Ability Connection provides help for purchase of adaptive devices and medical equipment including wheelchairs and mobility aids, adapted toys, computer related assistive technology, environmental controls and other items. Training, information and help locating other funding sources may also be provided.

Counties Served: Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Grady, Jackson, Kiowa, Tillman

This chapter offers various programs and services to help people with arthritis cope with their disease. Some of the things they offer include exercise programs, educational programs and support groups. They also sponsor special events throughout the year to raise money and to raise awareness of this disease in the hopes of one day finding a cure. Contact the chapter for specific events, programs or support meetings in your town or go to their website "Programs and Services" section for times, dates and places.

Big Five Community Services, Inc. is a 501(c)3 private, non-profit Oklahoma corporation operating as a Community Action Agency. Big Five is governed by a 15 member Tripartite Board of Directors with daily operations directed by Executive Staff.

​The mission of the Bridges Foundation is to enhance the quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities, their families, and community through training, education, employment services and advocacy.

Comprehensive mental health and substance abuse services. Inpatient, outpatient, day treatment, psychosocial clubhouse, emergency intervention. Counseling, screening, referral, community education, aftercare. Gate keeping evaluations, children's services, intensive case management, DUI assessments.

Monthly camps - Make Promises Happen (MPH) sponsors a variety of camps for children and adults with disabilities and medical conditions. Camp facilities are also used by other organizations sponsoring camps for children with specific disabilities.

Services include assessment, training and transitional services leading to community job placement if the individual chooses.

The Choctaw Nation Vocational Rehabilitation Program offers services that will assist American Indians with disabilities obtain their goal of gainful employment. This program is designed to provide services consistent with individual consumer’s strengths, resources, priorities, concerns, abilities, capabilities, interests, and informed choice, so that they may prepare for and engage in gainful employment.

Community Action Project (CAP)'s mission is to help families in economic need achieve self-sufficiency. They provide a variety of services to the low-income community. Some of the programs focus on advancing the education and school readiness of very young children (ages 0-5). Some focus on improving the financial circumstances and economic independence of families with young children. Others focus on ensuring that these children and families live in safe, secure, nurturing communities.

The Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa provides leadership to help the community work together to identify and address its health and human service needs. With a focus on prevention, the Council works to improve conditions which promote the highest quality of life for all residents, as well as to assure a high-quality, cost-effective, accessible, well-organized continuum of services which can assist people in need in a successful and caring way.

• Operates Tulsa 2-1-1 Helpline and on-line site www.211tulsa.org
  which provides information, referral and crisis intervention for Eastern Oklahoma;
• provides the Child Care Resource and Referral Service 918-834-2273 to help parents find child care;
• operates Babyline 918-894-1475 to link low-income women with low-cost prenatal care; and
• operates Planline 918-295-1222 for help in finding affordable birth control and other family planning services.

The Daily Living Centers are an Adult Day Health Care program developed to be the perfect solution for caregivers who are searching for alternative care for their loved ones with special needs.

Center locations are:
3000 N Rockwell Ave
Bethany, OK 73008
PO Box 608
Bethany, OK 73008
Phone: 405-792-2401
Fax: 405-792-2405

1681 SW 86th St.
Oklahoma City, OK 73150
Phone: 405-688-5388
Fax: 405-688-5389

3413 Wynn Dr
Edmond, OK 73013
Phone: 405-471-6867
Fax: 405-471-6866

1225 N Kate
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Phone: 405-702-8640
Fax: 405-702-8643

Transportation in Lawton, OKC, Muskogee and Tulsa areas for veterans to medical appointments to a VA hospital or outpatient center. Counsels veterans and their families on benefits, helps vets file for disability and other benefits and serves as an advocate for veterans needing benefits or services. DAV nationally provides legislative advocacy and works to promote employment, health care and other opportunities for veterans with disabilities.

The Down Syndrome Association of Central Oklahoma, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit. The purpose of the organization is aligned with its mission which is “raise awareness and provide resources, as well as promote acceptance and inclusion for people with Down syndrome.”

The association’s programs include parent and educator workshops, new parent visitation and support, frequent parent to parent meetings, D.A.D.S group and an intern program for college students interested in working with children with disabilities. These programs are vital to communities because they educate a wide variety of individuals about the needs of children with Down syndrome.

Dynamic Independence is a non-profit organization serving individuals with disabilities and their families in Washington, Nowata, and Craig counties in Oklahoma.

EMBARK provides a wide range of transportation services, including special services for older adults and persons with disabilities. An application process is required for all special services programs provided. Programs include:

• Plus: Public transportation within the service area for persons whose disability prevents them from using EMBARK’s fixed-route bus system. Lift-equipped vans operate weekdays and Saturdays. Call 405-235-7433. li>
• Link: Evening and Sunday public transportation van service for riders in the area bound approximately by Meridian, Bryant, NW 63 and SW 74. The flexible route service operates when city buses do not run. All vehicles are wheelchair accessible. Call 405-688-6552 for information or to schedule a ride.
• Share-A-Fare: provides a 40 percent discount on taxi fares for older adults and persons with disabilities who live in a participating area. Coupon books must be purchased in the city where the resident lives.
• Bus Fare Discounts: Bus fares and passes are half price for persons 60 and older, or doctor certified as disabled. Participants must show an EMBARK photo ID or Medicare card. Call 405-235-7433 today for personal trip planning.
• STEP - Shopping Shuttle: Is a donation based shuttle van service to designated grocery stores for persons 60 and older who live in the service area. Participants are picked up at their residence, senior citizen centers or Congregate Meal Site. Call 405-297-2583 to schedule a shopping trip.
• Congregate Meal Transportation: Persons 60 and older who live within the service area are provided round trip van service to a local nutrition site for morning activities and a noon meal. Call 405-297-2583 to schedule meal transportation.
• Helpline: A taxi service for emergency or medically related transportation for the homeless. It is coordinated through social service agencies and is underwritten by EMBARK and the City of Oklahoma City.
• RSVP - PROVIDE-A-RIDE: The Retired Senior Volunteer Provide-A-Ride program links senior volunteer drivers with low to moderate income seniors in need of transportation to medical appointments. Call 405-605-3106 to schedule a ride.
• Daily Living Center: Roundtrip, door-to-door transportation service for older adults and persons with disabilities to the Daily Living Center, an adult day care center. The center provides nutrition, nurse monitoring, therapeutic programs and physical and occupational therapy. Call 405-792-2401 to schedule a trip.

ERI’s Mission is to empower people to live better and more productive lives by providing community employment and residential supports services that are customized to meet their needs.

F7 Work Activity Center is a non-profit 501c3 organization located in Shawnee, Oklahoma. The primary goals of this company are to provide social interaction for adult clients, facilitate their sense of accomplishment with appropriate work tasks and provide quality services for the clients.

Gatesway is a non-profit Oklahoma agency that encourages independence and provides opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities to enable them to live and work in the community and improve their quality of life. Services include employment, residential and business.

Services include Adult Day Service, Career Development Center, Goodwill Housing, Maximum Independent Scholarship Program, VITA (Free Tax Preparation), Workforce Development Center, Youth Services (For Youth With Disabilities).

Great Plains Improvement Foundation, Inc., Community Action Agency, is a mission driven agency that is an advocate for the poor population of Comanche County. We focus on the needs of individuals and families in our service area and operate programs that assist families to achieve stability and self-sufficiency.

Hedges Regional Speech & Hearing Center provides speech, language and hearing therapy. In working with community professionals, Hedges is committed to improving communication skills for those in need in NW Oklahoma.

Home of Hope is a non-profit organization that exists to serve the developmentally disabled and their families.

Supported Employment: Community Integrated Employment and Vocational Waiver services provided under contract with DDSD. Employment supports are provided to persons with developmental and other severe disabilities. Sheltered Workshop: janitorial services, trash pickup, packaging, sorting.