Disability and Adaptive Services
Working with individuals with disabilities. Offering the following services:
-Independent living skills
-Home accessibility and adaptations
-Information and referral
-Advocacy
-Peer mentoring/group support
-Transitions to the community
-PCA Choice, a personal assistance program in which the consumer is the employer with all corresponding rights and responsibilities
-Ramp Project, which provides home access ramps to people with disabilities
-Home adaptations
-Homemaking services and respite care
-Relocation service coordination
-Support planning
-Assistive technology
-Waivered services
-Drivers license written test assistance
Phone
- 888-625-1400
- 218-625-1401 TTY
Web
Address
- 118 East Superior Street
Duluth, MN 55802
Provides information and education about Alzheimer’s disease and programs for family care providers, professionals, and community groups.
Phone
- 218-733-2560
- 800-272-3900
Web
Address
- 4960 Miller Trunk Highway
Suite 700
Duluth, MN 55811
Core services include individual advocacy for people with disabilities, system advocacy, family support and IEP advocacy, education, information and resources.
- Information and Referral
Services to provide accurate and comprehensive information to individuals with disabilities, families, service providers and the general community. - Parent and Family Support Network
Provides overall support, through group meetings, one to one connections, information, advocacy and education. - PCA Choice
Services that help people with disabilities live independently in the community or in their family home. - Housing Access Services
Assists qualifying people with disabilities in locating affordable, accessible housing. - People First
Twice monthly self-advocacy group for adults with disabilities. - Disability Equality Training Series (DETS)
Participants will strengthen their self-advocacy and assertive communication skills, explore their values and strengths, and learn about disability laws.
Phone
- (218) 726-4725
Web
Address
- Suite 302
222 E Superior Street
Duluth, MN 55802
- info@arcnorthland.org
Cardinal Comfort Care Cooperative is worker owned. Available services are as follows:
- Assistance with daily activities and living
- Independence at home
- Homemaking
- Meals
- End of life care with family support
- Respite care
- Transportation: general and wheelchair/assisted move options through Red-Bird Transport (218-260-6618 or RBTDispatch@CardinalComfortCare.com)
Operating Hours: 8am – 6pm, Monday through Friday
Dispatch Hours: 10am-4pm, Monday through Friday
Wheelchair and assisted moves: $27.50 + $2.50 per mile
Unassisted moves: $5.00 + $2.50 per mile
Phone
- 218-969-6183
Web
Address
- 713 12th Avenue
Two Harbors, MN 55616
- susie@cardinalcomfortcare.com
Provides persons who are deaf and hard of hearing, family members, agencies and the public general information, assistance, support services, mental health services and referrals. Specialized phone equipment available for those who qualify including phone amplifiers, ring signalers and TTD’s.
Phone
- 800-657-3663 (voice or relay)
- 651-964-1514 (videophone)
Web
Address
- Duluth Technology Village
11 East Superior Street, Suite 220
Duluth, MN 55802
A job board to connect direct support workers and the people who hire them.
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Free assistance in finding health, housing, living independently, money and other resources and information in your community.
Phone
- 866-333-2466
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Providing a range of services that promotes growth and development in persons with developmental disabilities or related conditions. Services include vocational assessments and training, job coaching, therapies, recreational and leisure skills, and self care skills. The chore service crew provides lawn mowing, raking and snow shoveling services on a limited basis.
Phone
- (218) 834-5767
Web
Address
- 626 2nd Ave
Two Harbors, MN 55616
Provides case management to children and adults with developmental disabilities.
MNCHOICES-Web-based application that is comprehensive and integrates assessment and support planning for Minnesotans who need long-term services and supports. MNCHOICES embraces a person-centered approach to ensure services meet each person’s strengths, goals, preferences, and assessed needs.
Phone
- 218-834-8400
Web
Address
- 616 3rd Avenue
Two Harbors, MN 55616
The Mission of the Lighthouse Center for Vital Living is to promote independence, aging in place, quality of life, safety and health. We provide a variety of services:
- technology services, including digital literacy classes
- home adaptations
- occupational therapy
- independent living training
- adjustment to blindness training
- groups and social connections for people with vision loss
Phone
- 218-624-4828
Web
Address
- 309 W 1st Street
Duluth, MN 55802
- info@lcfvl.org
Cooperative Light and Power has partnered with local Girl Scout Troop 4251 to offer a community medical borrowing closet. Some items available include wheelchairs, commodes, shower chairs, crutches, knee scooters, walkers and canes. Community members can check out the items needed and return them when done. These items are available for short-term use. Simply use it, clean it, and return so the item is available for the next person that needs it.
Items can be picked up at Cooperative Light and Power during their regular business hours.
Phone
Web
Address
- Cooperative Light and Power
1552 Hwy 2
Two Harbors, MN 55616
Provides direct library service to preschool age children to seniors with visual, physical and reading disabilities for whom conventional print is a barrier to reading.
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Offering tools and training for employment and for helping seniors remain independent and active. As Minnesota’s accessible reading source we also transcribe books and other materials into alternative formats, including audio and braille. We assist Minnesotans who are blind, deafblind, losing vision, or who have another disability that makes it difficult to read print.
Phone
- 218-302-8418
Web
Address
- 402 W 1st Street
Duluth, MN 55802
Offering driver assisted specialized transportation services for the elderly or people with disabilities, mainly to and from healthcare facilities. Also offers transportation services to other destinations, such as workplaces, social events, family visits, etc.
Services could be covered Medicaid and Minnesota Medical Assistance. Please contact your insurance provider for Medicare and private insurance coverage.
Phone
- 218-728-5464
- 800-853-2955
Web
Address
- 3133 Truck Center Drive
Duluth, MN 55806
Providing support to clients with physical, cognitive and mental illness through residential services, transitional services, person-centered services, in-home services, nursing services, Adult Rehabilitative Mental Health Services and outpatient counseling.
Phone
- 218-727-2696 (Duluth office)
- 218-741-7270 (ARMHS line)
Web
Address
- 2900 Piedmont Avenue
Duluth, MN 55811 - 108 South 5th Avenue
Virginia, MN 55792
- info@residentialservices.org
Sharps disposal options in Lake County
Lake View Medical Clinics in both Silver Bay and Two Harbors now accept needles, lancets and syringes (sharps) during business hours. Just check in with the registration office at either location.
Sharps must be placed in puncture-resistant plastic with leak-resistant sides and bottom, such as an empty laundry detergent bottle with a screw-on lid. Do not store them in glass bottles, aluminum cans or coffee cans. Label them as medical waste before bringing them in for disposal. See sharps disposal guidelines below.
Medical Sharp Drop off Locations in Lake County
- Lake View Silver Bay Medical Clinic, 50 Outer Dr., Silver Bay. Open Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
- Lake View Medical Clinic Two Harbors, 325 11th Avenue, Two Harbors. Open Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 6 pm.
- Lake County Recycling Center, Recycle Center Drive, Two Harbors. Open Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
SHARPS DISPOSAL GUIDELINES
| ITEM |
PROPER DISPOSAL |
NOTES: |
| Sharps | Sharps Disposal | Must be sealed in hard plastic container and labeled as medical waste |
| Epi-Pens (empty) | Sharps Disposal | MUST BE EMPTY, see liquid meds below |
| Insulin Pens (empty) | Sharps Disposal | MUST BE EMPTY, see liquid meds below |
| Pills | “Drug Take Back” bin in retail pharm | No liquids, no sharps, no aerosols |
| Liquid medications
(Includes insulin and epinephrine) |
Trash | Discharge into kitty litter, coffee grounds, or an orange first |
| Inhalers | Household hazardous waste | HHW at Lake County Recycle Center (closed in winter) or WLSSD in Duluth |
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Access and manage your VA benefits, including healthcare, disability claims, education and records.
Phone
- 800-698-2411
- "711" TTY
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