Mobility Training And Independent Living Program Inc

TO PROVIDE MOBILITY TRAINING, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS, FACILITY-BASED AND SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES TO ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES IN DANE COUNTY. THE PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO PLACE INDIVIDUALS IN SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT AND TO ENHANCE INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS.

SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT - THE SELF-DIRECTED SERVICES SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM PROVIDES ONGOING VOCATIONAL SUPPORT AND DAY PROGRAMMING FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 ADULTS AND YOUTH WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT INCLUDES JOB TRAINING, JOB DEVELOPMENT, JOB COACHING AND CASE MANAGEMENT, WITH THE OBJECTIVE BEING SUCCESSFUL LONG-TERM EMPLOYMENT FOR OUR CLIENTS. IN 2023, FOUR NEW HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES AND SIX NEW CLIENTS BEGAN RECEIVING OUR SERVICES. NEW COMMUNITY JOBS WERE DEVELOPED, AND ADDITIONAL JOB HIRES/JOB SUPPORT FOR CLIENTS WERE FUNDED THROUGH THE WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, DIVISION OF VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION (DVR). FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO DO NOT WORK FULL DAYS, DAY SERVICE PROGRAMMING IS PROVIDED IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS AND AT OUR FACILITY-BASED DAY PROGRAM AT MTILP, INC.

TRANSPORTATION - THE ORGANIZATION HAS TWO WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE BUSES AND ONE WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE VAN USED TO PROVIDE SAFE AND TIMELY TRANSPORTATION TO AND FROM OUR FACILITY-BASED PROGRAM. CLIENTS ARE PICKED UP BETWEEN 8:00-9:00AM DAILY AND RETURNED TO THEIR RESIDENTS BETWEEN 2:45-3:30 DAILY, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EXCEPT HOLIDAYS AND WEEKENDS.

FACILITY-BASED VOCATIONAL PROGRAM - THE FACILITY-BASED AND COMMUNITY-BASED VOCATIONAL PROGRAM PROVIDES A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMMING TO ENHANCE THE LIVES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO SUFFER FROM SOME SORT OF DISABILITY. THESE SERVICES INCLUDE WELLNESS, SOCIAL INTERACTION, MOBILITY AND EXERCISE, MUSIC AND RECREATION, COMPUTER USE, AND SWITCH ADAPTED DEVICES, SENSORY ACTIVITIES, AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION WITH COMMUNITY OUTINGS. IT IS IMPERATIVE FOR OUR PROGRAM TO HAVE PARTICIPANTS PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY OUTINGS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND OUTINGS INCLUDE BOWLING, SHOPPING AT THE LOCAL MALLS AND STORES, GOING TO LOCAL PARKS AND THE ZOO, AND OTHER COMMUNITY AREAS. FURTHER, VOCATIONAL SERVICES IN THE SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT AREA ARE ALSO PROVIDED TO ENSURE THE SUCCESS OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THEIR WORK ENVIRONMENT. PROFESSIONAL STAFF INCLUDE A REGISTERED NURSE (AS NEEDED), A CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANT, CASE MANAGERS, AND DIRECTORS. OUR PROGRAMMING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 355 DAYS PER YEAR, AND APPROXIMATELY 6 HOURS PER DAY.