Disability Resource Center - Access North Center for Independent Living - Northeastern MN
Resource center assists with the following services: - Advocacy: Includes areas of housing, civil and human rights, employment, transportation, and others. The Center advocates for state, local, and federal legislation. - Aging in Place Program: Offers accessible modification assistance, ramp installation, and accessibility assessments for homes and businesses for safe access and increased independence. - Assistive Technology Network: Assists individuals in the process of obtaining assistive technology devices. - Homemaking Services: Assists individuals in managing household activities including housekeeping, laundry, meal preparation, and shopping. - Independent living skills training - Information and Referral: Provides up-to-date disability information and referrals to various agencies and individuals within the region. - On-Demand Lending Library: Program will purchase the requested device and the individual can use it for as long as needed; the program retains ownership of the item. Eligibility requirements: first come, first served basis; funds are limited. - Peer Mentoring: Assists individuals living with a disability to identify goals and create a unique plan to achieve those goals. Matches interested consumers with a peer mentor who provides support, problem-solving solutions, social skills, etc. - Public Education: Provides information, resources, and materials on accessibility guides, ADA, disability laws, etc. - Respite Care Services: Provides short-term in-home care and support when the primary caregiver or family members need to be absent from the home. - Systems Advocacy: Works to implement changes where needed at a broader systemic level. - Transition/Relocation Services: Assists individuals living with a disability in transitioning from nursing facilities and other institutions into community settings, with the goal of preventing institutionalization.
Categories
Last assured
09/04/2025
Physical Address
1309 East 40th Street, Hibbing, MN 55746
Hours
Call, vary by service
Voice
Voice
Fax
(218)262-6677
Website
https://www.accessnorth.net
Application process
Call or walk into any office
Fee
Vary by service
Eligibility
Serves individuals with disabilities in Aitkin, Carlton, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Itasca, Koochiching, Lake, Pine, and Saint Louis counties
Service area
Aitkin County, MN
Carlton County, MN
Cass County, MN
Cook County, MN
Crow Wing County, MN
Itasca County, MN
Koochiching County, MN
Lake County, MN
Pine County, MN
Saint Louis County, MN
Agency info
Access North Center for Independent Living - Northeastern MN
Assists individuals of all disabilities and ages in living independently, pursuing meaningful goals, and having equal opportunities and choices