Physical Disability Programs and Information
The Department of Health Services (DHS) offers the following information and resources for people with physical disabilities. The resources below can connect you with caregiving services for a loved one, provide assistive technology, help you understand disability benefits, and give you important updates on FoodShare and Medicaid coverage.
Aging & Disability Resource Centers (ADRC)
Learn how the ADRC can help you and your family.
Medicaid and FoodShare Resources
Get information about health care and nutritional programs through ForwardHealth.
Family Care and Family Care Partnership
Family Care is a program that gets members the services they need to live in a home setting when possible.
IRIS
IRIS is a self-directed program that gives its members the freedom to decide how they want to live their life.
Resources for Children with Disabilities
The Children’s Long-Term Support (CLTS) Program helps children with disabilities and their families receive supports and services. The program aims to keep kids at home instead of at an institution.
Independent Living Centers (ILC)
Learn how ILCs can help with finding a personal care attendant, getting advice or support from someone with the same disability as you, finding an accessible form of recreation, and much more.
Mentoring resources for people with disabilities
Are you interested in influencing the life direction and future success of a young person? Mentoring makes a difference. You can change the course of someone’s life by sharing your experience, insights, and talents.
Visit Great People Have Great Mentors to learn about opportunities for being a mentor and resources available for finding a mentor.
DHS resources
- Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Resources
- Consumer Guide to Health Care – Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Units
- Demographics of Disabilities in Wisconsin
- Long-Term Care and Support Resources
- Transportation and Parking Resources
- Trauma Care System
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Wheelchair Lemon Law
- WisTech (Wisconsin Assistive Technology Program)