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Disability and Adaptive Services

Access North (Center for Independent Living of NE MN)

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

Email
Alzheimer’s Association

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

Email
Arc Northland

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

Email
  • info@arcnorthland.org
Cardinal Comfort Care Cooperative

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 (available starting early 2024)



Phone
  • 218-969-6183

Web
Address
  • 713 12th Avenue
    Two Harbors, MN 55616

Email
  • susie@cardinalcomfortcare.com
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Services-NE

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

Email
Direct Support Connect

A job board to connect direct support workers and the people who hire them.



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Disability Hub MN

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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Lake County Developmental Achievement Center (DAC)

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

Email
Lake County Health and Human Services

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

Email
Lighthouse Center for Vital Living

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

Email
  • info@lcfvl.org
Medical Borrowing Closet

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

Email
Minnesota Braille & Talking Book Library

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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Minnesota State Services for the Blind

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

Email
Northern Access

Specialized transportation services for the elderly or people with disabilities, mainly to and from healthcare facilities. Services could be covered by various Minnesota Medical Assistance programs. Medicare does not cover these charges.



Phone
  • 218-728-5464
  • 800-853-2955

Web
Address
  • 3133 Truck Center Drive
    Duluth, MN 55806

Email
Residential Services, Inc. of NE Minnesota

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

Email
  • info@residentialservices.org
Sharps Disposal Sites

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, 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Saturdays, 8 a.m. – 12 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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US Department of Veterans Affairs

Access and manage your VA benefits, including healthcare, disability claims, education and records.



Phone
  • 800-698-2411
  • "711" TTY

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