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SAI Services

Services provided by Scott Appalachian Industries:

Coordination with the Local School Systems: Is available to special education students when appropriate and beneficial to their program plan and continuing education. In all cases, school participants must be referred by the appropriate "education plan" committee.
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Counseling / Advisory/Developmental Planning Services: Are available and utilize assessment data. When appropriate a physical exam, visual exam, nutritional assessment, and/or vocational interest inventory may be utilized in designing a developmental plan. For clients involved in longer training periods, some assessments may be updated at least annually.
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Day Habilitation and Care: Provides meaningful employment for citizens with a wide range of disabilities. When appropriate, other services are available such as special transportation to and from work, doctor's appointments, and other desired activities; PT, OT, and SLP therapy services; choir/music lessons; special meals, diets, preparation, and feeding; commensurate earnings supplemental to entitlements; opportunity to stay involved in the community, develop and maintain positive social skills, and develop relationships that will last a lifetime; etc.

Day Hab hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm.
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	Vocational Adjustment - Stresses promptness, dependability, job appreciation, socially acceptable behavior and attitude, and universally desirable work habits and practices. Training utilizes production contracts in a vocational setting and trainee/ employees earn while they learn. Compensation encourages development and preservation of vocational skills. Back to Service Page
	Vocational Evaluation - Seeks to determine (1)Does the client want to work, (2)Can the client work, and if so, (3)What is the client best suited to work at? Vocational tasks serve to identify strengths. Back to Service Page

Enrollment: And cost are directly dependant on the acquisition of required assessments, evaluations, historical records, the speed with which they were accomplished, and vacancies at Scott Appalachian Industries. Primary responsibility for follow through is that of the applicant and if done properly, there should be little, if any, out of pocket expense to the applicant.
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Family Based Living: Provides services in a family home with a family other than the family of origin.
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Financial Assistance: All services are free to those who qualify. Back to Service Page

Home Services:

Family Support: Support is funded by state dollars and designed to assist individuals with severe disabilities and their families to remain together in their homes and communities. Services can include but are not limited to: day care/services, respite care, home and vehicular modifications, specialized equipment, specialized nutrition/clothing/supplies, personal assistance, transportation, homemaker services, housing costs, health related needs, nursing/nurse's aid, family counseling, recreation/summer camp, training, etc.
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Home Access Program: The program pas developed to provide wheelchair ramps for home access to people who have mobility needs, limited income, and whose homes lack the appropriate accessibility. This project provides only supplies and all labor is performed by volunteers.
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National Family Caregivers Support: Provides in-home and community based respite services to family caregivers along with information, referral, limited counseling services, and in-home caregiver training services. Funding is made available through Federal Older American Act and State of Tennessee.
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Options for Community Living: Assists individuals with functional limitations remain independent at home through the provision of a variety of supportive in-home services such as information, referral, case management, home delivered meals, homemaker, and personal care.
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Personal Assistance/ Independent Living Assistance: Serves the individual by direct assistance with activities of daily living and household chores such as bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, eating, meal preparation, budget management, and medication administration. Assistance may be performed in the community settings to support the individual's appointments, shopping and leisure time.
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Supported Employment: Paid employment for persons whom competitive employment at or above minimum wage is unlikely and because off their disabilities, need intensive ongoing support and/or continuous supervision to perform in a work setting.
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Supported Living/ Assisted Living: Individually tailored services and supports that enable an individual to live in his or her own home. The type and intensity of support may vary widely depending on the individual's unique needs and abilities. Support can be a couple of hours to 24 hours per day.
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Housing Services / Special Housing: See Services provided by Housing Opportunities and People Enterprises (HOPE) Click Here
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Job Development / Job Placement: Service is designed to asset employers in meeting their employment needs, as well as assisting people with challenges to gain and maintain employment. Employment services are free to both the employer and the consumer. Our goal is to match employer needs with the consumers ability in order to develop a mutually beneficial relationship with enhanced probability of success.
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Meals: are provided to all employees. Program participates may refuse the "free meals" (breakfast and lunch) if they choose, but Scott Appalachian Industries will not furnish an alternate to planned daily menus that meet guidelines provided by the USFDA.
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Nursing: Nurses are available 24 hours a day with special training on individuals with developmental disabilities. Skilled services provided include Oxygen therapy, internal feedings, medication management, nursing assessments, and seizure management to name a few.
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Special Transportation: Special appropriate transportation is provided free of charge for those who qualify.
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Supplemental Earnings, "Earn while you Learn" : The agency does a variety of jobs which help to support the purpose and mission of the overall program while providing work adjustment, work evaluation, vocation training, and "meaningful day." There is therapy in work.

Scott Appalachian Industries is always looking for work to subcontract from industry. Quality of work is guaranteed and references can be provided upon request. Our facility also offers a source of storage of contract goods and possesses excellent material handling capability.

Scott Appalachian Industries is an habilitation/ therapeutic work center and exists for the purpose of providing respite, therapy, and vocational experience for citizens with disabilities rather than just a job. However, useful and salable goods are produced and utilized in this process and a commensurate wage is paid as a consequence.

By commensurate we mean that peace-rate-wages, established by means of a time study of all contracts, is paid. This means that Scott Appalachian Industries is not required to place unrealistic performance demands on participants but rather encourages them to reach maximum potential while remaining in a growing, developing, meaningful activity daily.
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Therapy

Speech-Language Pathology (SLP)- SLP intervention includes, but is not limited to: communication and dining.
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Occupational Therapy (OT)- OT intervention includes, but is not limited to: UE (Upper Extremities) exercises, activities of daily living, fine and gross motor skills, assistive technology, aqua-therapy, community participation/ leisure, home management tasks, recommendations and obtaining assessments, sensory integration, balance training, staff education/ training, etc.
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Physical Therapy (PT)- PT intervention includes, but is not limited to: LE (Lower Extremities) exercises, re-positioning, community participation, balance training, aqua-therapy, physical management, mobility, staff education/ training, home assessments, recommendations on w/c and adaptive equipment, etc.
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Training or Job Coaching: When applicable, and Scott Appalachian Industries staff member is provided to work along side the trainee until the employer's work expectations are met, with no cost to the employer, (4) Follow- Along Services: include bi-monthly visits, assistance when needed, and support for as long as necessary.
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Referral Services: If Scott Appalachian Industries does not provide a service, we will refer you to who may.
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