PCA how to get one/ so do you know fellow americans

[guyonwheels19]

PCA how to get one? in high school a paraprofessional helped me. but now i go to collage and i go by myself.

[Emma]

wheelerconnect.forums.net/

www.apparelyzed.com/forums/

sci.rutgers.edu/forum/

[darthoso]

In High School you were protected by Section 504, that doesn't exist in College. In College you're under the Americans with Disabilities Act which has very different requirements for Colleges than public K-12 school. Definitely talk to your College's disability office anyway to get registered with them. They can help connect you to the right people. Your best route is to get onto your State Medicaid Disability Program and/or Department of Voc Rehab. Depending on your State and your needs they should have a "consumer direct" pca program that will let you hire anyone you want (hire students, the are awesome). I would avoid Home Health Care Agencies if possible.

PM if you've got any questions.

Start here: nj.gov/humanservices/dds/projects/ppp/ 

[guyonwheels19]

Okay thanks, you I'll tell you how it went.

[devman1950]

Isn't this area for Stories and not Questions, or am I wrong?

[guyonwheels19]

Apr 7, 2015 12:29:31 GMT -5 devman1950 said:

Isn't this area for Stories and not Questions, or am I wrong?

yes, i want people to share their stories.

[Emma]

The stories section is for fictional stories about disabled men, not for people asking for advice and looking to hear others stories. For those things I'd check the websites I mentioned above.