SADI’s 5 Key Programs

Services Available:

Information & Referral

SADI’s Information and Referral Specialist can help navigate through the resources and programs available in Southeast Missouri. The Information and Referral Specialist will answer questions, provide information, resources and options to anyone, with or without a disability, to connect them with the resources they need and are looking for.

Peer Support

SADI’s Peer Support matches consumers and staff with similar disabilities or conditions to empower, encourage and support each other. Whether adapting to life with a disability or going through a certain stage of life, peer support is offered to help cope with challenges and celebrate victories.  

Skills Training

SADI’s Skills Trainings are based on individualized consumer need with the goal to increase, maintain or gain independence. Skills Trainings are offered to consumers on a variety of subjects depending on consumer need and may include, but are not limited to: advocacy, budgeting, communication, coping skills, household management, meal preparation, nutrition, organization and personal care tasks.

Transition Services

​SADI can assist nursing home residents or those living in an institution who want to transition back into the community. SADI helps coordinate the move to ensure a successful transition and offers post-transition support. SADI can also work with local schools to prepare young adults with disabilities as they transition into life after graduation.

Advocacy

Occasionally, there can be legal red tape associated with acquiring assistance those with disabilities need and deserve. SADI staff are trained to advocate on behalf of our consumers, but we also teach self-advocacy and empowerment. SADI works at the community and state levels to advocate for services benefiting those with disabilities.

While all services offered by SADI are designed to help consumers with their independence, the above 5 core services are the heart of SADI. In addition to the five core services, SADI also offers IL Case Management.

Case Management

SADI offers individualized case management to consumers with long-term goals. These consumers often request assistance with the steps needed to achieve their goals and live independently. Case Managers maintain frequent contact with consumers to give them resources and the skills they need to live independently.

SADI DriveAbility

SADI DriveAbility is an inclusive driving school for individuals with or without a disability wanting to increase their independence by using vehicles with and without adaptive modifications. The SADI DriveAbility team is made up of our Certified Driver Rehabilitation Specialist/Occupational Therapist and Driving Coaches. SADI DriveAbility will educate drivers on driver and roadway safety and situational awareness – preparing them for the physical and mental aspects of driving.

Creating safe, confident drivers behind the wheel is our top priority. Whether you are looking for an evaluation, driving skill instruction or the full package, we are here to assist you. At SADI DriveAbility we offer:

• Permit Preparation Classes
• Certified Driver Assessments
• Driver Training (Classroom and Behind-the-Wheel)

Blue Envelope Program

About the Program: Cape Girardeau County is proud to offer the Blue Envelope Program. The program is designed to serve as an enhanced communication awareness tool between first responders and community members with special needs or a diagnosed medical condition that might require additional accommodations or awareness during an interaction.
The program was designed in collaboration between the Cape Girardeau Police
Department, Cape Girardeau Board for Developmental Disabilities, SEMO Alliance for
Disability Independence, Catholic Charities of Southern Missouri, Grace Reliant
Health Services, and The Tailor Institute.

How the Program Works: The Blue Envelope Program works by allowing an individual to present a Blue Envelope or one of our other items with the Blue Envelope logo upon contact with first responders. The Blue Envelope-branded products can contain the individual’s identification, contact information or pertinent vehicle operating documents such as the vehicle registration and proof of insurance.
The Blue Envelope Program does not have a registry component; therefore, the
program is voluntary and self-implemented.

Blue Envelope Outreach Material:

• Blue Envelope Program Brochure
• Blue Envelope
• Reflective Stickers
• Bracelets
• Lanyards
• Wallet Information Card
• Seatbelt Covers
• Key Chains

Services Available:

Ramps and Home Modifications

Consumers in need of minor home modifications such as bath bars or ramp repairs/installation maybe eligible for assistance. To qualify, consumers must own their home and be able to provide bids from contractors that meet SADI’s specifications. This program is based on funding and may not always be available.

Equipment & Devices

Assistive Technology

Assistive Technology (AT) is any item, piece of equipment or product system, that assists individuals with disabilities to increase, maintain or improve their functional capabilities within their homes and communities.

SADI offers equipment and devices to individuals who want to improve their living environment or put support in place at home. These services include:

Services Available:

SADI Loan Closet

The SADI Loan Closet provides donated durable medical equipment to Missouri residents who do not have insurance coverage or the means to purchase the equipment.  We accept donations of new and gently used durable medical equipment to redistributed at no cost. The most requested items are: wheelchairs, walkers, shower chairs/benches, raised toilet seats, bedside commodes, and bath bars.

Telecommunications Assistance Program (TAP) for Telephone or Internet

The SADI TAP Program provides hearing, vision, cognitive, mobility and speech adapted phones and computer hardware and software free of charge to Missouri residents. Consumers must have an annual adjusted gross income of $60,000 or less, have a telephone service if requesting a TAP telephone or computer and home internet service if requesting TAP internet.

Assistive Technology Showroom

The AT Showroom offers hands-on demonstrations of vision, hearing, cognitive, communication, sensory and mobility aids/devices. Our showroom allows consumers the opportunity to tryout a device to make sure it will work and meet their needs.

Services Available:

Consumer Directed Services (CDS)

The CDS Program is a Medicaid funded program that enables disabled individuals, with the ability to self-direct, to hire the caregiver of their choice. This caregiver can be a friend or a family member other than a spouse or legal guardian. The caregiver will be authorized to provide such services as meal preparation and clean up, house cleaning, laundry, personal hygiene and transportation to non-medical errands and appointments.

In-Home Services

The In-Home Services Program is a Medicaid funded program that offers assistance with everyday activities of daily living to help you to remain independent in your own home. SADI will hire and schedule aides to provide homemaker and personal care services to our consumers. All of SADI’s In-Home aides have been screened through the Family Care Safety Registry and have gone through extensive training. The aides will come to your home to provide a wide variety of services such as bathing, dressing and grooming, meal preparation and clean up, as well as various household chores. Respite services are also available for consumers who qualify.

We also offer nursing services through our In-Home Services, where an RN or LPN will come into your home as often as once a week to check your vitals and provide medication set-ups, nail care or skin monitoring.

Services Available:

Personal Care and Respite

SADI offers personal care services to individuals of all ages with developmental disabilities. Caregivers provide personal assistance in the consumer’s home, family home and/or the community. Caregivers can also be family members. Each caregiver receives extensive trainings, follow up courses and must pass a criminal background screening. If you do not have a caregiver, SADI will hire one for you.

Personal assistance services include a range of assistance for any activity of daily living to enable individuals to complete tasks that they are unable to do for themselves due to their disability. This may take the form of hands on assistance, cueing the individual to perform a task or performing the task for the individual if they are unable to do so themselves. Personal assistance services provide support and incidental teaching to assist the individual to participate fully in their home and community life.

SADI C.A.R.E.S. stands for:
Community, Activities, Recreation, Education, and Socialization.

Adult Day Program

SADI CARES Day Hab is designed for individuals eighteen years of age and older with developmental disabilities.  The day program is offered Monday-Friday from 8:30 am-3:00 pm. 

SADI offers transportation to and from the program for those who reside within Cape and Jackson or designated pickup areas.

SADI CARES offers socialization with peers and community integration.  The program teaches independent living skills, such as social skills, ADL’s, cooking and budgeting for those who attend. Call today to schedule a tour!