Helpful Links
State and Federal Resources
Michigan Department of Community Health
Michigan Department of Human Services
Social Security Administration
Michigan Department of Career Development
Local Resources
Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority
Macomb County Community Mental Health
Michigan Assisted Living Association
ARC Services of Macomb, Inc.Community Living Services
Macomb Oakland Regional Center (MORC)
Oakland County Regional Interagency Consumer Committee (OCRICC)
Oakland County Public Schools
Disability Network Oakland & Macomb
Association for the Macomb Oakland Regional Center (AMORC)
Workshops
Jewish Vocational Services of Detroit (JVS)Judson Center
New Horizons Rehabilitation Services, Inc.
Transportation
Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation (SMART)Michigan Department of Transportation
Sports & Recreation
Oakland County Parks & RecreationMacomb County Parks & Recreation
Special Olympics of Michigan
Useful Acronyms
AFC - Adult Foster CareAI - Autiscally Impaired
AILS - Adult Independent Living Services
AMORC - Association for the Macomb-Oakland Regional Center
ARC - Association for Retarded Citizens
CAC - Consumer Advocacy Committee
CAP - Consumer Advisory Panel
CFSA - Child and Family Services Administration
CI - Cognitively Impaired
CMHA - Community Mental Health Authority
DD - Developmentally Disabled
DHS - Department of Human Services
EDGE - Essential Data Gathering Environment
EI - Emotionally Impaired
EMI - Educable Mentally Impaired
FIA - Family Independence Agency
HHS - Home Help Services; Health and Human Services
HI - Hearing Impaired
IEP - Individual Education Program
LD - Learning Disabled
LOA - Leave Of Absence
MARC - Michigan Association for Retarded Citizens
MCCMH - Macomb County Community Mental Health
MDCH - Michigan Department of Community Mental Health
MET - Multidisciplinary Evaluation team
MORC - Macomb-Oakland Regional Center
OCCMHA - Oakland County Community Mental Health Authority
OT – Occupational Therapist
ORR - Office of Recipient Rights
PAC – Parent Advisory Committee
PCP – Person Centered Plan; Primary Care Physician
POA – Power Of Attorney
POHI – Physically and Otherwise Health Impaired
PT – Physical Therapist/Therapy
RICC - Regional Interagency Consumer Committee
SAW - Service Array Worksheet
SC - Support Coordinator
SIP - Supported Independence Program
SMI - Severely Mentally Impaired
SSA - Social Security Administration
SSDI - Social Security Disability Insurance
SSI - Supplemental Security Income
SSN - Social Security Number
SXI – Severely Multiply Impaired
TMI – Trainable Mentally Impaired
VI – Visually Impaired