Easter Seals Disability Services

Adults with Developmental Disabilities Day Services

Easter Seals Adults with Developmental Disabilities Day Services programs consist of a variety of day program services for adults with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. Services are provided in all three counties in Delaware. Types of services include traditional facility-based day programs, community experience programs, and supported employment options. The same basic service array is available in each county with local differences depending on size and location of the program. Delaware's Division of Developmental Disabilities Services sponsors virtually all Adults with Developmental Disabilities Day Services participants. A few individuals receive services through private fee arrangements.

Facility-Based Programs
Traditional, facility-based programs are offered in all three counties. These programs offer educational, pre-vocational and social activities with close supervision, and personal care services as needed. Community outings are a standard part of each program. Volunteer and/or commensurate wage work is a part of most of the day programs. The major program site in each county now includes a nurse on staff.

Community Experience Programs
Our program in each county includes a separate Community Experience program. This program focuses on community integration activities. Some groups focus on paid work exclusively, while most also include a variety of other community activities.

Suppored Employment
Easter Seals provides individual competitive supported employment throughout Delaware. Individual supported employment participants receive funding support through Delaware Division of Vocational Rehabilitation during assessment, placement, and intensive training phases. The Division of Development Disabilities Services then sponsors on-going follow-along supports. Supported employment participants may attend other Easter Seals programs when not working if it meets their needs. Individuals may be referred for supported employment directly by external sources or from other Easter Seals programs.  Group employment options are also available in all three counties. Group employment allows people who need more supports to work in integrated settings while remaining under Easter Seals' full-time supervision.