Services
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Day Support
Day Support Services
Day Support Services are designed for adults ages 18 and older, and can include community volunteering or local employment, planned group outings, cooking, gardening, swimming at the local YMCA, crafting pottery at The Clayworks and much more. With programs in both Hutchinson and McPherson, DSGP has plenty of options to support each person in following their own interests and thriving in new experiences.
Assistive Technology
Our Assistive Technology Center in Hutchinson features Apple TV, Wii Gaming Consoles and other tools that help bring the world closer. Clients explore the day’s events, communicate with friends and family, or take a virtual trip to anywhere in the world, or beyond. The center includes 20 computer workstations, seven of them equipped with adaptive software and hardware to accommodate different users’ needs.
- Brainfingers: Some people need hands-free computer access. By wearing a headband that senses and responds to eye movements, alpha brain waves, beta brainwaves and facial muscles, clients can control a mouse, and keyboard commands with the blink of an eye or by gritting their teeth
- Tongue Switches: Individuals with severe physical or neurological disabilities can hold a switch between their teeth and control a mouse or issue keyboard commands by using their tongues
- Adaptive Keyboards: The Assistive Technology Center provides keyboards with oversized keys for people who are visually impaired. Other computers are fitted with finger traps for individuals who have reduced muscle control. Touchscreens are another option.
The Clayworks
Located in the close-knit communities of McPherson and Hutchinson, in the heart of Kansas, The Clayworks is a creative hub for artists of all abilities. Inside, clients of Disability Supports are the artists, creating handcrafted ceramic products, and selling their pieces. The Clayworks’ retail galleries, art studios and community spaces are a natural, entrepreneurial extension of our commitment to supporting a full and complete life for all we serve.
Volunteering and Employment
Disability Supports clients are invited to be part of the community through volunteering and service in partnership with community clubs and organizations.
Those who are able and interested in working are encouraged and assisted in doing so. We provide in-house opportunities through our creative arts and retail organization at The Clayworks. Artists create and sell their work, keeping 100% of the profits.
Socialization and Leisure Activities
Engagement and enrichment activities are an integrated part of each day and can include day trips, movement activities, socializing or one-on-one interactions. Clients choose what they participate in, and staff is there to support, engage, and facilitate joyous experiences.
Health & Fitness
Our in-home residential support services are designed around the needs of each individual for whom we care. Disability Supports helps with a wide array of living skills, access to community events, and offers many ways to participate in the community.
Taking care of physical and mental health is another way Disability Supports provides value to our clients.
- Fitness is important, whether one is able to walk or roll. Staff members include personal trainers, including those who specialize in wheelchair exercises.
- Nutrition care centers on portion control and caloric intake while honoring individual food preferences. Cooking classes combine social interaction with lessons in health.
- Wellness Support is provided by employees with nursing and medical aide training — critical skills in serving a medically fragile population.
- A speech therapist consultant works as needed with clients on articulation and communication skills, and a variety of social interaction skills, including appropriateness of speech and conversation topics.
Our Stories of Care
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