[ SHOWGSD-L ] FYI: CA About the Assistance Dog Special Allowance Program
- From: stormy435 <stormy435@xxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 15:30:13 -0700
http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/CDSSWEB/PG82.htm
About the:
Assistance Dog Special Allowance Program
WHAT?
The Assistance Dog Special Allowance (ADSA) Program provides a monthly payment
of $50 to eligible persons who use a guide, signal, or service dog to help them
with needs related to their physical disabilities. The allowance is to help pay
the costs of food, grooming, and health care for the dogs.
WHO?
To be eligible for the ADSA program, an individual must meet all four of the
following criteria:
* Live in California.
* Is blind, deaf, hard of hearing, or disabled.
* Uses the services of a trained guide, signal, or service dog..
* Receives benefits from one or more of these programs:
- SSI (Supplemental Security Income)
- SSP (State Supplementary Payment)
- IHSS (In-Home Supportive Services)
- CAPI (Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants)
- SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance)
(SSDI recipients must also meet federal poverty guidelines)
WHERE TO GET INFORMATION?
Office of Services to the Blind
744 P Street, MS 8-16-94
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 657-2628 or TTY (916) 651-6248
You may also email us at: ADSAUser@xxxxxxxxxx
ASSISTANCE DOG SPECIAL ALLOWANCE (ADSA) PROGRAM FACT SHEET (Pub 294)
Applications are also available in large print or diskette. The Office of
Services to the Blind will verify that applicants are current recipients of
SSI/SSP, IHSS, CAPI and SSDI. If you are on SSDI, verification of the federal
poverty level is required. If your application is approved, eligibility is
retroactive to the first of the month, the month that is postmarked on your
application envelope. The application will be processed within 30 days. You
will then receive a notice stating the outcome of our application process.
APPLICATION FORMS
To apply, please complete one of the following:
* ADSA - New Application (Form ADSA 1)
* ADSA - Renewal Application (Form ADSA 1A)
* ADSA ? SSDI Recipients (Form ADSA 1B)
Mail original to:
Office of Services to the Blind
744 P Street, MS 8-16-94
Sacramento, CA 95814
These forms are in Adobe Acrobat "pdf" format. If you do not have the free
Adobe Acrobat Reader, click on the following link, and you will be given
instructions on how to download this free software:
www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
HIGHLIGHTS
* The Americans with Disabilities Act and State laws permit service dogs to
accompany their handlers anywhere that the general public is allowed, including
taxis, buses, restaurants, theaters, stores, hotels, apartments, and office
buildings.
* An application for an assistance dog identification tag may be obtained
at your local office of the county clerk or animal control department.
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Stormy Hope
www.carpoc.org
AKC Legislative Liaison, GSDCA
Sunshine Squad <showgsd.org/sunshine.html)
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