Disability Services: Southeast Human Service Center
The N.D. Department of Human Services offers various programs and services that help people with disabilities and their families live meaningful and productive lives.
Developmental Disabilities Services
Individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability or related condition may be eligible for developmental disability services.
Community services authorized and coordinated through case managers at the human service center include:
- Day Habilitation
- Family Support
- Residential Services
- Employment Supports
- Infant development/Early intervention Self Directed Supports
Staff at the regional human service center are responsible for:
- Eligibility determination for DD Services
- Case management
- Case Plan Development, which identifies individual and family needs and helps refer people to appropriate services
- Family Support Services, which are family-centered and help individuals remain in appropriate home environments
- Administration of the Family Subsidy Program, which reimburses families for excess expenses relating to their children's disabilities
- Outreach to the Fargo Region
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
The Division of Vocational Rehabilitation provides planning and services to help people with disabilities find and keep a job that matches their skills, interests, and abilities.
Services may include:
- Assistive technology
- Diagnostic and evaluation services
- Equipment distribution services
- Follow-up to ensure compatibility between the individual and his or her job
- Independent living services
- Individualized vocational counseling and guidance
- Vocational training
- Job development and job placement including resume development and interviewing strategies
- Maintaining a job
- Physical or mental restoration
- Post-employment services
- Supported employment services
- Vision services
Services to assist businesses find solutions to their disability-related issues.
Contact Information:
2624 9th Avenue South
Fargo, ND 58103-2350
Phone: (701) 298-4459
Fax: (701) 298-4400
Toll Free: (888) 342-4900
or
711 (TTY)
Website: www.nd.gov/dhs/dvr/index.html
E-mail: dhssehsc@nd.gov
Other Resources
North Dakota Client Assistance Program (CAP)
The Client Assistance Program is an independent program that advocates for people with disabilities in North Dakota who are seeking or receiving services through the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation Projects, and Independent Living Centers.
The program offers information and referrals, negotiation services, mediation, and assistance with fair hearings for clients and program applicants.
Contact Information:
Phone: (701) 328-2950
Central Intake: (701) 328-3950
Toll Free: (800) 472-2670
ND Relay TTY: (800) 366-6888
Website: www.ndpanda.org/cap/
E-mail: panda@nd.gov
ND Assistive
The N.D. Department of Human Services contracts with ND Assistive to provide people with disabilities or people with changing abilities access to adaptive equipment and assistive technology.
Contact Information:
Fargo
3240 15th St. S., Suite B
Fargo, ND 58104
Phone: (701) 365-4728
Toll Free: (800) 895-4728
Fax: (701) 365-6242
Website: https://ndassitive.org
Bismarck/Mandan
2401 46th Ave. S.E., Suite 203
Mandan, ND 58554
Phone: (701) 258-4728
Toll Free: (800) 895-4728
Fax: (701) 365-6242