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Disability Rights Maine
Statewide support
Maine's statewide protection and advocacy agency for people with disabilities. Provides legal advocacy, information, and referral services for disability-related rights issues. Independent nonprofit, not part of state government.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Who this helps
- Maine residents with disabilities who have legal-rights problems directly related to their disability.
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Disability Rights Maine - Deaf Services
Statewide support
Statewide services for people who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Late Deafened, or Deaf-Blind. Provides civil rights advocacy, telecommunications equipment, and communication access support. All services are free.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Who this helps
- Maine residents who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Late Deafened, Deaf-Blind, or who use signs and gestures to communicate.
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Alpha One - Center for Independent Living
127 Main St, South Portland, ME 04106
Maine's Center for Independent Living, empowering people with disabilities to live independently. Offers peer support, skills training, advocacy, assistive technology loans, home modifications, and transition services. Multiple locations statewide.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Who this helps
- Maine residents with disabilities of any age.
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Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Statewide support
State program helping people with disabilities prepare for, find, and maintain employment. Provides vocational counseling, job training, assistive technology, and job placement services. Offices located throughout Maine.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Who this helps
- Maine residents with a physical or mental disability that creates a substantial impediment to employment.
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Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Statewide support
State program providing rehabilitation services for Mainers with significant vision loss. Offers orientation and mobility training, assistive technology, independent living skills, and vocational rehabilitation.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Who this helps
- Maine residents with a visual impairment that substantially limits their ability to carry out activities of daily living, pursue education, or obtain employment.
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Office of Aging and Disability Services
Statewide support
State office coordinating services for older adults and people with disabilities in Maine. Administers programs for intellectual disabilities, brain injury, adult protective services, and long-term care.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Who this helps
- Maine residents who are elderly (60+) or adults with disabilities including intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain injuries, and other related conditions.
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Social Security Administration - Portland Office
1355 Congress St, Floor 2, Portland, ME 04102
Federal office for applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Handles disability benefit applications, appeals, and ongoing benefit management.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Mon-Fri 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
- Who this helps
- For SSDI: Workers who have paid Social Security taxes and have a medical condition expected to last at least 12 months or result in death. For SSI: Individuals with limited income and resources who are disabled, blind, or age 65+.
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Maine CITE - Assistive Technology Program
Statewide support
Statewide program helping people with disabilities access assistive technology to increase independence. Provides information, demonstrations, equipment loans, and training on devices ranging from simple tools to complex computer systems.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
- Who this helps
- Any Maine resident with a disability who could benefit from assistive technology. Services are also available to family members, caregivers, educators, employers, and service providers.
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Community Health and Counseling Services
42 Cedar St, Bangor, ME 04401
Comprehensive community health agency serving eastern and central Maine. Provides mental health services, behavioral health support, crisis intervention, residential services, and home health care for adults and children with disabilities.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Who this helps
- Maine residents in need of mental health, behavioral health, home health, or disability support services. MaineCare and other insurance accepted. Sliding fee scale available.
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Creative Works
10 Speirs St, Westbrook, ME 04092
Serves over 500 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism, and brain injury each year. Provides employment services with competitive wages, community programs, and residential support across southern and central Maine.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
- Who this helps
- Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism, or brain injury. Referrals typically come through Maine DHHS or DVR. Self-referrals are also accepted.
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Mobius Inc.
319 Main Street, Damariscotta, ME 04543
Provides home support, employment services, community support, behavioral health, and independent living programs for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in midcoast Maine.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
- Who this helps
- Children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in midcoast Maine.
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Special Olympics Maine
525 Main Street, Unit D, South Portland, ME 04106
Year-round sports training and competition for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. Programs include Unified Sports, Young Athletes (ages 2-7), Healthy Athletes screenings, and leadership development.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Contact for event and training schedules
- Who this helps
- Children and adults with intellectual disabilities, age 8 and up. Young Athletes program for ages 2-7.
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Maine Autism Institute for Education and Research (MAIER)
5766 Shibles Hall, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469
Statewide resource providing free information, family-to-family mentoring, professional development, and navigation support for families of children with autism. Partnership between UMaine and Maine DOE.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Contact for hours (university-based)
- Who this helps
- Families of children with autism, educators, service providers, post-secondary students. All resources are free.
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Maine Educational Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Statewide support
Statewide educational resource for deaf and hard of hearing children from birth to age 22. Provides early intervention, itinerant teachers, ASL services, speech-language evaluations, and assistive technology coordination at no cost to families.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Contact for hours
- Who this helps
- Deaf and hard of hearing individuals from birth to age 22. Services are free.
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Independence Association
3 Industrial Parkway, Suite 1, Brunswick, ME 04011
Supports approximately 330 children and adults with intellectual disabilities or autism in the midcoast region with community-based employment, residential services, day programs, and the Spindleworks Art Centers.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Contact for hours
- Who this helps
- Children and adults with intellectual disabilities or autism in the midcoast area.
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Sweetser
50 Moody Street, Saco, ME 04072
One of Maine's most comprehensive behavioral healthcare organizations serving children, adults, and families across 75+ communities. Operates Behavioral Health Homes, special education schools, residential treatment, and recovery services.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Call for program-specific hours
- Who this helps
- Varies by program. Behavioral Health Home: must have a mental health disorder or intellectual/developmental disability, be MaineCare eligible, ages birth through 20.
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Spurwink Services
Administrative and mailing office: 6 Ashley Drive, Scarborough, ME 04074
Provides behavioral health, autism and intellectual disability supports, substance use treatment, vocational rehabilitation, and specialized employment training for people of all ages.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Contact for hours
- Who this helps
- People of all ages with autism, intellectual disabilities, behavioral health conditions, or substance use disorders.
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Goodwill NNE NeuroRehab Services
75 Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor, Portland, ME 04101
Beyond retail, Goodwill NNE operates 16 group homes for adults with disabilities, brain injury rehabilitation clinics (BaySide NeuroRehab), community support, and vocational programs.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Contact for program-specific hours
- Who this helps
- Adults with intellectual disabilities, brain injuries, or deaf/hard of hearing with intellectual disability. Varies by program.
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The Iris Network
189 Park Avenue, Portland, ME 04101
Statewide nonprofit serving people who are blind or visually impaired since 1905. Services include low vision clinic, vision rehabilitation therapy, orientation and mobility training, access technology, employment services, and supportive housing at Iris Park Apartments.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Monday - Friday, call for hours
- Who this helps
- People who are blind or visually impaired, statewide.
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Waypoint Maine
5 Dunaway Drive, Sanford, ME 04073
Nonprofit supporting children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities since 1966. Programs include special purpose private school (Pre-K through 5th grade), adult residential and day programs, ABA therapy, outpatient therapy, and case management.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Monday - Friday, call for hours
- Who this helps
- Children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
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OHI
203 Maine Avenue, Bangor, ME 04401
Nonprofit supporting nearly 600 people with intellectual disabilities, autism, and mental illness across six Maine counties (Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Hancock, Washington, and Waldo). 24-hour residential support, community case management, and individualized personal support.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
- Who this helps
- Individuals with intellectual disabilities, autism, or mental illness in Penobscot, Piscataquis, Somerset, Hancock, Washington, and Waldo counties.
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Easterseals Maine
125 Presumpscot Street, Portland, ME 04103
Programs for individuals with autism, developmental, physical, and mental disabilities. Includes early intervention, physical/occupational/speech therapy, job training, youth transition services, and military/veterans support.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Monday - Friday, call for hours
- Who this helps
- Individuals with disabilities of all ages. Programs vary by eligibility; call for details.
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Community Living Association
18 Military Street, Houlton, ME 04730
Nonprofit in Aroostook County providing services for individuals with disabilities, including supported independent living, community case management, employment services, and training programs. Focuses on social inclusion and community integration.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Monday - Friday, call for hours
- Who this helps
- Individuals with developmental disabilities in Aroostook County.
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Pine Tree Society
149 Front Street, Bath, ME 04530
Statewide nonprofit serving Maine children and adults with disabilities through speech therapy, communication services, adaptive camp, and community programs.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
- Who this helps
- Open to children and adults with disabilities and their families. Many services covered by MaineCare or private insurance.
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The Iris Network
189 Park Avenue, Portland, ME 04102
Statewide vision rehabilitation and independent living services for Mainers who are blind or visually impaired. Founded in 1905.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Mon-Fri 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
- Who this helps
- Mainers of any age who are blind or visually impaired. Many services free or covered by insurance and MaineCare.
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Sunrise Children’s Community Support
Washington County community and school settings
Individual community support for children and youth, with separate counseling and targeted case-management services in Washington County.
Hours & eligibility
- Listed hours
- Services arranged with the program.
- Who this helps
- Community support serves ages two through high-school graduation. Targeted case management serves eligible youth from birth to 21 with a qualifying diagnosis.
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