Information and Referral

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Contact Information

Stavros Center for Independent Living
Information and Referral
Email Address: info@stavros.org
Phone: 413-256-0473
Alternate Phone: 800-804-1899
Fax: 413-256-0190

210 Old Farm Road Amherst, MA 01002
Area Served: West

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Narrative

People receiving services must have a disability or be deaf or hard of hearing. All services are available in English and Spanish. Stavros services include:

  • peer counseling
  • information and referral
  • independent living skills training
  • individual and systematic advocacy
  • MassHealth Personal Care Attendant (PCA) services
  • MassHealth Fiscal Intermediary services
  • Transition to Adulthood services
  • Outdoor Access (recreational activities)
  • ramp-building and equipment loan
  • independent living for Vocational Rehabilitation consumers
  • Massachusetts Education Development Plan services (free adaptive telecommunications equipment for eligible people)

Service Types

  • Disability Awareness
  • Education Law
  • Family Support
  • Personal Care Attendants
  • Skills Training
  • Socialization Activities

Program Type

  • Advocacy
  • Assistive Technology and Equipment
  • Communication
  • Counseling
  • Education
  • Home Modification
  • Independent Living
  • Transition

Populations Served

  • All Disabilities
  • Amputations
  • Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
  • Aphasia
  • Arthritis
  • Ataxia
  • Birth Defects
  • Blind
  • Bone Disorders
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Chronic Health Impairment
  • Cystic Fibrosis
  • Deaf
  • Developmental Disability
  • Diabetes
  • Elderly Person with disabilities
  • Growth Disorders
  • Hard of Hearing
  • Huntington's Disease
  • Intellectual Disabilities
  • Joint Disorder
  • Kidney Disease
  • Laryngectomy
  • Learning Disabilities
  • Lupus Erythematous
  • Mental Illness
  • Multiple Disability
  • Multiple Sclerosis
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Narcolepsy
  • Nonverbal Communication
  • Pain
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Physical Disabilities
  • Polio
  • Respiratory Disorders
  • Scoliosis
  • Spina Bifida
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Substance Abuse
  • Tourette Syndrome
  • Visual Impairment

Ages Served

  • Birth to 3
  • 3 - 4
  • 5 - 8
  • 9 - 13
  • 14 - 18
  • 19 - 22
  • 23 – 59
  • 60 +

Languages Spoken

  • Other
  • Spanish

Accessibility Features

  • Accessible Parking
  • Accessible Restrooms
  • Elevators
  • Free Transport
  • Near Public Transportation
  • Services at Home
  • Wheelchair Ramps

Additional Information

  • Fees: Free Service, MassHealth