Disability Services, Resources, and Information

These County departments provide useful sources on disability services and programs:

Health and Human Services

• The Disability Services main page;
• The Aging and Disability Resource Unit;
• The Disability Network Directory — a wide-ranging survey of information sources.

Police

• Project Lifesaver - A program designed for people with disabilities or medical conditions that causes them to wander. More information is available at: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/pol/resource/lifesaver.html.

Fire and Rescue

• File of Life Program - This is an initiative of MCFRS to ensure that emergency personnel can obtain a quick and accurate medical history in an emergency. More information is available at: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcfrs-info/tips/seniors/fileoflife.html. See also http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcfrs-info/tips/seniors/index.html (safety tips for seniors and persons with disabilities).
• Fire Safety for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals - Information including an application for Visual Smoke Detectors for low income homeowners is available at: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcfrs-info/tips/seniors/visualsmokealarms.html. Maryland Public Safety Article 9-102 (b)(6) requires landlords to provide visual smoke alarms for tenants when requested and at no additional cost for the tenant.
• Fire Safety for People with Visual Impairments - Please see http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcfrs-info/tips/seniors/visuallyimpaired.html.
• Fire Safety for Children with Special Needs - Please see http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcfrs-info/tips/seniors/specialneedskids.html.