Ability360

About Ability360

Ability360 advocates personal responsibility – by, and for, people with disabilities – as a means to independence. To help consumers achieve self-sufficiency, Ability360 offers comprehensive programs: Independent Living Skills Instruction, Information & Referral, Peer Support, Advocacy, Home Modification, Americans w/ Disabilities Act (ADA) Training & Counsel, Outreach to Rehabilitation Centers & Early Intervention for Newly-Disabled Individuals, Reintegration from Nursing Homes, Employment Services, Social Security Work Incentives Consulting, Empowering Youth in Transition, Personal Assistance Services, Socialization through Recreation, and the Ability360 Sports & Fitness Center. Ability360 is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit corporation that touches the lives of individuals with disabilities and addresses the disability concerns of their family members, co-workers and employers. With more than 100 staff members, more than 1,800 personal assistants and dozens of volunteers. Ability360 programs are made possible through grants, fee-for-service contracts and individual and corporate contributions. Ability360’s funding sources include: city of Phoenix Community Development Block Grant (CDBG); city of Mesa CDBG; city of Peoria CDBG; Arizona Department of Economic Security/Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA); Arizona Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD); U.S. Department of Education/RSA; U.S. Social Security Administration; Area Agency on Aging (AAA); Pacific Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center; Valley of the Sun United Way; and Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS) / Arizona Long Term Care System (ALTCS) via its program contractors: Mercy Care; Bridgeway; UnitedHealthcare Community Plan; Native American Community Health Centers, and DDD.