News from Tennessee Disability Pathfinder
Caller: I am the mother of a five-year-old child with physical disability. I need help. My child cannot even get onto the playground at school where everyone else in the class goes. Yes, it is a rural county, and even if there was a ramp from the sidewalk down to that enclosed playground area, the… Read more Call Pathfinder – March 2024
CALLER: Hi, I am on ECF, and I have not had a PA (personal assistant) in a few years. My mother is doing everything, and I don’t even have a respite provider to give her a break. My mother and I met some people from the Consumer Direct Care Network. They had a table at… Read more Call Pathfinder – February 2024
CALLER: Hi. I’m a caregiver. I work with adults who have IDD and live in a very rural area of Northwest Tennessee. Going to an urgent care place or a hospital is hard on them and on me and the other staff members, because of the distance we have to travel. And then when we… Read more Call Pathfinder – January 2024: StationMD Doctors Specialize in Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
CALLER: I am looking for a gift for my sister’s family in Nashville, Tennessee. I want to find something that they will enjoy together as a family. They have three children. Donita is six and she is on the spectrum with some sensory issues. Donnie, also 6, is a fireball with more energy than I… Read more Call Pathfinder: Inclusive Fun for the Whole Family
People reaching out to Pathfinder for resources — for persons of all ages with any type of disability or health conditions – make a huge difference for Tennesseans year-round. They use Pathfinder to help someone they know, love, work with, or have only seen from a distance or met once. And now as we approach… Read more Connecting through Sharing Time & Care
CALLER: Hi. I want to work, but getting a job is taking me a very long time. Maybe that is my fault since I withdrew from college a while back. Virtual classes during the pandemic were not my thing, and I decided to pause my education degree aspirations and just get some job experience.… Read more Call Pathfinder – October 2023
CALLER: My six-year-old son needs more help than I can afford I think, and he needs more than what he gets at school. He has a developmental delay, and he has been receiving occupational and physical therapy. Thankfully we get some Family Support Program dollars that I use to pay a caregiver who helps with… Read more Call Pathfinder – Financial Assistance
CALLER: Hi. Do you have any resources for tutoring? My daughter Mary needs extra help in reading and math. And with my new work schedule and my other children, I’m concerned that I won’t have enough time to work with her. She has a learning disability and is turning eight this fall. She has been… Read more Call Pathfinder – Study Assistance
CALLER: Our family is moving to Tennessee from Kansas to be near relatives. They live just outside of Ripley in the Lauderdale County area, and we are looking for a place close by. My adult son is on the spectrum, and he will be moving with us and living with us, at least at first.… Read more CALL PATHFINDER – TennCare and SNAP Access
CALLER: Hello. I am looking for information on how an older person can get a break on their property tax. I’m calling for a friend I met through one of my volunteer jobs. I know he is struggling with a very limited income and the costs of more medical care and additional prescriptions. I think… Read more Call Pathfinder – Aging & Saving on Property Taxes