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I/DD Services and Eligibility

How to get intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) services

Do you or a family member have I/DD? Are you looking for services and supports? Use this page to learn about: 

  • Eligibility
  • How to apply for services at your local community developmental disabilities program (CDDP)
  • What services we offer for children and adults with I/DD
Eligibility and how to applySupports for adultsSupports for children

​Developmental Disability (DD) is a severe mental or physical impairment, or combination of mental and physical impairments, that:

  • Begins before an individual is 22 years old.
  • Originates in and directly affects the brain and has continued, or is expected to continue, indefinitely.
  • Causes significant impairment of daily living skills (adaptive behavior). This includes but is not limited to ​communicating, grooming, dressing, safety and social skills.

Developmental disabilities also include autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, or other neurological disabling conditions.

See the full definition of Developmental Disability​ (in Oregon Administrative Rules 411-320-0020).

​Intellectual Disability (ID) means​:

  • Significantly sub-average intellectual functioning, defined as an intelligence quotient (IQ) of 70 and under, as measured by a qualified professional, along with
  • Significant impairment of daily living skills (adaptive behavior)​ including but not limited to communicating, grooming, dressing, safety and social skills, and that show up
  • Before an individual is 18 years old.

Individuals with IQs of 71 to 75 may be considered to have an Intellectual Disability if there is also significant impairment in adaptive behavior as diagnosed by a licensed clinical pyschologist o​r school psychologist.

See the full definition of Intellectual Disability (in Oregon Administrative Rules 411-320-0020).

Eligibility and how to apply

 

Community Developmental Disabilities Programs (CDDPs) determine eligibility. The worker in your county will help with the necessary papers you need and help you through the eligibility process.

Contact your local CDDP office​ to find out if you are eligible for services.

Contact your local CDDP office. ​

They can give you the application form and help you fill it out. All CDDPs use the same application for services.

You can also use the link below to get the form. Fill out the form and take it ​to your local ​CDDP office​.

Supports for adults

​We offer services to adults ranging from supports to assist an individual to live in their own home or with family or friends, to 24-hour residential services. 

For more information read our brochure: Choosing DD Services for Children and Adults​.

Service coordination support is provided to any adult with developmental disabilities. 

Adults can choose to have this support from a CDDP or a Support Services Brokerage​. 

A County Services Coordinator or Brokerage Personal Agent meets with you at least once a year to review your current situation, identify needs ​and make referrals for essential services.​

Employment services help people with intellectual and developmental disabilities find and keep jobs in the community. 

Services are designed to promote independence, community inclusion and long-term job success. 

Visit the Employment Services page to learn more.

In-home supports are for individuals who live in their own or family home. 

A support worker comes to your home. ​​They give you support with personal care, shopping, meal preparation and more. In-home supports help you to live at home and engage with the community. ​

Learn more about your in-home support options.

​Support may be delivered in the program of Supported Living, 24 Hour Residential Supports and Adult Foster Homes that best meet the individual's needs. An individual is assisted to direct a person-​centered plan and arrange for the services they need. 

S​ervices coordinators can help you find a program or home that is right for you. 

You can also find current information about vacancies and a ​Home Screening Tool on our Residential Services Provider Profiles and Vacancy Listing page​.

Supports for children

We offer supports to children and families ranging from in-home family support, intensive in-home supports and 24-hour services in foster care, host homes or residential placement. 

For more information read our brochure: Services for Children with I/DD​.​

​​Service coordination support is provided to any child with developme​ntal disabilities. 

CDDP or CIIS Services Coordinators meet with each person at least once a year to review their current situation, identify needs ​and make referrals for essential services.​

Family support provides assistance to families caring for their children with developmental disabilities at home. The program addresses the unique needs that arise when a child has a developmental disability. 

Through the family support program, families determine what they need most. Families have the flexibility to choose services and providers. 

The program strives to help children and families remain independent, healthy and safe.​

In-home supports are for children who live in their family home. A support worker comes to your home. They support your child’s personal care, skill building, communication and more.

There are three ways to manage your child's support workers. ​Learn about these in-home support options.

If your child has high medical or behavior needs, you might be able to get more support at home:

  • The  Children’s Extraordinary Needs ​Program is for children under 18 with very high medical or behavior needs. Parents and guardians in the program can be paid to provide care to their child. 
  • Children’s Intensive In-Home Services (CIIS) helps families care for their children who have significant disabilities and complex care needs. This program has three programs: Intensive Behavior, Medically Involved and Medically Fragile​.​ ​

​Foster homes for children with intellectual or developmental disabilities (I/DD) are certified family homes with one or two foster providers who live in the home as their primary residence. 

Foster homes provide a family environment where children receive 24-hour supervision and support from foster providers trained in supporting children who experience I/DD. 

Services and supports are individualized to meet each child's needs and promote their physical, social, intellectual, cultural and emotional development. 

Foster providers support the child's relationship with their family and work in partnership with the child's family to preserve family connections.​

​Host homes are family homes in the community that serve one or two children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. 

Host home families provide 24-hour care to maintain a child's health and safety. Host home families also help the child gain skills, meet their goals and support the child's family connections. 

The host home is licensed and receives training, staffing support and guidance from an endorsed provider agency. 

Learn more about host homes:

If you you would like more information, email the Host Homes coordinator​.

​Residential care consists of homes providing 24-hour supports, supervision and training to children with developmental disabilities. They have 24-hour awake staffing. 

Services are planned, delivered and supervised with a goal of maintaining and improving a child's health and safety. They also work to increase each child's independence and self-confidence. 

Residential providers support children in their school programs, adult transition planning and, when it is part of the child's individual plan, preserving connection with their families.