If you're interested in becoming a client of Easy Does It Emergency Services. You just need to live in a Zip Code we serve. If eligible, you'll be redirected to the appropriate application.
As a Berkeley resident you can use all our services. You can now get started on your application, these are the services we believe you qualify for.
Based on your answer you live in a City that still has funding available for our Wheelchair Repair Program and also qualifies for Free Rescue Services.
You live in a city that offers Free Wheelchair Rescue Services to it's residents.
Unfortunately we are currently unable to provide services in your zip code. We encourage you to visit our community resources page for other agency's that can help.
Community ResourcesGet free roadside assistance for your wheelchair, or heavily subsidized preventative maintenance through our repair team.
Serving Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Castro Valley, Emeryville, Hayward, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, and Oakland
Serving Berkeley, Emeryville, El Cerrito, Richmond, and Albany Residents
24/7 Subsidized Emergency Caregiving for Berkeley Residents. As well as free help finding full time Caregivers with our Case Managers.
Serving Berkeley Residents
Serving Berkeley Residents
Use BRSD Vouchers for free scheduled door through door accessible transportation. Or pay subsidized rates for last minute emergency transportation.
Serving Berkeley Residents
Serving Berkeley Residents
Get free roadside assistance for your wheelchair, or heavily subsidized preventative maintenance through our repair team.
Learn about the work we're doing today to empower our clients to live as they choose.
Discover all the work that went into making our agency a reality, and the people who made it possible.
Get free roadside assistance for your wheelchair, or heavily subsidized preventative maintenance through our repair team.
Quick answers to our clients most common questions and concerns
The pandemic is over but we're still taking precautions against Covid.
In the interest of transparency, how we spend our funding is public.
Please join us for The Center for Independent Living's upcoming Transit Justice Workshop. This interactive session will explore equitable solutions to the recent cuts to BRSD to ensure safe, accessible travel for all community members. Join us on next Tuesday at the Ed Roberts Campus to learn, collaborate, and drive meaningful change together.
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The ArchiveFind work with our agency or our clients here. We also maintain a comprehensive list of other nonprofits in the Bay Area that can help.
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We're continuing to take precautions to prevent the transmission of Covid-19. Although the lockdowns have ended, we will continue to prioritize the health of our clients and team.
Emergency Personal Care Attendants employed by Easy Does It are required to wear masks and PPE when they are in a clients home.
We do not require our drivers to wear masks on every call. But if you'd like them to wear one let the dispatcher know when you schedule a ride.
Our offices are closed to the general public, you are welcome to visit if you make an appointment. Masks are optional in our offices.
We're continuing to make rapid Covid testing kits available free of charge to our Team. In the event a Team Member contracts the virus, they are expected to remain home until they test negative.
We regularly send out important information to our clients regarding updates to our services, resource guides to live independently and quarterly announcements regarding our ongoing work.