Disability Information Health Ohio United States

Disability Information

• - Provides health coverage to families with low incomes, children, pregnant women, and people who are aged, blind, or who have disabilities.
  
• - Source of information regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act.
  
• - An independent state agency that protects and advocates for the human, civil, and legal rights of people with disabilities.
  
• - A statewide federally funded project that provides services to parents and educators of students with low incidence and severe disabilities.
  
• - Provides services, for people who have mental retardation or other developmental disabilities, that include both supported living and waiver services in the areas of homemaker, employment and transportation.
  
• - Organization of blind people that provide peer support for one another.
  
• - Promotes the employment of Ohioans with disabilities.
  
• - Committed to promoting a philosophy of peer support, self-help, self-determination, equal access, and individual and systems advocacy.
  
• - Information from the Department of Education about programs and services in school districts for children with developmental disabilities.
  
• - Helps to create long term care plans and emergency plans for older informal caregivers using microboards (caregiver groups) in southeast ohio. Assists parents or caregivers over 60 years of age who provide support to disabled adults.
  
• - The DNOS is a statewide organization developed to promote an on-going spirit of advocacy on behalf of people with all types of disabilities.
  
• - Mission is to offer a future with human rights, personal dignity, and community participation, for people who have mental retardation and other developmental disabilities and their families.
  
• - Promotes inclusion of people with disabilities through a state-wide conference held every two years.
  
• - Sixteen centers that provide services to all school districts, county boards of mental retardation and developmental disabilities, and institutions in the state.
  
• - Site offers information on social groups information, protection and advocacy organizations, educational resources, and vocation rehablitaion resources.
  
• - Statewide program designed to serve the needs of Ohio’s children with amblyopia, commonly known as lazy eye, their families and eye doctors.
  
• - An organization that attempts to ensure the availability of programs, services, and supports that assist individuals in achieving a life of increasing capability and to support the families of these individuals.
  
• - Helps people with low vision or blindness succeed in the workforce.
  
• - Combines a list of state agencies and organizations that provide assistance and services for children and youth with disabilities.
  
• - A nonprofit group that helps patients, caregivers,and friends of people with young onset neurological diseases.
  
• - A coalition of public children services agencies that promotes child safety, family stability, and community strength.
  
• - Exists to advise the Governor and General Assembly on statewide disability issues and to promote the value of diversity, dignity and the quality of life for people with disabilities.
  
• - A planning and advocacy body committed to community inclusion for people with developmental disabilities.
  
• - Assures that children with special health care needs and their families obtain comprehensive care and services which are family-centered, community-based, and culturally sensitive.
  
• - An extensive list of links to nonprofit organizations and government agencies serving people with disabilities in Ohio.
  
• - Provides information, communication and advocacy resources for persons with disabilities in Ohio.
  
• - A nonprofit organization that fosters awareness, supports affected persons and families and encourages research into the causes, management, and cure of the syndrome.
  
• - A private nonprofit organization which provides Ohio's adult citizens with disabilities an opportunity for employment.
  
• - National resource center for respite and crisis care programs.
  
• - A service club with emphasis on helping individuals with developmental disabilities. Included is a newsletter, information on officers, clubs, and meetings.
  
• - Provides links for caregivers, providers, and advisors to the frail elderly to on-line information about health, financial, legal, housing, aging, and other eldercare issues.
  
• - Represents community based residential service providers and supports Ohio's citizens with developmental disabilities.
  
  

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