If you have a friend or family
member in Ohio with a disability,
these resources are HIGHLY
valuable and will assist you in
the journey.
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 ADULT
TRANSITIONING
Transition
to Adulthood: Home Remodeling for
Young Adults with Special Needs
SALT School
to Adult Life Transition Series
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SALT (School to Adult
Life Transition Series) SALT
provides resources, meetings,
& local event info to
families of children with
disabilities in Southwest Ohio.
School-to-work
The MCBDDS
School-to-Work Employment Program
works with students, parents,
special educators, parent
mentors, job developers, job
coaches, work-study coordinators
and employers to pave the pathway
to post-secondary employment
success for students with
disabilities.
Goodwill
Easterseals Miami Valley
1511 Kuntz
Rd., Dayton, OH 45404
The Adult Day
Support Program consists of a day
habilitation program designed to
promote individualized choices
and skill development through a
wide variety of meaningful
activities and interactions to
people with intellectual
disabilities. The Personal Care
Program provides adults who have
developmental disabilities, and
wish to live independently in
their own home or more
independently within their family
home, the personalized and
supportive assistance necessary
to carry out daily personal care
and household responsibilities.
ANTI-BULLYING
PROGRAMS
Just Say
WHOA to Bullying! 
AUTISIM
AUTISM
SOCIETY
The nation’s
leading grassroots autism
organization, exists to improve
the lives of all affected by
autism.
Accommodations
for Students with Autism
Guide
to Better Sleep for Kids with
Autism
Autism
Resource Center
Creating
an Autism Friendly Home
30
Ways to Celebrate Autism
Awareness Month
DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES SERVICES
These agencies address the
specific needs of people with
developmental disabilities. They
advocate for community inclusion
and access to Ohio disability
services.
EDUCATION
Vocational
Training for Adults with Special
Needs
What Parents
and Students with Disabilities
Should Know About College
City of
Kettering Recreation Department
3600
Shroyer Rd, Kettering, OH 45429
Offers one
on one swim instruction for
children age 3-17 with physical
or emotional needs. This is not a
therapeutic swim program. For
complete details on the Adaptive
Swim Program please call (937)
296-3368.
Email: adaptive.recreation@ketteringoh.org
EQUIPMENT
Adaptive
Mall
Adaptivemall.com
offers a selection of adaptive
equipment for children with
special needs. Their products
range from special needs
strollers to special needs car
seats to adaptive toys for
children's special needs therapy.
On-staff therapists are available
to assist with special needs
therapy products and special
needs equipment questions.
Assistive
Technology of Ohio
1224
Kinnear Rd., Columbus, OH 43212
Assistive Technlogy
Ohio helps Ohioans with
disabilities learn about or
acquire assistive technology.
They offer several programs and
services related to providing
assistive technology. Visit their
website to learn more.
Goodwill
Easterseals Miami Valley Ohio -
Children-Youth Car Seat Safety
Program
The Car
Seat Safety Program provides free
car seats and training for
families that are economically
disadvantaged. Offering the class
ensures that parents and
caregivers know how to properly
install and use car seats, which
mean children stay safe.
Goodwill
Easterseals Miami Valley Ohio - Medical
Equipment Loan Program
Goodwill/Easterseals
Miami Valley lends assistive
living medical equipment to
anyone in need. We offer
wheelchairs, commodes, walkers,
crutches and more free of charge
in this loan program.
Dayton: 937-528-6357
Lima: 419-228-4821
FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE
Gorman
Hewitt Ayars Fund
The Gorman
Foundation was established in
1968 by Gorman School Principal
Helen M. Ayars, parents, and
friends. It was created to assist
students and former students who
needed equipment not covered by
the Dayton Public School
System’s general operating
fund. Funds are used for the
acquisition of appliances,
support aids, augmentative
communication equipment, home
modification, reasonable
administrative costs with
assessed needs and Camperships on
a needed basis.
Ohio
Department of Medicaid
Financial and
Healthcare Coverage Assistance
Ohio
Medicaid Consumer Hotline
Medicaid.gov
Ohio page
Rent
Assistance / United Way
Need help
paying rent? Emergency rent
funding is available!
Stable
Accounts
STABLE
Accounts give people with special
needs more independence and
financial security
GUARDIANSHIP
IN OHIO
ADULT Ohio
Guardianship Application
MINOR Ohio
Guardianship Application
Ohio
Guardianship FAQs
Guardianship
FAQs / Disabiltiy Rights of Ohio
Ohio
Guardianship of Individuals with
Developmental Disabilities
TOOLKIT
This 72 page pdf is
made available by The Ohio
Supremen Court and is PACKED with
information!
GUIDES
5 Important
Ways to Talk About Disability
During a Job Search
Cerebral
Palsy Guide
Health Care
Information for Families of
Children with Down Syndrome
Project
Mobility Rider's Guide
S.A.L.T.
(Student To Adult Life
Transition) Quick Reference
Resource Guide
HOUSING
Access
Center for Independent Living
(serving Montgomery, Clark,
Greene, Preble Counties)
Assistance
(Service) Animal Policy in Ohio
Website: Miami Valley Fair
Housing
AN
ASSISTANCE ANIMAL IS NOT A PET.
Regardless of whether your
property allows pets, a
tenant who uses an assistance
animal is not required to make a
pet deposit or pay a
pet-related move-in cleaning fee.
There is no legal
requirement for assistance
animals to be visibly identified
or to have documentation.
Read more by downloading the pdf.
Miami Valley
Fair Housing Center
The Miami Valley
Fair Housing Center’s
Inclusive Community Fund (ICF)
works to help residents of ZIP
codes 45417 and 45426 with home
repair/rehabilitation,
accessibility modifications, and
home improvement loans. ICF also
helps prospective residents of
45417 and 45426 with down payment
assistance
Rent
Assistance / United Way
Need help
paying rent? Emergency rent
funding is available!
Special
Needs Checklist: How
Disability-Friendly is Your City?
Tenants
Rights and Housing Assistance for
the Disabled
Your
Rights and Duties as a Tenant
Your
Rights and Responsibilities As A
Mobile Home Park Resident in Ohio
Low-Income
Housing Services
Information and tools
for locating affordable housing
and access to public housing.
LEGAL
SERVICES ORGANIZATION
These nine organizations provide free
legal assistance
for low-income individuals,
including help with accessing
Social Security and Medicaid
benefits.
- Ohio Legal
Aid
- Ohio State
Legal Services
Association (OSLSA)
- Legal Aid
Society of Greater
Cincinnati
- Legal Aid
Society of Columbus
- Community
Legal Aid
- Legal Aid
Society of Cleveland
- Legal Aid of
Western Ohio
- Legal Aid
Society of Southwest Ohio
- Pro Seniors
CORNETET,
MEYER, RUSH & KIRZNER, CO.,
L.P.A.
TOM JACOBS,
ESQ.
123 Boggs Ln., Cincinnati, OH
45246
Tom Jacobs has over
fifteen years of experience as a
litigator. Areas of concentration
include education law, special
education law, and disability
law. His Special Education Law
practice primarily involves the
representation of disabled
children and their parents. He
also provides both consultative
and mediation services to schools
and gives presentations
concerning Special Education Law.
STATE
AGENCY PROGRAMS
These
agencies provide help for people
with disabilities and their
families and caregivers.
Disability services are often
free or low-cost.
SUPPORT
SERVICES
4 Paws for
Ability
Paws for Ability
enriches the lives of children
with disabilities by training and
placing quality, task-trained
service dogs.
This provides increased
independence for the children,
and assistance to their families.
The organization has a variety
of service dogs for conditions
including Autism, FASD, Diabetes,
Hearing Loss, Mobility, and
Seizures.
Bureau for
Children with Medical Handicaps (BCMH)
246 North
High Street, Columbus, OH, 43216
The Bureau
for Children with Medical
Handicaps (BCHM) assures children
with special health care needs
and their families obtain
comprehensive care and services
that are family-centered,
community-based and culturally
competent. To learn more about
their services, visit their
website.
Good
Neighbor House
627 E. First
Street, Dayton, OH 45402
Good Neighbor House
is a nonprofit, faith-based,
human development organization
that provides health, nutrition,
and education services to the
under-served through
relationships with relevant
collaborative service partners.
They provide dental, medical,
nutrition, and related
educational services to improve
the quality of life of the
under-served in the Dayton
community.
TRANSPORTATION
Ambucs
National
AMBUCS, Inc. is a non-profit
service organization consisting
of a diverse group of men and
women who are dedicated to
creating mobility and
independence for people with
disabilities. The Amtryke
Therapeutic Tricycle program is
one way they help create mobility
for people with disabilities. To
learn more, visit their website.
PROJECT
MOBILITY
Project
Mobility Application
Project
Mobility Rider's Guide
RTA
(Regional Transit Authority)
Accessibility Information Website
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