OLRS Speakers Bureau

Ohio Legal Rights Service (OLRS) staff are available through the OLRS Speakers Bureau to share their professional expertise and knowledge with groups or organizations for people with disabilities. Speakers can provide information on a variety of topics including, but not limited to:

• Overview of OLRS
• Abuse and neglect
• Advance directives for health care
• Community inclusion and access to government services and public places
• Constitutional and privacy rights
• Employment discrimination
• Guardianship
• Housing discrimination
• Mental health rights
• Special education
• Vocational rehabilitation
• Voting rights

To request a speaker

You can request a speaker in several ways.

By phone: Call OLRS Intake to request a speaker at 614-466-7264 or 800-282-9181; TTY 614-728-2553 or 800-858-3542. Intake hours are weekdays (except holidays) from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

By e-mail: Send to Thomas Hemmert at themmert@olrs.state.oh.us

By postal mail:
Ohio Legal Rights Service
Attn: Thomas Hemmert
50 West Broad Street, Suite 1400
Columbus, Ohio 43215-5923

Requests will be approved based on agency priorities and staff availability.

If you have further questions or need more information about the OLRS Speakers Bureau, contact Thomas Hemmert by phone at 614-466-7264 or 1-800-282-9181; TTY 614-728-2553 or 800-858-3542, or by e-mail at themmert@olrs.state.oh.us .

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