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• What's New
• Frequently Asked Questions and Topics
• Adapted Recreation and Play
• Advance Directives
• Advocacy Resources
• Assistive Technology
• Autism
• Blind/Low Vision
• Brain Injury
• Children's Issues
• Coping and Support
• Deaf/Hard of Hearing
• Disability Rights and Laws
• Early Intervention for Children Ages 0-3
• Emergency Planning
• Employment/Vocational Rehabilitation
• Family Support Council (formerly Family Support Collaborative)
• Financial Resources
• Finding Help
• Future Planning
• Government Programs and Services
• Guardianship
• Housing
• Independent Living
• Internet Privacy and Accessibility
• Learning Disabilities
• Legal Assistance
• Medicaid / Medicare
• Medical Information and Health Coverage
• Mental Health
• Mental Health - Children's Issues
• Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities
• Ohio Legal Rights Service (OLRS)
• OLRS Publications
• Public Input
• Respite
• Siblings, Spouse, and Other Family Members
• Special Education for Children Ages 3-22
• Transition Services Planning
• Transportation
• Waivers
• Voting

What's New

• Latest Disability-related News
• Ohio Legal Rights Service (OLRS) Headlines
• Upcoming Events
• Web Site Updates (OLRS)

Frequently Asked Questions and Topics

• Assistive Technology
• Employment
• Guardianship FAQs
• Housing Accommodations
• Mental Health Rights
• Ohio Legal Rights Service (FAQs)
• Special Education
• Voting Rights
• Sign Language Interpreter During Appointments

Adapted Recreation and Play

• Arts
• Camps
• Parks
• Sports and Fitness
• Toys

Advance Directives

• Advance Directives - Topics, Forms, and Resources
• Advance Directives for Mental Health Treatment in Ohio (OLRS publication)
• Declaration for Mental Health Treatment Form (PDF file)
• The What-if? Workbook (PDF file)

Advocacy Resources

• Advocacy Guide: Advocacy - The Act of Supporting and Promoting Rights and Recovery (OLRS publication)
• Advocacy - Lets Get Started! (OLRS publication)
• Advocacy Network Workshop (Butler County)
• Advocacy Network Workshop (Hamilton County)
• Alphabet Soup: What do the letters stand for? (OLRS publication)
• Apply now for the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation Public Policy Fellowship Program (news article)
• Find a Bill or Law
• Getting Started: Finding Help for Your Child with a Disability
• How a Bill Becomes a Law in Ohio
• How to Contact Policy Makers
• How to Improve Ohio's Medicaid Program to Make It Work More Effectively for Adults and Children With Disabilities (OLRS publication)
• Improving Family Support for Ohio Families with Children who have Disabilities - Issues & Recommendations for Ohio's Policymakers from the Ohio Family Support Council (OLRS/FSCouncil publication)
• Know Your Rights
• Latest Disability-related News
• Law Permits Parents to Nominate Guardians
• Ohio Budget Process
• Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council seeks applicants for membership (news article)
• OLRS Speakers Bureau
• Read the latest edition of the DD Quarterly newsletter
• Results of the Family Support Survey
• Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE) 2008 (conference)
• Service Coordination: A Guide for Families (OLRS publication)
• Signs of Advocacy in the Mental Health System (OLRS publication)
• Speakers needed for self-determination speakers bureau (news article)
• Upcoming Events
• What is a Single Point of Entry?
• What is an Advocate?

Assistive Technology

• Adapted Recreation
• Assistive Technology
• Assistive Technology
• Home Modifications
• Movement and Mobility Resources
• Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology
• Sign Language Interpreters and Auxiliary Aids and Services (OLRS publication)

Autism

• 2008 Autism Conference
• 2008 Network of Autism Training and Technical Assistance Programs (NATTAP) Conference
• Autism Links and Resources
• Families of children with autism should contact OLRS if they experience a reduction in Medicaid benefits
• Ohio's Autism Scholarship Program
• Parents' League for Effective Autism Services (PLEAS) Lawsuit

Blind/Low Vision

• Blind or Low Vision Resources
• Client Assistance Program (CAP)
• Court decides that U.S. currency is not accessible to people who are blind (news article)
• OLRS assists vendor to restore his business, including $74,000 in damages
• Rights and Liabilities for People with Service Animals (OLRS publication)

Brain Injury  (External links are in parentheses)

• Brain Injury and Neurological Resources
• Brain Injury Association of Ohio 27th Annual Conference
• Group wants to hear from those who care for a military service member who has a traumatic brain injury (news article)
• Protection and Advocacy for Individual Rights (PAIR)
• Students with TBI - Thriving Beyond Injury (OLRS publication)
• The Housing Guides - A TBI and Disability Perspective (OLRS publication)
• The State of Ohio's Needs and Resource Assessment of Individuals with Brain Injuries and Their Families
  [report from OLRS]
  (http://olrs.ohio.gov/TBIReport/tbireport.htm)

Children's Issues

• Advocacy and Support
• Daily Living Needs
• Getting Started: Finding Help for Your Child with a Disability
• Improving Family Support for Ohio Families with Children who have Disabilities - Issues & Recommendations for Ohio's Policymakers from the Ohio Family Support Council (OLRS/FSCouncil publication)
• Medical and Financial Needs
• OLRS Publications Listed by Topic
• Special Education Information and Resources
• OLRS Action Prompts Oversight by Federal Agency

Coping and Support

• A Parent's Guide to Finding Support: Meeting Other Families Who Have Children with Disabilities (OLRS publication)
• Advocacy Network Workshop (Butler County)
• Advocacy Network Workshop (Hamilton County)
• Family Caregiver Resources
• Foster, Kinship, and Adoptive Family Resources
• Military and Veteran Resources
• Resources for Siblings and Fathers

Deaf/Hard of Hearing

• Sign Language Interpreter During Appointments
• Deaf or Hard of Hearing Resources
• Sign Language Interpreters and Auxiliary Aids and Services (OLRS publication)
• Signs of Advocacy in the Mental Health System (OLRS publication)
• Smoke Detectors: Funding Assistance That is Available for Ohioans who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (OLRS publication)

Disability Rights and Laws

• ABA evaluates Ohio's death penalty system; recommends excluding individuals with serious mental disorders from being sentenced to death and/or executed
• ADA Coverage Beyond Actual Disability: Regarded As, Record Of and Association Disability (Webinar)
• ADA Restoration Act passes House by vote of 402-17 (news article)
• Advocacy for Mental Health Services for Persons in Ohio's County and Regional Jails (OLRS publication)
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Client's Rights for Individuals Who Have Developmental Disabilities
• Department of Justice proposes new rules to implement the Americans with Disabilities Act (news article)
• Disability Rights Resources
• Employment Rights and Remedies for People with Disabilities (OLRS publication)
• Individuals with Disabilities and the Death Penalty (Amicus Brief filed by OLRS et al)
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA)
• Know Your Rights
• Law Permits Parents to Nominate Guardians
• Let Olmstead Ring: A Public Forum
• Martin v Strickland
• Mental Disabilities and the ADA: Questions and Answers to Employment Issues (OLRS publication)
• No Child Left Behind Act
• Ohio Supreme Court Rules Defendant with Intellectual Disabilities May Not Be Executed
• Olmstead and the ADA: A Guide to the Decision (OLRS publication)
• OLRS Action Prompts Oversight by Federal Agency
• Opening the Doors: Confronting Housing Discrimination (OLRS publication)
• Rights and Liabilities for People with Service Animals (OLRS publication)
• Rights in Ohio's Public Mental Health System
• Victims of Crime Who Have Disabilities
• Voting Information and Resources
• What About Health Insurance? (OLRS publication)

Early Intervention for Children Ages 0-3

• Early Intervention Services
• FAQs about Early Intervention Services, Payment for Services
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA)

Emergency Planning  (External links are in parentheses)

• Emergency Management Be Prepared Kit
  (http://olrs.ohio.gov/beprepared/beprepared.htm)
• Emergency Preparation Resources and Links
• Future Planning (Estate Planning)
• Plan for Emergency Room Visits
• Smoke Detectors: Funding Assistance That is Available for Ohioans who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (OLRS publication)

Employment/Vocational Rehabilitation

• Client Assistance Program (CAP)
• Comment on Rehabilitation Services Administration's strategic performance plan (news article)
• Community Employment: A Priority of First Consideration (two-day conference)
• Employment and Vocational Rehabilitation
• Employment Rights and Remedies for People with Disabilities (OLRS publication)
• Employment
• Medicaid Buy In & Individual Benefit Management training (Springfield)
• Medicaid Buy In & Individual Benefit Management training (St. Clairsville)
• Medicaid Buy In & Individual Benefit Management training (Tallmadge)
• Medicaid Buy In & Individual Benefit Management training (Athens)
• Medicaid Buy In & Individual Benefit Management training (Withamsville)
• Medicaid Buy In & Individual Benefit Management training (Columbus)
• Medicaid Buy In & Individual Benefit Management training (Bowling Green)
• Medicaid Buy-In for Workers with Disabilities
• Mental Disabilities and the ADA: Questions and Answers to Employment Issues (OLRS publication)
• New online training program opens high-tech employment opportunities for young people with disabilities (news article)
• OLRS wins client's employment discrimination appeal; case returned to lower court
• Ticket to Work regulations will go into effect in July (news article)
• OLRS Client Assistance Program (CAP) Brochure
• Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security (PABSS)
• Rehabilitation Services Commission (RSC) Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Policy Committee
• Ticket to Work
• Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Motor Vehicles (OLRS publication)
• Vocational Services and Independent Living: Programs and Services Available in Ohio through the Rehabilitation Act (OLRS publication)
• Work Incentives Planning and Assistance (WIPA) Program

Family Support Council (formerly Family Support Collaborative)

• About This Section (history of the Family Support Collaborative/Family Support Council)
• FSC's Mission Statement, Ten Principles of Family Support, and FSC Advocacy Plan
• Information and Resources for Children with Disabilities - Home Page
• Ohio Family Support Act, House Bill 214
• Results of the Family Support Survey

Financial Resources

• Cash rebate available to low-income workers, and people who get certain disability and retirement benefits
• Medicaid Waiver Programs in Ohio
• Other Benefits or Assistance Resources
• Respite Care
• Social Security Disability Benefits

Finding Help

• Frequently Asked Questions
• Getting Started: Finding Help for Your Child with a Disability
• Know Your Rights
• Medical and Financial Needs
• Special Education Resources - Other Agencies That Can Help You

Future Planning

• Advance Directives for Mental Health Treatment in Ohio (OLRS publication)
• Advance Directives - Topics, Forms, and Resources
• Guardianship FAQs
• Future Planning (Estate Planning)
• Law Permits Parents to Nominate Guardians

Government Programs and Services

• Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Program
• Family Opportunity Act and Other Family-Friendly Provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2006: Opportunities for Ohio (OLRS publication)
• Final report and recommendations issued on Ohio's Unified Long Term Care Budget (news article)
• Important Benefits for Medicaid Eligible Children: Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) (OLRS publication)
• Medicaid and Medicaid Waivers
• Medicaid Waiver Programs in Ohio
• Medicare Part D Resources
• Prepaid debit card option now available for Social Security payments (news article)
• Ohio Developmental Disabilities Profile (ODDP) and Funding for Individual Options Waiver - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and Answers by Ohio Legal Rights Service (OLRS publication)
• Other Benefits or Assistance Resources
• Programs Offered by State Agencies in Ohio
• Social Security Disability Benefits
• Ticket to Work

Guardianship

• Guardianship FAQs
• Guardianship Resources
• Law Permits Parents to Nominate Guardians
• OLRS challenges Probate Court removal of parents as individual's guardian
• Take Charge of Your Life: Know About Guardianship (OLRS publication)

Housing

• Housing Accommodations
• Home Modifications
• Housing for People with Disabilities
• Opening the Doors: Confronting Housing Discrimination (OLRS publication)
• Smoke Detectors: Funding Assistance That is Available for Ohioans who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (OLRS publication)
• The Housing Guides - A TBI and Disability Perspective (OLRS publication)

Independent Living

• Assistive Technology
• Client Assistance Program (CAP)
• Housing for People with Disabilities
• The Housing Guides - A TBI and Disability Perspective (OLRS publication)
• Vocational Services and Independent Living: Programs and Services Available in Ohio through the Rehabilitation Act (OLRS publication)

Internet Privacy and Accessibility

• Identifying Credible Web Sites
• Links to Internet Privacy Resources
• Privacy Policy and Disclaimer Notice (OLRS)
• Web Site Accessibility Statement (FSC)
• Web Site Accessibility Statement (OLRS)
• Your Child's Safety on the Internet
• Your Privacy on the Internet

Learning Disabilities

• ADD/ADHD Resources
• Learning Disability Resources

Legal Assistance

• Know Your Rights

Medicaid / Medicare

• Congress passes moratorium on implementing proposed rules related to Medicaid rehabilitative services and school-based services
• Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) Program
• Families of children with autism should contact OLRS if they experience a reduction in Medicaid benefits
• Family Opportunity Act and Other Family-Friendly Provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2006: Opportunities for Ohio (OLRS publication)
• HHS announces final rule to eliminate Federal Medicaid payment for costs of certain school-based administrative and transportation activities
• How to Improve Ohio's Medicaid Program to Make It Work More Effectively for Adults and Children With Disabilities (OLRS publication)
• Important Benefits for Medicaid Eligible Children: Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) (OLRS publication)
• Making the Most of Medicaid: Linking Consumers with Health Care Coverage (seminar)
• Medicaid and Medicaid Waivers
• Medicaid Buy In & Individual Benefit Management training (Springfield)
• Medicaid Buy In & Individual Benefit Management training (St. Clairsville)
• Medicaid Buy In & Individual Benefit Management training (Athens)
• Medicaid Buy In & Individual Benefit Management training (Columbus)
• Medicaid Buy In & Individual Benefit Management training (Withamsville)
• Medicaid Buy In & Individual Benefit Management training (Tallmadge)
• Medicaid Buy In & Individual Benefit Management training (Bowling Green)
• Medicaid Buy-In for Workers with Disabilities
• Medicaid Waiver Programs in Ohio
• Medicare Part D Resources
• OLRS Action Prompts Oversight by Federal Agency

Medical Information and Health Coverage

• Dental Health Care
• Diagnosis and Health Information
• Finding a Primary Care Doctor for Your Child with a Disability
• Future Planning (Estate Planning)
• Important Benefits for Medicaid Eligible Children: Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) (OLRS publication)
• Insurance and Prescription Coverage
• Medicaid and Medicaid Waivers
• Medicaid Waiver Programs in Ohio
• Medicare Part D Resources
• Ohio receives failing grade in providing consumer protections for health insurance (news article)
• Other Benefits or Assistance Resources
• What About Health Insurance? (OLRS publication)

Mental Health

• A Closer Look: Security Oversight (OLRS publication)
• A Closer Look: Selected Sources (OLRS publication)
• A Closer Look: Trauma Informed Treatment in Behavioral Health Settings (OLRS publication)
• Abuse and Neglect: Awareness and Reporting for Individuals Labeled as Mentally Ill (OLRS publication)
• Advance Directives for Mental Health Treatment in Ohio (OLRS publication)
• Advocacy - A Bridge from Rights to Recovery (OLRS publication)
• Advocacy for Mental Health Services for Persons in Ohio's County and Regional Jails (OLRS publication)
• Advocacy Guide: Advocacy - The Act of Supporting and Promoting Rights and Recovery (OLRS publication)
• Advocacy - Lets Get Started! (OLRS publication)
• Agreement reached on policy framework for federal mental health parity bill (news article)
• Civil Commitment: Information about the Process for People Alleged to be Mentally Ill (OLRS publication)
• Cultural Competence in Recovery: Breaking the Bonds of Illness, Poverty, and Violence (training)
• Mental Disabilities and the ADA: Questions and Answers to Employment Issues (OLRS publication)
• Mental Health
• Mental health parity agreement reached between Senate and House (news article)
• Mental Health Rights Grievance Procedure
• Mental Health Rights in Behavioral Healthcare Organizations (State Hospitals)
• Mental Health Rights in Community Mental Health Centers
• Mental Health Rights in Forensic Settings
• Mental Health Rights in Private Psychiatric Hospitals or Units
• Mental Health Rights in Residential Centers
• Ohio State 6th Annual MH/MR Conference - Mental Health Aspects: Treatment & Support
• OLRS PAIMI Advisory Council
• Ombuds Program
• Opening the Doors: Confronting Housing Discrimination (OLRS publication)
• Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI)
• Rights in Ohio's Public Mental Health System
• RSVP (Respect, Success, Value, Purpose) Conference
• Signs of Advocacy in the Mental Health System (OLRS publication)
• The Power of Peers (conference)
• The What-if? Workbook (PDF file)
• Twin Valley Behavioral Healthcare - Columbus Campus Survey Results (OLRS publication)
• When a Person Wants to Be Released from a Psychiatric Hospital
• When You Don't Want to Take Medication in the Hospital
• Your Mental Health Rights: How They Protect and Support Your Recovery (OLRS publication)

Mental Health - Children's Issues

• A Closer Look: A Review of Psychotropic Medication Practices in Children's Residential Facilities in Ohio (OLRS publication)
• A Closer Look: Families and Our Kids Living in the Residential Maze (OLRS publication)
• A Closer Look: How They Did It - A Review of How Six Children's Residential Mental Health Facilities are Attempting to Reduce or Eliminate the Use of Seclusion and Restraint (OLRS publication)
• A Closer Look: OLRS' Kids MH Survey (OLRS publication)
• A Closer Look: Seclusion and Restraint Practices in Children's Residential Facilities in Ohio (OLRS publication)
• A Closer Look: Selected Sources (OLRS publication)
• Children's Rights: The Rights of Children and Their Families Who Need or are Receiving Community Services (OLRS publication)
• Mental Health Resources
• OLRS Action Prompts Oversight by Federal Agency
• Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI)
• Service Coordination: A Guide for Families (OLRS publication)
• Settlement directs Ohio DYS facilities to improve services provided to children with disabilities (news article)

Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities

• Brain Injury and Neurological Resources
• Client's Rights for Individuals Who Have Developmental Disabilities
• Developmental Disability Resources
• Ohio State 6th Annual MH/MR Conference - Mental Health Aspects: Treatment & Support
• Ohio Supreme Court Rules Defendant with Intellectual Disabilities May Not Be Executed
• Ombuds Program
• Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities (PADD)
• Syndromes Resources
• U.S. Code Definition of Developmental Disability

Ohio Legal Rights Service (OLRS)

• Become a Funding Partner with OLRS
• Contact OLRS
• Directions to Ohio Legal Rights Service
• Five-Year Strategic Plan
• Input to OLRS
• Kalpana Yalamanchili Appointed as Chair of Ohio Legal Rights Service Commission
• Ohio Legal Rights Service (FAQs)
• Ohio Legal Rights Service (OLRS) Headlines
• OLRS Annual Report
• OLRS Brochure
• OLRS Client Assistance Program (CAP) Brochure
• OLRS Commission
• OLRS Home Page
• OLRS PAIMI Advisory Council
• OLRS Performance Audit Progress Report (PDF file)
• OLRS Quarterly Newsletter - Fall 2007
• OLRS Quarterly Newsletter - Winter 2008
• OLRS Quarterly Newsletters
• OLRS Quarterly - Special Voting Edition - Winter 2008
• OLRS Speakers Bureau
• Presentation about OLRS (PDF file)
• Priorities and Indicators of Progress
• Privacy Policy and Disclaimer Notice (OLRS)
• Publications about OLRS
• Request for Help from OLRS
• Statement of Philosophy
• Web Site Accessibility Statement (OLRS)

OLRS Publications  (External links are in parentheses)

• A Closer Look: A Review of Psychotropic Medication Practices in Children's Residential Facilities in Ohio (OLRS publication)
• A Closer Look: Are Your Services Trauma Sensitive? Trauma Sensitive Services Check List (PDF file)
• A Closer Look: Families and Our Kids Living in the Residential Maze (OLRS publication)
• A Closer Look: How They Did It - A Review of How Six Children's Residential Mental Health Facilities are Attempting to Reduce or Eliminate the Use of Seclusion and Restraint (OLRS publication)
• A Closer Look: OLRS' Kids MH Survey (OLRS publication)
• A Closer Look: Seclusion and Restraint Practices in Children's Residential Facilities in Ohio (OLRS publication)
• A Closer Look: Security Oversight (OLRS publication)
• A Closer Look: Selected Sources (OLRS publication)
• A Closer Look: Trauma Informed Treatment in Behavioral Health Settings (OLRS publication)
• A Parent's Guide to Finding Support: Meeting Other Families Who Have Children with Disabilities (OLRS publication)
• Abuse and Neglect: Awareness and Reporting for Individuals Labeled as Mentally Ill (OLRS publication)
• Advance Directives for Mental Health Treatment in Ohio (OLRS publication)
• Advocacy - A Bridge from Rights to Recovery (OLRS publication)
• Advocacy for Mental Health Services for Persons in Ohio's County and Regional Jails (OLRS publication)
• Advocacy Guide: Advocacy - The Act of Supporting and Promoting Rights and Recovery (OLRS publication)
• Advocacy - Lets Get Started! (OLRS publication)
• Alphabet Soup: What do the letters stand for? (OLRS publication)
• Children's Rights: The Rights of Children and Their Families Who Need or are Receiving Community Services (OLRS publication)
• Civil Commitment: Information about the Process for People Alleged to be Mentally Ill (OLRS publication)
• Employment Rights and Remedies for People with Disabilities (OLRS publication)
• Family Friendly Check List - Family version (PDF file)
• Family Friendly Check List - Agency version (PDF file)
• Family Opportunity Act and Other Family-Friendly Provisions of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2006: Opportunities for Ohio (OLRS publication)
• How to Improve Ohio's Medicaid Program to Make It Work More Effectively for Adults and Children With Disabilities (OLRS publication)
• Important Benefits for Medicaid Eligible Children: Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) (OLRS publication)
• Improving Family Support for Ohio Families with Children who have Disabilities - Issues & Recommendations for Ohio's Policymakers from the Ohio Family Support Council (OLRS/FSCouncil publication)
• Mental Disabilities and the ADA: Questions and Answers to Employment Issues (OLRS publication)
• Negotiation Skills For Parents: How To Get The Special Education Your Child With Disabilities Needs (OLRS publication)
• Ohio Developmental Disabilities Profile (ODDP) and Funding for Individual Options Waiver - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and Answers by Ohio Legal Rights Service (OLRS publication)
• Olmstead and the ADA: A Guide to the Decision (OLRS publication)
• OLRS Client Assistance Program (CAP) Brochure
• OLRS Quarterly Newsletter - Fall 2007
• OLRS Quarterly Newsletter - Winter 2008
• OLRS Quarterly - Special Voting Edition - Winter 2008
• OLRS Quarterly Newsletter - Spring 2008
• Opening the Doors: Confronting Housing Discrimination (OLRS publication)
• Rights and Liabilities for People with Service Animals (OLRS publication)
• Service Coordination: A Guide for Families (OLRS publication)
• Sign Language Interpreters and Auxiliary Aids and Services (OLRS publication)
• Signs of Advocacy in the Mental Health System (OLRS publication)
• Smoke Detectors: Funding Assistance That is Available for Ohioans who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing (OLRS publication)
• Students with TBI - Thriving Beyond Injury (OLRS publication)
• Take Charge of Your Life: Know About Guardianship (OLRS publication)
• The Housing Guides - A TBI and Disability Perspective (OLRS publication)
• The Initiative on Triple Jeopardy: African American Women with Disabilities (OLRS publication)
• The State of Ohio's Needs and Resource Assessment of Individuals with Brain Injuries and Their Families
  [report from OLRS]
  (http://olrs.ohio.gov/TBIReport/tbireport.htm)
• Twin Valley Behavioral Healthcare - Columbus Campus Survey Results (OLRS publication)
• Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Motor Vehicles (OLRS publication)
• Vocational Services and Independent Living: Programs and Services Available in Ohio through the Rehabilitation Act (OLRS publication)
• Voter Rights and Assistance (OLRS publication)
• What About Health Insurance? (OLRS publication)
• Your Mental Health Rights: How They Protect and Support Your Recovery (OLRS publication)

Public Input

• Group wants to hear from those who care for a military service member who has a traumatic brain injury (news article)
• ICDR seeks comments on ways to improve future disability and rehabilitation research
• Input to OLRS
• NCD gathering public input for a study of emerging issues of people with disabilities (news article)
• Office for Exceptional Children requests comments on draft guidelines for conducting modified assessments (news article)
• Study seeks participants with sensory and/or mobility impairments (news article)
• Take a survey about services for people with disabilities who are abuse victims (news article)
• Web Site Feedback

Respite

• Child Care
• Family Caregiver Resources
• Medicaid Waiver Programs in Ohio
• Respite Care

Siblings, Spouse, and Other Family Members

• Foster, Kinship, and Adoptive Family Resources
• Resources for Siblings and Fathers

Special Education for Children Ages 3-22

• Accountability Improves Results for ALL Children Conference
• Deal v. Hamilton County Department of Education
• ECOT Changes Surrogate Parent Policy in Response to OLRS Complaint
• FAQs about Special Education, Private Insurance and Medicaid
• How do I get Extended School Year (ESY) services for my child?
• How do I get my school-aged child evaluated for special education?
• How do I get related services for my child?
• Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA)
• Interagency Agreement Between the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission
• Negotiation Skills For Parents: How To Get The Special Education Your Child With Disabilities Needs (OLRS publication)
• No Child Left Behind Act
• Office for Exceptional Children requests comments on draft guidelines for conducting modified assessments (news article)
• Ohio's Autism Scholarship Program
• OLRS Collaborates to Offer Parent Training on Special Education Rights
• OLRS Files a Friend of the Court Brief in the Winkelman Case
• OLRS files brief in case involving a school district suing the family's special education attorney for attorney fees
• OLRS submits comments to the Ohio Department of Education on proposed IDEA rules
• Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities (PADD)
• Rights of Students Who are Homeless and Eligible for Special Education Services
• Settlement directs Ohio DYS facilities to improve services provided to children with disabilities (news article)
• Special Education Funding Case (Doe v. State of Ohio)
• Special Education Information and Resources
• Special education operating standards become effective on July 1, 2008 (news article)
• Special Education Resources - Other Agencies That Can Help You
• Special Education Services
• Students with TBI - Thriving Beyond Injury (OLRS publication)
• Surrogate Parents for Children with Disabilities
• Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities
• Transition Services Planning
• What can I do if my child with a disability is being harassed in school?
• What can I do if my child with a disability is having behavior problems in school?
• What can I do to get my school to follow my child's Individualized Education Program (IEP)?
• Winkelman Decision: Supreme Court decides that Ohio parents do not need a lawyer to sue public school districts

Transition Services Planning

• Community Employment: A Priority of First Consideration (two-day conference)
• Interagency Agreement Between the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission
• Transition Planning for Students with Disabilities
• Transition Services Planning

Transportation

• Accessible Parking and Disability Parking Permits
• Accessible Vehicles
• Air carrier regulations updated that prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability (news article)
• Air Travel
• Public Transportation for People with Disabilities
• School Transportation
• Vocational Rehabilitation Services and Motor Vehicles (OLRS publication)

Waivers

• CMS Approves Individual Options (IO) Waiver Amendment
• Medicaid and Medicaid Waivers
• Medicaid Waiver Programs in Ohio
• Ohio Developmental Disabilities Profile (ODDP) and Funding for Individual Options Waiver - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) and Answers by Ohio Legal Rights Service (OLRS publication)
• Programs Offered by State Agencies in Ohio
• OLRS Action Prompts Oversight by Federal Agency

Voting

• Individuals with Disabilities and Voting
• Ohio Disability Vote Coalition plans presidential forum (news article)
• OLRS Voter Alert - Is your polling location accessible?
• OLRS Voter Alert - Register to Vote - Frequently Asked Questions
• OLRS Voter Alert - Voting by Absentee Ballot - Frequently Asked Questions
• Places that Can Help with Voter Rights and Assistance
• National Forum on Disability Issues
• Protection and Advocacy under the Help America Vote Act (PAVA)
• Voter Rights and Assistance (OLRS publication)
• Voting Information and Resources
• Voting Rights