Ohio Legal Rights Service (OLRS) Annual Report 2006
October 1, 2005 to September 30, 2006

Contents

• From the Desk of the Executive Director
• Part 1 - Introduction
• Part 2 - Statistics
• Part 3 - Protection and Advocacy

The annual report is also available in PDF: OLRS Annual Report 2006 (PDF file)

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Funding and Non-discrimination Policy

This annual report is presented to the Governor, Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court, President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Legal Rights Commission, Director of Mental Health, Director of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, and to the people of the State of Ohio.

Ohio Legal Rights Service is partially funded by, and prepared this report in part through, grants under the following federal laws:

• the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act (administered by the Administration for Developmental Disabilities, United States Department of Human Services);
• the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness (PAIMI) Act of 1986 (administered by the Center for Mental Health Services, United States Department of Human Services);
• the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (administered by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, United States Department of Education);
• the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act (TWWIIA) of 1999 (administered by the Office of Employment Support Programs, Social Security Administration); and
• additional funding from the State of Ohio General Revenue Funds.

Ohio Legal Rights Service does not discriminate in provision of service or employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, military service, disability, or age.

This report is available in print and in alternate formats upon request.

• Ohio Legal Rights Service (OLRS)