Advocacy and Support

In this section, learn how to strengthen your skills as an advocate for your child's needs. Also learn where you can find resources that can provide support and help to you and your family.

• A Parent's Guide to Finding Support - Meeting Other Families Who Have Children with Disabilities: Booklet written by OLRS.
• Advocacy Tips: Read articles and find links to more information that can help you become an effective advocate.
• Family Caregiver Resources: Learn about resources to help caregivers find the support they need for their caregiving efforts.
• Foster, Kinship/Grandparent, and Adoptive Family Resources: Find resources for families who provide care as a foster, kinship, or adoptive parent.
• In the News: Read recent information, announcements, and links to news articles, press releases, and reports about disability-related topics.
• Military and Veteran Resources: Find resources specific to military families who have a child with a disability.
• Resources for Siblings and Fathers: Learn about resources for siblings and fathers of a child with a disability.
• Results of the Family Support Survey: Search the results of a survey about family satisfaction of services for children with disabilities in Ohio.
• Upcoming events: Review a listing of seminars, conferences, and meetings about disability-related topics.
• Victims of Crime Who Have Disabilities: Find resources about finding help for people with disabilities who have been a victim of a crime.

• Children's Issues