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Links to Other Disability Related Sites

Below are links to other web sites that we hope you may find helpful in supporting you or someone you care about who has a disability. If you have a web site that has been helpful for you and you want to share it with others, please call us at 419-294-4901 or email the address to us. Thank you.

ADAPTIVE EQUIPMENT

Ability Hub, Assistive Technology Solutions: http://www.abilityhub.com For people with a disability who find operating a computer difficult, maybe even impossible. This web site will direct you to adaptive equipment and alternative methods available for accessing computers.

ADVOCACY

Ohio Department of MRDD: http://www.state.oh.us/dmr

The ARC of Ohio: http://www.thearcofohio.org Advocacy organization representing individuals with disabilities.

People First: http://peoplefirstofohio.org Self advocates becoming empowered.

Ohio Department of MR/DD Family Advocate: http://odmrdd.state.oh.us/AdvocatesDoc/Family%20_Advocate.htm The State of Ohio employs a parent advocate to assist families in supporting individuals with developmental disabilities.

Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council: http://www.state.oh.us/ohioddc/ Planning and advocacy body committed to community inclusion for people with developmental disabilities.

DISABILITIES ASSOCIATIONS/NETWORKS

Public Images Network: http://www.publicimagesnetwork.org Promoting positive perceptions of people with mental retardation and developmental disabilities.

United Cerebral Palsy: http://www.ucpa.org to advance the independence, productivity and full citizenship of people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities.

Spina Bifida Association of America: http://www.sbaa.org The Mission of the Spina Bifida Association of America is to promote the prevention of spina bifida and to enhance the lives of all affected.

National Brain Injury Association: http://www.biausa.org

Autism Society of America: http://www.autism-society.org

National Association for Down Syndrome: http://www.nads.org

Epilepsy Foundation of America: http://www.efa.org

Ohio State University’s Nisonger Center: http://www.hsc.ohio-state.edu/nisonger.html

Ohio Legal Rights Service: http://www.state.oh.us/olrs

The Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission: http://www.state.oh.us/rsc

ESTATE AND TRUST FUND PLANNING

Community Fund Management Foundation: http://www.CFMF.org A non-profit, tax-exempt (501c3) organization created to establish and administer trust programs for Ohio residents with disabilities. A trust account may allow an individual with a disability to keep their money or assets in a way that prevents them from losing other necessary government benefits, such as Social Security or Medicaid healthcare coverage.