Click here to read a letter to families and care providers about covid-19.
Find out about proposed state and national changes to services for individuals for disabilities. CLICK HERE to view the letter drafted by Ohio Valley Goodwill regarding these proposed changes.
“We Need Your Help Again” – Hamilton County Board of DD Services Advocacy
Federal Rules Would Harm Work Centers for the Disabled
Governor Kasich’s Budget for DD Services
The Ohio Governor’s Office of Health Transformation has released a Draft CMS Transition Plan
To provide feedback on the state’s draft transition plan:
The following video is a compelling story of the real-life impact on the lives of people with significant disabilities when their right to choose program options that fit their needs are eliminated. Please take a moment to view this important video that explains from the point of view of those impacted how legislation can have unintended negative consequences.
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FACTS FOR INDIVIDUALS & PARENTS OF GOODWILL SERVICES – letter
WIA is Now WIOA: What the New Bill Means For People with Disabilities
Letter from Disability Rights Ohio to Gov. Kasich
Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities Employment First Initiative Announcement
Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities – “Our Future”
John Martin Response to Disability Rights Ohio
In First, State to Ban Subminimum Wage
People with disabilities fear losing jobs at sheltered workshops
Disability workshops say bill could force their closure
Stigmatizing people with serious mental illness and severe developmental disabilities
The generation gap in care for developmentally disabled in Ohio
Director reports support for sheltered workshop program
How best to serve developmentally disabled adults?
Families fight community-care plan
Members of Congress in Support of Choice
Opinion: Community jobs preferred for disabled
Disability services may change, but some in Clark County don’t see need
New federal rules could close sheltered workshops for people with disabilities
Do Sheltered Workshops Limit Opportunities for Inclusion? Olmstead Says Yes.
Opinion: Disabled workers need more options, not less