Various Contacts for Parents of Students with Disabilities:



Various Contacts for Parents of Students with Disabilities:

Access Center for Independent Living, Andrew T. Alt (937) 341-5202 x16, andrew@

The Access Center for Independent Living (ACIL) is a non-residential center for independent living whose board and staff are comprised almost entirely of people with disabilities. We do so through offering advocacy, information and referral, independent living skills training, peer support, our recycled durable medical equipment program and through assisting individuals transition from institutional settings to community living.

ADHD CoachConnect, Judy MacNamee, 614-804-6706, judy@

ADHD Coaching is a unique but effective approach in helping ADHD teens 14-19 years of age get “unstuck”! ADHD CoachConnect will work with you to explore and harness your ADHD and develop strategies to unleash your strengths.

Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired, Trent Smith, 937-461-4800 x395, trent.smith@ood.

BSVI provides direct, personalized services to help individuals with disabilities obtain or retain employment. The BSVI counselor works with you one-on-one to plan an individualized program leading to gainful employment.

Capabilities, Inc. Justin Blumhorst, (419) 778-7400, justin.blumhorst@

Capabilities has been serving Ohioans since 1997 assisting with employment opportunities, drivers training, vocational rehabilitation, and day habilitations.

Choices in Community Living, Michael Richardson, (937) 380-5990, mrichardson@

Choices in Community Living, Inc. (CICL) is a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) agency that provides lifelong person-centered, community-based residential options (homes) and other services for people with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, and other developmental disabilities in southwestern Ohio.

Dayton Autism Society, (937) 237-3904, asadayton@

Dayton Autism Society provides family grants, education and community outreach and family friendly activities including our annual 5K run/walk for autism awareness and autism friendly holiday party.

Dayton Public Schools Workforce Development Programs, Lesli Combs, (937) 542-7287, lcombs@dps.k12.oh.us

Disability Rights Ohio, Danielle Gray, (614) 466-7264x135, dgray@

Disability Rights Ohio provides legal advocacy and rights protection to a wide range of people with disabilities. This includes assisting individuals with problems such as abuse, neglect, discrimination, access to assistive technology, special education, housing, employment, community integration, voting and rights protection issues with the juvenile and criminal justice systems.

echoing – Dayton, Nicole Sturk, (937) 716-1313, nsturk@

To enable young adults with special needs achieve their dreams through community integration, experienced-based learning, and social and professional networking.

Freedom Scientific, Mike Wood (800) 444-4443 x3917, mwood@

Freedom Scientific is the largest worldwide manufacturer of assistive technology products for those who are blind or have low vision. Freedom Scientific is also the only company with a complete line of products for those with vision impairments. All of these products are tested and guaranteed to work together. Freedom Scientific has been in business for over ten years and its products are sold in 55 countries and translated into 24 languages.

Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley, Tracy Hunter, (937) 461-4800, t.hunter@

In 1934, we opened our doors as a Goodwill affiliate and focused on assisting people to live independently through job training and job placement services. This important endeavor, in the community, was based on the Goodwill model of focusing on empowering people through the dignity of work. In 1999, we combined with another mission-focused organization known as Easter Seals and that gave us the opportunity to serve children and seniors, thus broadening our scope of support for the communities we serve. Today, this powerful combination, known as Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley, serves people with disabilities, and other needs, in 23 Ohio counties and numerous local communities from Lima in the North, to Middletown in the South, to Greenville in the West, and Urbana and Bellefontaine in the East.

Greater Dayton RTA, Nathan Owens, (937) 425-8374, nowens@

The RTA is committed to providing quality transportation to everyone in the Miami Valley area. Since 1977, the RTA has offered Project Mobility, a curb-to-curb paratransit service to certified individuals with disabilities who are unable to use regular fixed routes.

Greene CATS, ShannonWebster, (937) 562-6466, swebster@co.greene.oh.us

Greene CATS is a small county public transit system operated by the Greene County Transit Board. We provide safe, reliable, and accessible public transportation for the residents of Greene County with special attention to those who are transportation disadvantaged in coordination with agencies, organizations, businesses, and local governments.

Greene County Career Center, Elisabeth Cline, (937) 623-4908, ecline@

Where all students will achieve in real work and real life. Empowering students through advanced technologies, integrated instruction, and community partnerships to succeed in career, college, and life.

Miami County Board of Developmental Disabilities/Riverside of Miami County,

Kathy Scott (937) 339-8313, kathy.scott@

Our mission is to empower children and adults with developmental disabilities to live, work, and play as full members of the Miami county community!

Miami Valley Career Technology Center, Theresa Lingenfelter, (937) 837-7781, tlingenfelter@

MVCTC is positioned to influence economic development in five southwestern Ohio counties (Montgomery, Warren, Preble, Darke, and Miami) by preparing students for the 21st century workforce. Students receive challenging, career-focused education, as well as a rigorous academic foundation. This combination has resulted in an array of innovative applications and knowledge that enable MVCTC students to enter post secondary education or the job market with a high comfort level of competency and to be prepared for the global workforce.

Miami Valley Fair Housing Center, Elizabeth Redmon, (937) 223-6035, elizabeth.redmon@

The Miami Valley Fair Housing Center seeks to eliminate housing discrimination against all persons because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, familiar status, or any other characteristic protected under state or local laws. In furthering this goal, MVFHC engages in activities designed to encourage fair housing practices through educational efforts; assists persons who believe they have been victims of housing discrimination; identifies barriers to fair housing in order to help counteract and eliminate discriminatory housing practices; works with elected and government representatives to protect and improve fair housing laws; and takes all appropriate and necessary action to ensure that fair housing laws are properly and fairly enforced throughout the Miami Valley.

Montgomery County Board of Developmental Disabilities Services, Candace Hester,

(937) 937-9281, chester@

The Board serves children and adults with mental retardation and other significant developmental disabilities, most of whom require comprehensive life-long services. The Board provides supports for individuals to live, learn, work, and participate in their community. The Board also provides supports for families in their efforts to care for their family member with a disability.

Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities, (800) 374-2806

OCECD’s programs help parents become informed and effective representatives for their children in all educational settings. In addition, youth are assisted to advocate for themselves. Through knowledge about laws, resources, rights and responsibilities, families are better able to work with agencies to ensure that appropriate services are received for the benefit of their sons and daughters.

The Ohio State University Nisonger Center – TOPS Program, Shannon Prince,

(614) 685-3185, shannon.prince@osumc.edu

The focus of TOPS is to empower students to become self-determined adults by providing them college experiences including participation in college classes, internships, employment, and campus social life that are customized to each student’s interests and needs.

Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities, Lois Mescher, (937) 331-5016, lois.mescher@ood.

To provide individuals with disabilities opportunities to achieve quality employment, independence, and disability determination outcomes.

Preble County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Brooke Warren, (937) 456-5891, bwarren@

The Preble County Board of DD offers an array of services and supports for eligible individuals and their families.

Project SEARCH

The Project SEARCH High School Transition Program is a unique, business led, one year school-to-work program that takes place entirely at the workplace. Total workplace immersion facilitates a seamless combination of classroom instruction, career exploration, and hands-on training through worksite rotations.

Red Treehouse,

was created to provide a welcoming and vibrant online community for families and professions to explore resources to help children and young adults, prenatal through age 25.

Scene75 Entertainment Center, Chris McDonagh, (937) 974-5787, cmcdonagh@

Scene75 is offering a FREE program for those with special needs. The program has been developed to help improve social and motor skills, hand and eye coordination, reaction time and recognition…all in a safe, controlled, and FUN environment.

Sinclair Community College, Debra Moody, (937) 512-5113, disabilities@sinclair.edu

Disability Services provides assistance to all qualified students with disabilities, whether they are physical, psychiatric, or educational. You are required to register with the office and identify your needs in order to be eligible for academic adjustments. All services are based on individual needs. We are here to help you reach your academic goals.

Social Security Administration, Theresa Busher, (866) 964-4267 x25508, theresa.busher@

Special Olympics Greene County, (937) 320-5959

Greene County Special Olympics (GCSO) is a year around sport-centered program for people with intellectual disabilities. We serve both the school-age and adult population in Greene County, Ohio. This includes Greene County schools, their graduates, and other independent athletes. The school districts included are Beavercreek, Cedar Cliff, Fairborn, Greeneview, Sugarcreek, Xenia, and Yellow Springs.

Springfield-Clark Career Technology Center, Janel Bumgardner, (937) 325-7368 x181, janelbumgardner@

Our Career Technology Center is a Learning Organization that is inquiry driven, curriculum based, and student centered.

United Rehabilitation Services of Greater Dayton, Tim Jones or Beth Gill, (937) 233-1230, tjones@ bgill@

Our dedicated and skilled team of professionals, in partnership with family members and caregivers, provide individualized services to improve the quality of life for each client. Our programs offer high quality services that are nationally and locally accredited, and as a member of the Better Business Bureau, adhere to the most rigorous “Charitable Giving Standards”.

University of Dayton, Deanna Arbuckle, (937) 229-2066, deanna.arbuckle@udayton.edu

Services for students with disabilities at the University of Dayton are provided through the Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center (LTC) Office of Student Learning Services (SLS). SLS strives to ensure that students with disabilities have equitable access to opportunities at the University of Dayton so they can participate freely and actively in all facets of university life. SLS provides access to programs and services through academic, housing, and testing accommodations; individual consultations; on-going disability management; and production of alternative format course materials.

Wright State University Disability Services, (937) 775-5680, disability_services@wright.edu

Wright State University takes pride in its diverse student population. Access is a vital feature of the Wright State community; virtually the entire campus is accessible. We believe that a student’s college education is an opportunity to develop academically, vocationally, and personally. Students with disabilities are encouraged to develop independence to the fullest extent possible and to assume responsibility for their chosen lifestyles.

Wright State University Starting Wright Program/Ohio’s STEM Ability Alliance,

(937) 775-5827, startingwright@wright.edu

Starting Wright is a resource for middle and high school students with disabilities of all types, as well as their parents, teachers, and counselors. Starting Wright is designed to help prepare students for education and careers after high school, especially in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine (STEMM). Starting Wright offers online information, webcasts and materials that explore STEMM careers.

Youth Leadership Forum for Students with Disabilities, Donna Foster, (614) 438-1394, donna.foster@ood.

The Council exists to advise the Governor and General Assembly on statewide disability issues; educate and advocate for partnerships at the local, state, and national level, promote equality access and independence, and develop employment opportunities; promote the value of diversity, dignity, and the quality of life for people with disabilities; and be a catalyst to create systemic change to promote awareness of disability-related issues that will ultimately benefit all citizens of Ohio.

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