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OHIO

The only tornado of 148 in the April 3-4, 1974 Super Outbreak to occur in 3 states. It touched down near Rising Sun, IN, moved to the NE, crossing Boone County, KY, then the Ohio River into Ohio at Sayler Park.

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EMERGENCY RESOURCES

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Emergency First Responders - 911

Information & Referral - 211 (First Link- see below)

TTY Relay - 711 (if you are Deaf, use this not 911)
Speech to Speech Relay 877-750-9097

Emergency Management

Ohio Emergency Management Agency
2855 West Dublin-Granville Road
Columbus, Ohio 43235-2206
24-hour contact: (614) 889-7150
General Fax: (614) 889-7183
http://www.ema.ohio.gov/ema.asp

Ohio Office of Homeland Security
Ohio Department of Public Safety
1970 West Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43223
office: (614) 387-6171
fax: (614) 752-2419
homelandsec@dps.state.oh.us
http://www.homelandsecurity.ohio.gov/hls.asp

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Katrina Relief

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How to Help & how to get Help
http://www.publicsafety.ohio.gov/hurricane_Katrina.asp

News & Events
http://jfs.ohio.gov/Katrina.stm

Katrina Fact Sheet for Ohio residents
http://www.ema.ohio.gov/pdfs/katrinafactsheet.pdf www.ema.ohio.gov/pdfs/katrinafactsheet.pdf

First Link(614) 221-2255 Local Number: 211
First Link is a little like Netcare, in that you need to go through them for referral to food cupboards, free clothing, and Medical Clinics. However, I like them better than Netcare, because they are less self rightious, and referals can be made over the phone...You do not have to go to an office and wait for hours to see a counselor. I find the process a little more confidential and therefore more dignified. Sometimes the wait on the phone can approach 20 minutes, but they are so helpful, it is worth it.

"I can do no great things, only small things with great Love." It's my favorite quote, I think it is appropriate to the mission of the Website, and it might inspire some people. Mother Theresa said it.

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EDUCATION

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Homeless Children & Youth Program
Ohio Department of Education
25 South Front Street, Mail Stop 404
Columbus, OH 43215-4183
Phone: (614) 466-4161
Fax: (614) 752-1622
tom.dannis@ode.state.oh.us
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/school_improvement/programs_services/Homeless/default.asp

Ohio Department of Education
25 South Front Street, Columbus Ohio
43215-4183 1-(877)-644-6338
http://www.ode.state.oh.us/Default.asp

Northern Ohio Special Education Regional Resource Center (SERRC)
1230 Beechview Drive, Suite 100
Vermilion, OH 44089-1604
(440) 967-8355; Fax: (440) 967-8349
Dale A. DeGirolamo : ddegir@leeca.org

Northwest Ohio Special Education Regional Resource Center (SERRC)
10142 Dowling Road
Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
(800) 346-8495 toll free
(419) 833-6771
Info@nwoserrc.org

Office for Exceptional Children
25 S. Front Street, 2nd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 752-5070
jane.renner@ode.state.oh.us

Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities (OCECD)
Bank One Building 165 West Center St., Suite 302
Marion, OH 433023741
(740) 382-5452 or (800) 374-2806
E-mail: ocecd@gte.net

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HOUSING

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HUD

Cincinnati
15 East 7th Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202-3188
Phone: (513) 684-3451
Fax: (513) 684-6224
TTY: (513) 684-6180

Cleveland
Renaissance on Playhouse Square
1350 Euclid Avenue, Suite 500
Cleveland, OH 44115-1815
Phone: (216) 522-4058
Fax: (216) 522-4067
TTY: (216) 522-2261

Columbus
Federal Office Building
200 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Phone: (614) 469-5737
Fax: (614) 469-2432
TTY: (614) 469-6694

COHHIO
35 East Gay Street, Suite 210
Columbus, Ohio 43215
(614) 280-1984 Voice
(614) 463-1060 Fax
cohhio@cohhio.org
http://www.cohhio.org/resources/directoryofhousingorgs/directory.html

Shelters

Nancy's Place (614) 224-6617 ext.2162
Single Women only - no children. They have 1 handicapped accessable room, but they frankly didn't sound all that excited about the prospect of accepting women with disabilities. Legally, I know that they would have to adjust, but I would feel better if they had sounded a little more open to the possibility. I know I don't like to go places where I am not welcome, whether or not I have a right to be there, but that is just my editorial comment. You probably can tell by now that I enjoy greatly editorializing on , well, everything.

Faith Mission (614) 224-6617 ext.2151
Single Men only -no children. They have no handicapped accessible room, but could accpt PWD's as lond as they could "get around." (their words...the guy I talked to was either unwilling or unable to define what he meant by that. I have left several messages with the Director, but no one has gotten back to me. I will keep trying. Tenacity is one of my middle names.)

Faith On Eighth (614) 299-3192
599 East Eighth Avenue Columbus Ohio 43201
Single Men only-no children. They are handicapped accessible and, to quote the man on the phone "will do anything we have to to help any brother in need." I wanted to crawl through the phone and kiss him.

Hospitality Network Incorporated (614) 228-9211
Only shelter in town that I could find that takes families. Apparently they have a day center where people hang out, as the name would suggest, during the day, and then the clients are taken to one of several areas around town at night to sleep. The day centre is handicapped accessible and some of the night sleeping areas are. They seemed semi-open to the idea of taking children with disabilities rather than parents with disabilities...The small minded excuse for a human being that I initially talked to alluded to the opinion that parents with disabilities would not be able to care for their own children. Boy, did I guide her gently down the path of enlightenment on that one, and will mention her lack of scope to her director when I go on my tour.

Choices (614) 224-4663
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTER for Women and children only
This one probably won't be able to be used much, but you never know. There is 1 handicapped accessible room, but the woman on the phone expressed the belief that women with disabilities are so rarely victims of domestic abuse, she didn't think it was necessary to have such a facility. I bit my tongue on that one. From what I understand, although she wasn't terribly clear, that there may be a problem housing boy children under the age of 18 if they are "sexually mature." I asked her to clarify, and what they would do under such a situation, but she obviously decided that silence was the better part of valour and dummied up.

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FOOD ASSISTANCE

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Food Stamps
http://jfs.ohio.gov/ofam/cmandfsa.stm
800-324-8680 TDD: 800-292-3572

WIC
130 Walnut St. Suite B
Bucyrus, Ohio 44820
Phone 419 562 5871
Fax: 419 562 2048
(419) 562-5859, (419) 462-1197, or (419) 683-2921
http://www.crawford-co.org/health/html/wic.html

Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank
546 Grant Street
Akron, OH 44311-1158
Phone: 330-535-6900
Fax: 330-996-5337
Dan Flowersl: danf@akroncantonfoodbank.org
http://www.akroncantonfoodbank.org

Cleveland Foodbank, Inc.
15500 South Waterloo Road
Cleveland, OH 44110
Phone: 216-738-2265
Fax: 216-738-1604
Anne Goodman: agoodman@secondharvest.org
http://www.clevelandfoodbank.com

Freestore Food Bank
1250 Tennessee Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45229
Phone: 513-482-4500
Fax: 513-482-7532
jmorrow@freestorefoodbank.org
http://www.freestorefoodbank.org

Huntington Area Food Bank, Inc.
1327 Seventh Avenue
Huntington, WV 25701
Phone: 304-523-6029
Fax: 304-523-6086
Jon Rickey: jrickey@hafb.org
http://www.hafb.org

Mid-Ohio FoodBank
1625 W. Mound Street
Columbus, OH 43223-1809
Phone: 614-274-7770
Fax: 614-274-8063
Matthew Habash: mdhabash@secondharvest.org
http://www.midohiofoodbank.org

Second Harvest Food Bank of North Central Ohio
7445 Deer Trail Lane
Lorain, OH 44053
Phone: 440-960-2265
Fax: 440-960-2356
Julie Chase-Morefield: jmorefield@secondharvestfoodbank.org
http://www.secondharvestfoodbank.org/

Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeastern Ohio
1005 CIC Drive
Logan, OH 43138
Phone: 740-385-6813
Fax: 740-385-0866
Dick Stevens: dstevens@secondharvest.org
http://www.hapcap.org

Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley
2805 Salt Springs Road
Youngstown, OH 44509
Phone: 330-792-5522
Fax: 330-792-9665
Michael Iberis: lmartin@secondharvest.org
http://www.mahoningvalleysecondharvest.com

Second Harvest Foodbank of Clark, Champaign, & Logan Counties
701 East Columbia Street
Springfield, OH 45503
Phone: (937)323-6507
Fax: (937)327-0516
http://www.springfieldcatholicsocialservices.org

Shared Harvest Foodbank
5901 Dixie Highway
Fairfield, OH 45014-4207
Phone: 513-874-0114
Fax: 513-874-0152
Tina Osso: tosso@secondharvest.org
http://www.sharedharvest.org

The Foodbank, Inc.
427 Washington Street
Dayton, OH 45402
Phone: 937-461-0265
Fax: 937-461-3310
Burma Rai: brai@thefoodbankdayton.org
http://www.thefoodbankdayton.org

Toledo Northwestern Ohio Food Bank
24 East Woodruff Avenue
Toledo, OH 43624
Phone: 419-242-5000
Fax: 419-241-4455
http://www.toledofoodbank.org

West Ohio Food Bank
P.O. Box 1566
1380 East Kibby Street (45804)
Lima, OH 45802-1566
Phone: 419-222-7946
Fax: 419-222-2232

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EMPLOYMENT

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Dept of Labor
http://jfs.ohio.gov/index.stm

Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation
Katherine A. Brown, director
400 E. Campus View Blvd., SW3A
Columbus, OH 43235-4604
1-800-282-4536, ext. 1438 voice (in Ohio only)
(614) 438-1438 voice
(614) 785-5048 TTY
(614) 438-1257 fax

Cuyahoga East Vocational Education Consortium
211 Alpha Park Drive
Highland Hts., OH 44143
(440) 995-7450

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MEDICAL CARE

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Medicaid
800-324-8680
TDD: 800-292-3572
http://jfs.ohio.gov/ohp/

Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps
Ohio Department of Health
P.O. Box 1603
Columbus, OH 43216-1603
(614) 466-1549; (800) 755-4769
http://www.odh.state.oh.us/

Healthfinder
http://www.healthfinder.gov/

Blick Clinic for Developmental Disabilities
640 W. Market St.
Akron OH 44303
(330) 762-5425, Fax (330) 996-7510
http://www.blickclinic.com

Cincinnati Shriners Hospital
3229 Burnet Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45229-3095
Telephone 513-872-6000
Fax 513-872-6999
Toll-free 800-875-8580

Lifetime Assistance Network
PLAN of Southwest Ohio, Inc.
11223 Cornell Park Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45242
(513)821-6111 or (513)496-1195 (fax)
E-Mail: planofsouthwestoh@fuse.net
http://www.planswohio.org/

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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

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Help with Utilities
http://www.hud.gov/local/oh/renting/energyprgms.cfm

Child Care: http://jfs.ohio.gov/cdc/

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SENIOR SERVICES

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Dept. of Aging: http://www.goldenbuckeye.com/

Clearinghouse on Aging and Developmental Disabilities
159 Carroll Hall The University of Akron
Akron OH 44325-5007
(800) 538-6544

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RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE with DISABILITIES

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AXIS Center,
4550 Indianola Ave.,
Columbus, OH 43214-2246
(614) 262-8124 V/TTY
(614) 267-4550 Fax
(800) 231-2947V/TTY
axiscenter@aol.com
http://www.axiscenter.org/

Governor's Council on People with Disabilities
400 E. Campus View Blvd.
Columbus, Ohio 43235-4604
Voice/TTD: 614-438-1391
Toll Free in Ohio (Voice/TTD): 1-800-282-4536 Ext. 1391
Fax: 614-438-1274
http://gcpd.ohio.gov/

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Great Lakes ADA & IT Center
Department on Disability & Human Development
1640 West Roosevelt Road
Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 413-1407 (V/TTY)
(312) 413-1856 (Fax)
http://www.adagreatlakes.org

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ARC

The Arc of Ohio
1335 Dublin Road, Suite 205-C
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 487-4720
Info@TheArcofOhio.org
http://www.thearcofohio.org/

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Arthritis, Skeletal & skin disabilities

Arthritis Foundation of America
http://www.arthritis.org/Communities/Chapters/Clickable_Map/chapterState.asp?state=OH

Little People of America
Cincinnatti - Michael Murray: murbase@aol.com
Heartlanders- Richard Krok: rjkrok@hotmail.com
http://www.lpaheartlanders.org
Northcoast - NE Ohio - Henry Stankiewicz: hstank@aol.com
Website: http://www.lpad5.org
Listserv: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/lpadistrict5

Marfan Syndrome Local Networks
Kettering - Sheila Shawen 937-293-7926 gshawen~at~woh.rr.com
Lakewood - Ruth Jerkins 216-226-7349 rjer16~at~aol.com
Toledo - Mary Ann Nowacki 419-474-5470 nowackima~at~buckeye-express.com
Troy - Lynn Smith 937-440-9339 callsmith1988~at~msn.com

Osteogenessis Imperfecta Support Group
Ohio - Renee 937-833-5953 or Cyndi 513-467-9588 cyndiashland~at~aol.com
NE OH - Mary 440-582-1250 ritleym~at~adelphia.net or Shelley shelleykeil@aol.com
N. OH - Les & Erin Szavuly 419-824-3685 eszavuly~at~lourdes.edu

Scleroderma Foundation, Ohio Chapter
PO Box 846
Hilliard OH 43026-0846
614-334-0846 or 866-849-9030
Email: sfohio@blackmule.com
http://www.scleroderma.org/chapter/ohio/

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Assistive Technology Ohio
445 East Dublin Granville Rd., Building 2
Worthington, OH 43085
Phone/TTY: 614-293-9132
Phone/TTY: 800-784-3425 (In State)
Fax: 614-293-9127
William Darling: darling.12@osu.edu
http://www.atohio.org/

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The Autism Society of Ohio
c/o PCPC
701 South Main St.
Akron, OH 44311
(330) 376-0211
Fax: (330) 376-1226
E-mail: askASO@autismohio.org
http://www.autismohio.org

Tri-County Autism Society P.O. Box 313 Canfield, Ohio 44406 Central Ohio Chapter http://www.autism-centralohio.com/

Greater Cincinnati P.O. Box 43027 Cincinnati, OH 45243-0027 (513) 561-2300 Fax: (513) 561-4748 Email: asgc@cinci.rr.com http://www.autismcincy.org/

Northwest Ohio 4848 Dorr Street Toledo, OH 43615 (419) 578-ASNO (2766) Fax: (419) 536-5038 http://www.asno.org/

ACT Now (Autism Consulting and Training)
218 W. High St.
Bryan, OH 43506
(419) 633-0068
E-mail: bonniekelly-path@lycos.com
http://www.autism-behavior-analyst.com

Autistic Spectrum Kids
5309 Fenn Road
Medina, OH 44256
(330) 723-4778
askaboutautism@yahoo.com
http://www.tomeofages.com/ask

M.O.D.E.L. Community School-Bryan
218 W. High st.
Bryan, OH 43506
(419) 633-0718
E-mail: bonniekelly-path@lycos.com

Central Ohio Families for Effective Autism Treatment (COFEAT)
(614) 470-2976
http://www.cofeat.org/

Dayton Asperger Resource Network (DARN)
Audrey Schilb
2305 Glenheath Dr.
Kettering, OH 45440
(937) 433 - 4505
Audrey Schilb: rschilb@erinet.com
http://darngroup.tripod.com/

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Auto-Immunes Disorders

Lupus Ohio

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Blind & Visually Impaired

National Federation of the Blind Ohio
237 Oak Street
Oberlin, Ohio 44074-1517
NFB of OH: (800) 396-6326
Batabara Pierce: bbpierce@pobox.com
http://www.nfbohio.org

American Council of the Blind of Ohio
PO Box 21488
Columbus OH 43221-0488
Tel: 614.221-6688 or 800.835. 2226

Ohio Division of Services for the Visually Impaired
Rehabilitation Services Commission
400 E. Campus View Blvd.
Columbus, OH 43235-4604
Tel: (614) 438-1255
http://www.rsc.ohio.gov/VR_Services/BSVI/bsvi.asp

Clovernook Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired
7000 Hamilton Avenue
Cincinnati , Ohio 45231
513-522-3862
cincinnati@clovernook.org
http://www.clovernook.org/

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Brain Injury Association of Ohio
1335 Dublin Road, Suite 217D
Columbus, oh 43215-1000
(614) 481-7100; (614) 481-7103
E-mail: help@biaoh.org
http://www.biaoh.org

Ohio Valley Center for Brain Injury and Rehabilitation
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
The Ohio State University
480 W. 9th Avenue
1166 Dodd Hall
Columbus, Ohio 43210
614-293-3802 (voice)
614-293-8886 (fax)
http://www.ohiovalley.org/

National Spinal Cord Injury Network - Northwest Ohio Chapter, NSCIA
10117 Woodmont Way
Perrysburg, OH 43551
Telephone: (419) 872-5347
http://www.nwonscia.org/

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Cancer

American Cancer Society - Ohio Division

Allen Area 616 S Collett St Lima, OH 45805 Phone: (888) 227-6446 Fax: (419) 225-8862 Clark/Miami Area 1130 Vester Ave. Springfield, OH 45503 Phone: (888) 227-6446 Fax: (937) 399-2060 Cuyahoga County 10501 Euclid Ave Cleveland, OH 44106 Phone: (888) 227-6446 Fax: (216) 241-0334 Defiance Area 306 Clinton St Defiance, OH 43512 Phone: (888) 227-6446 Fax: (419) 782-4372 Fairfield / Pickaway Area 649 E Main St Lancaster, OH 43130 Phone: (888) 227-6446 Fax: (740) 653-5677

Franklin County Office 870 Michigan Ave Columbus, OH 43215 Phone: (888) 227-6446 Fax: (614) 228-4456 Geauga Area 7861 Crile Rd Concord, OH 44077 Phone: (888) 227-6446 Fax: (440) 358-9073 Hamilton County 2808 Reading Rd Cincinnati, OH 45206 Phone: (888) 227-6446 Fax: (513) 891-5583 Hancock 110 S. Main St. Findlay, OH 45840 Phone: (888) 227-6446 Fax: (419) 423-1120 Lorain Area 43099 N Ridge Rd Elyria, OH 44035 Phone: (888) 227-6446 Fax: (440) 324-4217

Lucas County 135 Chesterfield Dr #100 Maumee, OH 43537 Phone: (888) 227-6446 Fax: (419) 891-9223 Mahoning Area 525 N Broad St Canfield, OH 44406 Phone: (888) 227-6446 Fax: (330) 533-1678 Marion Area 1105 Mt Vernon Ave Marion, OH 43302 Phone: (888) 227-6446 Fax: (740) 389-5906 Montgomery Area 40 S Perry St STE 120 Dayton, OH 45402 Phone: (888) 227-6446 Fax: (937) 223-5435 Muskingum Area 3612 Maple Ave Zanesville, OH 43702 Phone: (888) 227-6446 Fax: (740) 454-5194

South Central Area 138 Marietta Rd Ste D Chillicothe, OH 45601 Phone: (888) 227-6446 Fax: (740) 702-1163 Southwest Ohio Area 5378-A Cox Smith Rd. Mason, OH 45040 Phone: (888) 227-6446 Fax: (513) 229-4994 Stark Area 925 S Main St North Canton, OH 44720 Phone: (888) 227-6446 Fax: (330) 966-0436 Summit Area Office 1900 W Market St Akron, OH 44313 Phone: (888) 227-6446 Fax: (330) 865-1205 Washington Area 607 Putnam St. Marietta, OH 45750 Phone: (888) 227-6446 Fax: (740) 374-5719

Cancer Family Care
http://www.cancerfamilycare.org/index.cfm?action=offices

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Centers for Independent Living

Statwide Independent Living Council
670 Morrison Road, Suite 200
Gahanna, OH 43230
(614) 892-0390
TTY: (614) 892-0390
FAX: (614) 861-0392

Tri-County ILC, Inc. 680 East Market Street, Suite 205 Akron, OH 44304 (330) 762-0007 TTY: (800) 750-0750 FAX: (330) 762-7416 rose@tcilc.org CILO 632 Vine Street, Suite 601 Cincinnati, OH 45202 (513) 241-2600 TTY: (513) 241-7170 FAX: (513) 241-1707 EMAIL: cilo@cilo.net http://www.cilo.net/ LEAP 1468 West 25th Street Cleveland, OH 44113 V/TTY (216) 696-2716 FAX: (216) 687-1453 mhogan@leapinfo.org http://www.leapinfo.org/ LEAP CIL- (Branch) 2100 North Ridge Road Elyria, OH 44035 V/TTY(440) 324-3444 (800) 410-5327 FAX: (440) 324-2112 EMAIL: edanevich@leapinfo.org Western Reserve ILC 1400 Tod Avenue, Suite L-900 Warren, OH 44485 (330) 372-3325 FAX: (330) 373-1826 EMAIL: info@wrilc.org

MOBILE 690 South High Street Columbus, OH 43206 (614) 443-5936 TTY: (614) 443-5957 FAX: (614) 443-5954 EMAIL: bev@mobileonline.org\ http://www.mobileonline.org/ Access CIL, Inc. 35 South Jefferson Street Dayton, OH 45402 (937) 341-5202 TTY: (937) 341-5218 FAX: (937) 341-5217 EMAIL: alan@acils.com http://www.acils.com/ Ability Center of Greater Toledo 5605 Monroe Street Sylvania, OH 43560 V/TTY(419) 885-5733 V/TTY (866) 885-5733 FAX: (419) 517-5345 tharrington@abilitycenter.org http://www.abilitycenter.org/ Ability Center of Defiance (Branch) 1935 East Second Street Defiance, OH 43512 V/TTY (419) 782-5441 FAX: (419) 782-9231 EMAIL: knoe@abilitycenter.org Ability Center--Ottawa (Satellite) 400 West Third Street Port Clinton, OH 43452 (419) 734-0330 FAX: (419) 734-0330 mvanhoose@abilitycenter.org

Southeastern Ohio CIL 418 South Broad Street Lancaster, OH 43130 V/TTY(740) 689-1494 (800) 957-6245 FAX: (740) 689-1455 EMAIL: socil@sbcglobal.net http://www.socil.org/ Services for IL 25100 Euclid Avenue, Suite 105 Cleveland, OH 44117 V/ TTY (216) 731-1529 FAX: (216) 731-3083 sil@sil-oh.org http://www.sil-oh.org/ Society for Equal Access ILC 821 Anola Avenue, Suite B Dover, OH 44622 V/ TTY (330) 343-3668 (888) 213-4452 FAX: (330) 343-3721 EMAIL: ilc@tusco.net http://web.tusco.net/seailc/ ILC of North Central Ohio 1 Marion Avenue, Suite 115C Mansfield, OH 44903 V/TTY(419) 526-6770 FAX: (419) 526-6870 EMAIL: ilcnco@aol.com Pioneer ILC 710 Colegate Drive, Suite 253 Marietta, OH 45750 (740) 568-0527 (800) 399-0527 FAX: (740) 376-9435

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Cerebral Palsy

UCP of Central Ohio 440 Industrial Mile Road Columbus, OH 43228-2411 Phone: (614) 279-0109 Fax: (614) 279-2527 gthorpe@ucpofcentralohio.org http://www.ucpofcentralohio.org

UCP of Central Ohio 440 Industrial Mile Road Columbus, OH 43228-2411 Phone: (614) 279-0109 Fax: (614) 279-2527 gthorpe@ucpofcentralohio.org http://www.ucpofcentralohio.org

UCP of Greater Cleveland 10011 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, OH 44106 Phone: (216) 791-8363 Fax: (216) 721-3372 E-mail: sdean@ucpcleveland.org http://www.ucpcleveland.org

Cerebral Palsy Association of Ohio, Inc.
4550 Indianola Avenue
Columbus, OH 43214-2246
(800) 796-8498; (614) 267-5071
E-mail: cpo@iwaynet.net

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Cystic Fibrosis
http://www.cff.org/

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Deaf, Hard of Hearing, & Speech Impaired

Ohio Deaf Services for the Deaf
5830 N. High Street
Worthington OH 43085
(614) 841-1991 v/tty
(614) 841-4909 FAX
http://www.dsc.org/

Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc. (TDI) -
Community Emergency Preparedness Information Network (CEPIN) Project
National Coordinator: jimhouse@tdi-online.org http://www.cepintdi.org/
DEAF, Inc. (New England & Great Lakes contact)
215 Brighton Ave., Allston, MA 02134, 617 254-4041 TTY/V
http://www.deafinconline.org
Sharon Applegate, Executive Director slapplegate@rcn.com
Stephanie Clark, Regional Specialist sclark@deafinconline.org

Ohio School for the Deaf
500 Morse Road,
Columbus, OH 43214
TTY/V: 614.728.4030, FAX: 614.995.3447

St. Rita School for the Deaf
1720 Glendale Milford Rd
Cincinnati State, OH 45215
(513) 771-7600; Fax: (513) 326-8264
Gregory Ernst: gernst@srsdeaf.org
http://www.srsdeaf.org

Natural Communication, Inc.
P.O.Box 36412
Canton, OH 44708
http://www.nciohio.com/

The Ohio Center for Deafblind Education
4807 Evanswood Drive, Suite 300
Columbus, OH 43229
(614) 785-1163
Pattie Stechschultel: pstechschulte@ssco.org

Ohio Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 309
Germantown, OH 45327
(800) 866-OSHA
E-mail: OSLHAoffice@aol.com

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Developmental Disabilities

Cuyahoga County Board of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities
1275 Lakeside Avenue East
Cleveland, OH 44114-1132
(216) 241-8230; Fax: (216) 861-0253
Lula Holt Robertson: robertson@ccbmrdd.org
http://www.ccbmrdd.org

Ohio Department of MR/DD
1810 Sullivant Ave.
Columbus, OH 43223-1239
(614) 466-5214
http://www.state.oh.us/dmr

Ohio DD Planning Council
8 East Long Street, Atlas Bldg., 12th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-2931
(614) 466-5205
E-mail: david.zwyer@dmr.state.oh.us

Inclusion Advocates, Inc.
7838 Shadowhill Way
Cincinnati, Ohio 45242
(513) 543-7771
Ellen Mavriplis: emavriplis@cinci.rr.com

University Affiliated Cincinnati Center for Developmental Disorders
Pavilion Building - Nisonger Center
3333 Burnet Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039
(513) 636-8383
oppes0@chmcc.org

The Childhood League Center
670 S. 18th Street
Columbus, Ohio 43205
(614) 253-6933 phone; (614) 253-6935 fax
E-mail: clc@childhoodleague.org
http://www.childhoodleague.org

Clearinghouse on Aging and Developmental Disabilities
159 Carroll Hall The University of Akron
Akron OH 44325-5007
(800) 538-6544

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Diabetes

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
http://www.jdrf.org/index.cfm

Greater Cincinnati Chapter 8041 Hosbrook Rd., #422 Cincinnati, OH 45236-3830 Telephone: (513)793-3223 Fax: (513)936-5333 E-Mail: cincinnati@jdrf.org Mid-Ohio Chapter 134 A-2 Northwoods Blvd Columbus, OH 43235 Telephone: (614)464-2873 Fax: (614)464-2877 E-Mail: midohio@jdrf.org

Greater Dayton Chapter 1293-H Lyons Road Dayton, OH 45458 Telephone: (937)439-2873 Fax: (937)439-4086 dayton@jdrf.org Northwest Ohio Chapter 3450 W. Central Ave #256 Toledo, OH 43606 Telephone: (419)873-1377 Fax: (419)720-6339 E-Mail: northwestohio@jdrf.org

Northeast Ohio Chapter 5000 Rockside Road, Suite #310 Independence, OH 44131 Telephone: (216)524-6000 Fax: (216)328-8340 northeastohio@jdrf.org

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Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio (DSACO)
2879 Johnstown Rd.
Columbus, Ohio 43219
614-475-6440 x311
E-mail: office@dsaco.net
http://www.dsaco.net

Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati (DSAGC)
644 Linn St, Suite 408
Cincinnati OH 45203
513-761-5400, Fax 513-761-5401
Email: jane.dsagc@fuse.net
http://www.dsagc.com

Down Syndrome Association of Greater Toledo
P.O Box 298
Sylvania OH 43560-0298
419-536-4321
Email: information@dsagt.org
http://www.dsagt.org

The Jane & Richard Thomas Center for Down Syndrome
Children's Hospital Medical Center 3333 Burnet Ave.
Cincinnati OH 45229
513-636-6755, 513-636-6351,
800-344-CHMC
http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/alpha/d/disabilities/down/default.htm

The Up Side of Downs of Greater Cleveland
Cleveland OH
216-556-4021, 440-478-8708,
Email: USODOWNS@aol.com
http://www.theupsideofdowns.org

Miami Valley Down Syndrome Association (MVDSA)
1133 S. Edwin C. Moses Blvd. Suite 190
Dayton OH 45408
937-222-0744, Fax 937-222-0396
Email: office@mvdsa.org
http://www.mvdsa.org

Northern Ohio Down Syndrome Society (NODSS)
802 Valley Dr.
Amherst OH 44001
(440) 984-2055
Email: nodssprez@aol.com

Ohio Valley Down Syndrome Support Group Inc.
104 Westfall Lane
Richmond OH 43944
740-765-5268
Email: cjsentich@aol.com

Adoption Awareness Program-Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati
1821 Summit Rd., Suite 102
Cincinnati OH 45237
(513) 761-5400, Fax (513) 761-5401
rsteele@zoomtown.com

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Easter Seals

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Epilepsy Foundation of N.E. Ohio
2800 Euclid Avenue, Room 450
Cleveland, OH 44115
(216) 579-1330
E-mail: efneo@hotmail.com
http://www.efneo.org/

The Epilepsy Center of Northwest Ohio
5405 Southwyck Boulevard, Suite 100
Toledo, Ohio 43614
Phone: 419-867-5950
Toll Free: 800-589-5958
Fax: 419-867-5954
http://www.epilepsycenter.org/

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Learning Disabilities Association of Cuyahoga County (LDACC)
5360 Brookpark Road
Cleveland, Ohio 44134
(216) 749-0133; Fax (216) 749-1137
E-mail: LDACC@AOL.com

Learning Disabilities Association of Central Ohio
P.O. Box 835
Worthington, OH 43085
(614) 436-9266
Fax: (614) 436-7450

Learning Disabilites Association of Southwest Ohio
2745 S. Smithville Road #14
Dayton, OH
937 256 3005 Tel.
937 833 0839 Fax.
Email: LDASWOHIO@aol.com

International Dyslexia Association: Central Ohio Branch
Post Office Box 16216
Columbus, OH 43216
Voice Mail: 614-899-5711
http://interdys.org/

Northern Ohio Branch of IDA 7597 Herrick Park Drive Hudson, OH 44236 Phone: 216-556-0883 http://www.dyslexia-nohio.org

Ohio Valley Branch of IDA 317 E. 5th St. Cincinnati, OH 45202 Phone: 513-651-4747 http://www.cincinnatidyslexia.org/

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Legal Advocacy

Family Support Collaborative (FSC)
Ohio State Legal Services Association
555 Buttles Avenue
Columbus, OH 43215
614-221-7201; 800-589-5888 (in Ohio only)
E-mail: olrs_email@olrs.state.oh.us
http://www.state.oh.us/olrs/

Special Education Legal Services (SELS)
27900 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44132
(216) 289-IDEA (4332)

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Ohio Department of Mental Health
30 E. Broad Street, 8th floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215-3430
614-466-2596
1-877-275-6364 (Toll-free bridge line for consumers and families)
614-752-9696 TTY
uhricks@mh.state.oh.us
http://www.mh.state.oh.us/communications/general/contactodmh.html

NAMI Ohio
747 E. Broad Street
Columbus, OH 43205
(614) 224-2700; (800) 686-2646
E-mail: amiohio@amiohio.org
http://namiohio.org

NAMI of Lake County
5930 Heisley Road
Mentor, OH 44060
440-639-1200; 440-354-5808 (FAX)
Email: cjazbec@neighboring.org

Ohio School Psychologists Association (OSPA)
1085 E. Johnstown Road, Suite B
Gahanna, OH 43230
Tel: (614) 939-5980
Fax: (614) 939-5982
E-mail: mail@ospaonline.org
http://www.ospaonline.org

Stepping Stones Mental Health
34057 Glen Drive
Eastlake, OH 44095-2605
(216) 513-6098; Fax: (440) 953-2377
Susan Mkolic: smikolic@steppingstonesmentalhealth.com
http://www.steppingstonesmentalhealth.com

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Neurological disabilities

MS Society
401 Tomahawk Drive
Maumee , OH 43537
phone: 419-897-9533
fax: 419-897-9733
nwohio@amplex.net

ALS Association
Northern Ohio Chapter
2500 East 22nd Street, Suite 102
Cleveland, OH 44115
216-592-2572
216-592-2575 (fax)

Western Ohio Chapter
1810 MacKenzie Drive, Suite 120
Columbus, OH 43220
614-273-2572
614-273-2573 (fax)
alsohio@alsohio.org
http://www.alsohio.org

American Parkinson’s Disease Association Information & Referral Center
Bridgeway Pointe
165 West Galbraith Road, Suite 218B
Cincinnati, OH 45216
Debbie Millsail: Nurodjm@msn.com
513-948-9355
Fax: 513-948-1120

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Parent Empowerment - Cross Disability

HUGS
P.O. Box 141108
Toledo, OH 43614
Chris@hugsfoundation.org
http://www.hugsfoundation.org
We offer hope and comfort to families who have a child who has nearly drowned. On our website you will find families who know how you feel and want to talk to you.

Paradox Inc.
P.O. Box 630
Yellow Springs, OH 45387
(937) 367-6293
E-mail: paradoxtc@earthlink.net
Providing training, advocacy and parent support for families of children with disabilities and the professionals that serve them. Please contact us with your needs today.

Parent Mentors of Ohio
Office for Exceptional Children
25 South Front Street, Mail Stop 204
Columbus, OH 43215-4183
(614) 752-5070; (614) 728-1097 Fax
http://thelinkto.com/parentmentor/
E-mail: Jane.Renner@ode.state.oh.us

Anthony Wayne Parents of Students with Special Needs
E-mail: diane.j.smith@att.net

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Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Ohio (PWSA of OH)
Central Office / 1061 Novak Road
Grafton, OH 44044
(440) 926-1357
E-mail: pwsaohio@aol.com
http://www.pwsaohio.org

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Recreation and the Arts

The Adaptive Adventure Sports Coalition (TAASC)
Dodd Rehabilitation Hospital
480 Medical Center Drive
Columbus, OH 43210
Contact: Patrick Smith
Phone: 614-293-4963
Email: partick@taasc.org
http://www.taasc.org

Firm Foundations Mobile Fitness Services
1083 Shady Lake Dr
Columbus, OH 43228
(614) 284-6381
tony@firmfoundations.cc
http://www.firmfoundations.cc
We provide one-on-one, in-home fitness training and exercise therapy for children and adults with special needs, and for caregivers/ family members by a certified and bonded trainer.

Recreation Unlimited Foundation
7700 Piper Road
Ashley, OH 43003
Phone: 740-548-7006
Fax: 740-747-2640
E-mail: info@recreationunlimited.org
http://www.recreationunlimited.org/

Special Olympics Ohio
3303 Winchester Pike
Columbus, OH 43232
614.239.7050 (phone) - 614.239.1873 (fax)
http://www.ohiospoly.org/

Sky Ranch Inc.
Sky Ranch Inc. is a membership / grant funded project. Once the buildings are completed, it will be totally self supportive from memberships and rental fees. If you are interested in becoming a member of Sky Ranch or investing in the future of Sky Ranch please contact by E-Mail SkyRanch1@AOL.COM or write our winter headquarters:
27955 Terrace Drive,
North Olmsted, OH 44070-4962
(216) 235 2473
http://members.aol.com/SkyRanch1/index.html

Cleveland SIGNSTAGE Theatre
8500 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44106
216-229-2838 (voice)
216-229-0431 (tty)
216-229-2769 (fax)
deaftheatre@signstage.org
http://www.signstage.org/

VSA (Very Special Arts) arts of Ohio
77 South High Street, 2nd Floor
Riffe Center for Government and the Arts
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 241-5325
E-mail: info@vsao.org
http://www.vsao.org/

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Rehabilitation Services Commission
400 East Campus View Blvd.
Columbus, OH 43235-4604
(614) 438-1210 (V/TTY)
http://www.state.oh.us/RSC

Hillside Rehabilitation Hospital
8747 Squires Lane
Warren, OH 44484
Telephone: (330) 856-5861 (H)
Telephone: (330) 856-4303 (W)

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Resource Lists

NICHCY
http://www.nichcy.org/stateshe/oh.htm

Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilties
http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/oh.htm

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Spina Bifida Association of America

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Families of SMA
P.O. Box 541012
Cincinnati, Ohio 45254
513-753-8222
Beth Lockwood, President oki@fsma.org
http://www.fsma.org/artman/publish/cat_index_37.shtml

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Tourette Syndrome Association of Ohio
P.O. Box 10702
Columbus, OH 43201
(800) 543-2675 (in OH);
E-mail: ljordan@tsaohio.org
http://www.tsaohio.org/

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