General Resources (Most are Ohio-based)
Access Center for Independent Living
901 S. Ludlow Street
Dayton, OH 45402
937-341-5202
Assistive Technology of Ohio
1314 Kinnear Road
Suite 1704
Columbus, OH 43212
614-292-7721
Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps
www.odh.ohio.gov/odhprograms/cmh/cwmh/bcmh1.aspx/
The Disability Foundation
40 N. Main Street
Suite 2300
Dayton, OH 45423
937-225-9939
www.disability-foundation.org/
Guardianship and Estate Planning Information
Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council
IEP Annotations
www.edresourcesohio.org/files/iep_annotations.pdf/
Medicaid and waiver programs―Contact the agency or agencies in your state that offer home care waiver programs. For general information, see the Medicaid website.
Ohio Medicaid Resources
www.olrs.ohio.gov/medicaid-waivers/
www.jfs.ohio.gov/OHP/consumer.stm/
www.thedesk.info/states-and-territories-ohio-hcbs-waiver-programs/
Miami Valley Regional Center
Contact for assistance with educational services for special needs children in Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery and Preble counties.
4801 Springfield Street
Riverside, OH 45431
National Federation of the Blind – Ohio
P.O Box 458
Athens, OH 45701
800-396-6326
Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities
165 W. Center Street
Suite 302
Marion, OH 43302
800-374-2806
Ohio Legal Rights Services
50 W. Broad Street
Suite 1400
Columbus, OH 43215
800-282-9181
614-466-7264
Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission
Parent Mentor Council
Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities
Suite 302
Marion, OH 43302
800-374-2806 ext. 20
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy
Wrightslaw Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities
Disease/Condition Specific Resources
ADHD
National Resource Center on ADHD
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder
Allergy and Asthma
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
American Lung Association
www.lungusa.org/lung-disease/asthma/
Anorexia/Bulimia
National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders
Autism
Blindness
National Federation of the Blind
Cancer
Caregiver Wellness
www.caregiverwellness.blogspot.com/
National Family Caregivers Association
Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy
Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Developmental Disability
The National Association for persons with Developmental Disabilities
Diabetes
American Diabetes Association
Children with Diabetes
Down Syndrome
National Down Syndrome Society
Epilepsy
National Epilepsy Foundation
Hearing Impaired
National Hearing Loss Association
Heart Disorders
National Association for Children’s Heart Disorders
Hemophilia
National Hemophilia Foundation
Learning Disability
National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
Mental Health Issues
Mental Health America
Muscular Dystrophy
Multiple Sclerosis
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Sickle Cell Disease
American Sickle Cell Anemia Association
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America
Tourette Syndrome
Tourette Syndrome Association