Do you need assistance identifying community resources to meet your family’s needs? Contact United Way’s First Call for Help Line at 211 for assistance in identifying community resources or go online at http://www.211cleveland.org/
Individuals and families can also contact UCP of Greater Cleveland for Information and Referral Assistance. Call 216-791-8363 or complete this simple online request for information and referral assistance.
Advocacy
- American Association on Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
- American Association of People with Disabilities
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- The Arc of Ohio
- The ARC of Greater Cleveland
- Center for Self Determination
- Disability Info
- The Diversity Center of Northeast Ohio
- Domestic Relations Home Page
- Guide to Disability Rights Laws
- Institute for Community Inclusion
- Ohio Association of Adult Services
- Ohio Association of County Boards
- Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council
- Register to Vote!
- Windmills Disability Awareness Training
Assistive Technology
- Comp Sources (Computer hardware)
- Dragon Naturally Speaking
- Enablemart
- General Accessibility
- Microsoft Office Training & Practice
- Orion Instruments
- Prentke Romich Co. (AT equipment)
- Typing Practice
Employment
- AAID Position Statement on Supported Employment
- APSE (resources on Supported Employment)
- Aspiritech (innovative employment for persons on ASD)
- Career Assessment Systems
- Career OneStop (career exploration resources)
- DOL Office of Disability Employment Policy (resources for consumers & businesses)
- Getting Hired (tools for PWD)
- Jesuit Volunteer Corps
- Job Accommodation Network
- National Center on Workforce and Disability
- National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability (transition)
- NISH (Employment Opportunities for Individuals with Severe Disabilities)
- O*Net Online (resources for career exploration)
- Project SEARCH (school to work transition program)
- Real People Real Jobs (success stories of PWD on the job)
- SAW-Solutions At Work
- Seamless Transition Collaborative (research based information/data on successful transition)
- Social Security Red Book on work incentives for persons with disabilities
- Social Security disability Ticket to Work Program
- Think Beyond the Label (employment for people with disabilities)
- Training Resource Network (online training opportunities for vocational rehab professionals)
- Transition Resources
- US Department of Labor disability resources
Financial Resources & Assistance Programs
- The Benefit Bank of Ohio
- Consumer Credit Counseling Service
- Cuyahoga County Guide to Resources for Working Families
- Medicaid Waiver Programs in Ohio
- Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services Online
- Ohio Department of Insurance
- Ohio Developmental Disability Council’s Estate & Future Planning Booklet
- United States Social Security Administration
- Ohio County Boards of Developmental Disabilities
Recreation and Independence
- Art on Wheels
- The Cleveland Botanical Garden
- The Cleveland Music Settlement
- Dancing Wheels
- Fairhill Art Therapy Studio
- Special Olympics
- Very Special Arts Ohio
Services
- CCBDD Provider Search Tool
- Health Aid of Ohio (medical equipment & wheelchairs)
- Miller’s (medical equipment, rental & wheelchairs)
- Motion Mobility (medical equipment & lifts)
- National Rehabilitation Association
- ODD Adult Day Services handbook
- Ohio Rehabilitation Association
- Relay Ohio (telecommunication assistance for the deaf and speech disorders
- RESNA-Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Association of North America
- Spectrum of Supportive Services (mental health)
Basic Needs: Housing, Food & Utility Assistance
Transportation
- Cleveland Clinic Driver Assessment & Rehabilitation
- CTS Contact Transport Services
- MC Mobility (adaptive vehicles)
- Metro Driver Assessment & Rehabilitation
- RTA
- Provide A Ride (Transportation)
