Ohio State Disability Resources

Complete update - 10/2007
Partial update - 3/4/2008

The offices listed on this state sheet are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org and let us know.

Age of Eligibility

Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education.

State Agencies and Organizations

United States Senators
Honorable George V. Voinovich (R)
524 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-3353
(202) 228-1382 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://voinovich.senate.gov/contact/index.htm
Web: http://voinovich.senate.gov

Honorable Sherrod Brown (D)
455 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-2315
(202) 224-6519 (Fax)
E-mail: http://brown.senate.gov/contact/
Web: http://brown.senate.gov/

United States Representatives
To find the contact information for your representative in the House of the U.S. Congress, visit the HouseÕs Web site at: www.house.gov, or call: (202) 225-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY).

Governor
Honorable Ted Strickland
77 S. High Street, 30th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6108
(614) 466-3555
E-mail Web Form: http://apps.das.ohio.gov/govpublic/contact.aspx
Web: http://governor.ohio.gov/

Official State Web Site
Web: http://ohio.gov/

State Department of Education: Special Education
Greg Maloney, Director
Office for Exceptional Children
Ohio Department of Education
25 S. Front Street, 2nd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 466-2650
E-mail: greg.maloney@ode.state.oh.us
Web: www.ode.state.oh.us

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Office for Exceptional Children
Ohio Department of Education
25 S. Front Street, 2nd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 466-2650
Web: www.ode.state.oh.us

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Debra Wright, Bureau Chief of Early Intervention Services
Bureau of Early Intervention Services
Ohio Department of Health
246 N. High Street, 5th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 644-8453
E-mail: debbie.wright@odh.ohio.gov
Web: www.ohiohelpmegrow.org

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Sandra Miller, Director
Office of Early Learning and School Readiness
Ohio Department of Education
25 S. Front Street, Mail Stop 305
Columbus, OH 43215-4183
(614) 466-0224; (877) 644-6338
E-mail: sandy.miller@ode.state.oh.us
Web: www.ode.state.oh.us

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
John M. Connelly, Executive Director
Rehabilitation Services Commission
400 E. Campus View Boulevard, SW3
Columbus, OH 43235-4604
(614) 438-1210 (V/TTY)
E-mail: john.connelly@rsc.state.oh.us
Web: www.state.oh.us/rsc

Coordinator for Transition Services
Lawrence Dennis, Assistant Director
Program Monitoring and Services
Ohio Department of Education
Office for Exceptional Children
25 S. Front Street, Mail Stop 204
Columbus, OH 43215-4183
(614) 466-2650
E-mail: lawrence.dennis@ode.state.oh.us
Web: www.ode.state.oh.us

Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
Lawrence Dennis, Assistant Director
Program Monitoring and Services
Ohio Department of Education
Office for Exceptional Children
25 S. Front Street, Mail Stop 204
Columbus, OH 43215-4183
(614) 466-2650
E-mail: lawrence.dennis@ode.state.oh.us
Web: www.ode.state.oh.us

State Mental Health Agency
Michael F. Hogan, Ph.D., Director
Ohio Department of Mental Health
30 E. Broad Street, 8th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-3430
(614) 466-2596
E-mail: hoganm@mh.state.oh.us
Web: www.mh.state.oh.us

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Kay Rietz, Assistant Deputy Director
Office of ChildrenÕs Services and Prevention
Ohio Department of Mental Health
30 E. Broad Street, 8th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-3430
(614) 466-1984
E-mail: rietzk@mh.state.oh.us
Web: www.mh.state.oh.us

Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
Kenneth W. Ritchey, Director
Ohio Department of Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities
1810 Sullivant Avenue
Columbus, OH 43223-1239
(614) 466-5214
Web: www.state.oh.us/dmr

Councils on Developmental Disabilities
David Zwyer, Executive Director
Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council
8 E. Long Street, Atlas Building, 12th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 466-5205
E-mail: david.zwyer@dmr.state.oh.us
Web: www.ddc.ohio.gov

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Michael Kirkman, Executive Director
Ohio Legal Rights Service
50 W. Broad Street, Suite 1400
Columbus, OH 43215-5923
(614) 466-7264; (614) 728-2553 (TTY)
(800) 282-9181 (in OH); (800) 858-3542 (TTY in OH)
E-mail: WebMaster@olrs.state.oh.us
Web: http://olrs.ohio.gov

Client Assistance Program
Michael Kirkman, Executive Director
Ohio Legal Rights Service
50 W. Broad Street, Suite 1400
Columbus, OH 43215-5923
(614) 466-7264; (614) 728-2553 (TTY)
(800) 282-9181 (in OH); (800) 858-3542 (TTY in OH)
E-mail: WebMaster@olrs.state.oh.us
Web: http://olrs.ohio.gov

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
James Bryant, M.D., Chief
Bureau for Children with Medical Handicaps
Ohio Department of Health
246 N. High Street
P.O. Box 118
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 466-1549; (800) 755-4769 (parents only)
E-mail: james.bryant@odh.ohio.gov
Web: www.odh.state.oh.us

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Healthy Start Healthy Families
(800) 324-8680; (800) 292-3572 (TTY) Consumer Hotline
Web: http://jfs.ohio.gov/ohp/bcps/hshf/index.stm

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired, Deaf or Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind
John Connelly, Executive Director
Rehabilitation Services Commission
400 E. Campus View Boulevard
Columbus, OH 43235-4604
(614) 438-1200; (800) 282-4536 (in OH)
Web: www.state.oh.us/rsc

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 750-0750 (V)
(216) 476-6001 (V/TTY); 711 (TTY)
(877) 750-9097 (Speech to Speech)

State Education Agency Rural Representative
Greg Maloney, Director
Office for Exceptional Children
Ohio Department of Education
25 S. Front Street, 2nd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 466-2650
E-mail: greg.maloney@ode.state.oh.us
Web: www.ode.state.oh.us

Regional ADA Technical Assistance Center
Robin Jones, Director
DBTAC - Great Lakes ADA Center
University of Illinois/Chicago
Department on Disability & Human Development
1640 W. Roosevelt Road, Room 405
Chicago, IL 60608
(312) 413-1407 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: gldbtac@uic.edu
Web: www.adagreatlakes.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
David Schonfeld, M.D., Director
Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
3333 Burnet Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45229-3939
(513) 636-8383
E-mail: david.schonfeld@cchmc.org
Web: www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/dept-div/disabilities/default.htm

The Ohio State University
University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
357 McCampbell Hall
1581 Dodd Drive
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 292-2390
Web: http://nisonger.osu.edu

Technology-Related Assistance
Bill Darling, Director
Assistive Technology of Ohio
445 E. Dublin-Granville Road, Building L
Worthington, OH 43085
(614) 293-9134; (800) 784-3425 (V/TTY, in OH)
E-mail: atohio@osu.edu
Web: www.atohio.org

State Mediation System
Chrissy Kline, Coordinator
Office for Exceptional Children
Ohio Department of Education
25 S. Front Street, 2nd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 752-1679
E-mail: chrissy.kline@ode.state.oh.us
Web: www.ode.state.oh.us

Special Format Library
Donna Foust, Librarian
The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
800 Vine Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202-2071
(513) 369-6999; (800) 582-0335
(513) 369-3372 (TTY)
E-mail: lb@cincinnatilibrary.org
Web: www.cincinnatilibrary.org/main/lb.asp