CLEVELAND
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION
Medical Genetics/T 10
9500 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, Ohio 44195
Phone: 216-444-6833
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Clinical Geneticist
Appointments: 216-445-5686
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METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER
The Genetics Center
Department of Pediatrics
2500 MetroHealth Drive
Cleveland, Ohio 44109-1998
Phone: 216-778-4323
OTHER LOCATIONS
Lorain City Health Department
Medina County Health Department
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DIRECTOR
DR. CAROL A. CROWE
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UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND
The Center for Human Genetics
11100 Euclid Ave. Lakeside 1500
Cleveland, Ohio 44106-9959
Phone: 216-844-3936 OTHER LOCATIONS
University Health Center at Landerbrook
North Olmsted Pediatrics Specialty Center
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DIRECTOR
DR. GEORGIA WIESNER
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COLUMBUS
Nationwide Children's Hospital
700 Children's Drive
Columbus, Ohio 43205
Phone: 614-722-3535
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Dr. Dennis Bartholomew
DIRECTOR
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TOD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
Genetics/Department of Pediatrics
500 Gypsy Lane
Youngstown, Ohio 44501-0240
Phone: 330-884-3106
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CHAIRMAN OF GENETICS
DR. KURT WEGNER
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State, County and Other Related Agencies State Resources
Ohio Legal Rights Service - 800-282-9181
Ohio Protection & Advocacy - 800-OPA-1220
Learning Disabilities Association of Ohio - 800-543-7LDA
Division of Special Education Parent Mentor Project - 614-466-2650 Healthy Start - Ohio's Health Insurance Option for Children
Mel Borkan
Bureau of Conusmer & Program Support
Ohio Department of Human Services
1-800-324-8680
www.state.oh.us/odhs/medicaid
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The ARC of Greater Cleveland (Center for Mental Retardation)
1331 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
Phone: 216-622-0755
www.cmr-cleveland.org
- Provides information and resources to individuals and families to help them navigate the confusing public and private service systems
- Investigates and helps resolve issues that individuals or families might have with service providers
- Teaches individuals with intellectual disabilities how to protect their basic rights and receive equal access to services
- Serves as a watchdog for any agency or organization that provides services for individuals with intellectual disabilities
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Cynthia Norwood
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KidsLink
2132 Case Parkway North
Twinsburg, OH 44087
Phone: 330-963-8600
www.kidslinkohio.com
KidsLink continues to add providers and services that allow us to address the total needs of children and young adults with neurological and psychological diagnoses.
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OCALI (Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence)
Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) serves families, educators, and professionals working with students with autism and low-incidence disabilities, including autism spectrum disorders, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairments, other health impairments, and traumatic brain injuries.
470 Glenmont Ave
Columbus, OH 43214
(866) 886-2254
www.ocali.org
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Peak Potential Therapy
8848 Commons Blvd, Suite 101
Twinsburg, OH 44087
Holly Reimann, MA, CCC-SLP
Phone:330-405-8776 or 888-497-8885
http://peakpotentialtherapy.com/speechtherapy.html
Therapy Treatments & Resources for Families with Children
Affected by Autism & Related Disabilities in Cleveland / Akron Ohio
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National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
P.O. Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013
Phone: 1-800-695-0285
http://www.nichcy.org/
County Board of Mental Retardation
Cuyahoga 216-241-8230
www.CuyahogaBDD.org
Geauga 440-729-9406
Lake 440-350-5100
Lorain 440-329-3734
Medina 330-725-7751
Portage 330-297-6209
Summit 330-630-4600
Cuyahoga County Mental Health Board
www.cccmhb.org
Tapestry
Program for children with mental health issues
www.cuyahogatapestry.org
The Family Information Network
Phone: 440-460-1571
website: www.familychild.org
Description: The Family Information Network of Ohio (FINofOhio) is a statewide parent network designed to keep family perspectives at the forefront of Ohios Help Me Grow (HMG) system by offering support through information and education to families of young children and the professionals who serve them.
Help Me Grow of Cuyahoga County
Phone #: 216-736-4300
Web Site: www.helpmegrow.org
Help Me Grow provides health, developmental and parenting services and resources for families and children prenatal to age three.
Under the auspices of the Cuyahoga Early Intervention Collaborative (CCEIC). CCEIC is the organization mandated by the Ohio Department of Health to oversee the implementation of federal early intervention legislation and state early intervention initiative. We are a planning body of families, providers and others in the community committed to a comprehensive, family centered Early Intervention System for infants and toddlers who have or are at risk for developmental disabilities or delays. All these services are free, confidential and voluntary.
Ohio's Family Support Collaborative
Kim McConnell
Ohio Family Support Collaborative (FSC)
The FSC is funded by a grant from the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council and is administered by the Ohio Legal Rights Service. Its purpose is to bring Ohio families who have children with disabilities together to create an organized advocacy group and to provide families with a complete source of information, mainly through the use of the Web site.
Fieldstone Farm (Therapeutic Riding Center)
16497 Snyder Road, Chagrin Falls, OH 44023; 440-708-0013
www.fieldstonefarmtrc.com
Therapeutic horseback riding programs for students who have physical and cognitive disabilities. Students of all ages learn riding skills, horse care and barn management in an education and therapy-based, challenging, safety-oriented and enjoyable atmosphere!
Special Olympics Ohio
Tel: 614-239-0750
Fax: 614-239-1873
Email: rwrsooh@aol.com
Website: http://www.ohiospoly.org
Special Olympics, Inc.
1325 G Street, N.W., Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
1-800-700-8585
Website: www.specialolympics.org
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Education
SERRC
Central Ohio SERRC
(614) 262-4545
Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin
Licking, Madison, Pickaway,
Union
Cuyahoga SERRC
(216) 524-2770
5811 Canal Road, Valley View
Cuyahoga
www.csesc.org
East Central Ohio SERRC
(330) 343-3355
Belmont, Carroll, Coshocton,
Guernsey, Harrison, Holmes,
Jefferson, Muskingum, Noble,
Tuscarawas
East Shore SERRC
(440)256-8483
Geauga, Lake
http://www.eastshore.esu.k12.oh.us
Hopewell SERRC
(937)393-1904
Adams, Brown, Clinton,
Fayette, Highland
Lincoln Way SERRC
(330) 875-2423
Columbiana, Stark, Wayne
Miami Valley SERRC
(937)236-9965
Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami
Montgomery, Preble
Mid-Eastern Ohio SERRC
(330) 929-6634
Medina, Portage, Summit
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North East Ohio SERRC
(330) 394-0310
Ashtabula, Mahoning, Trumbull
Northern Ohio SERRC
(440) 967-8355
Erie, Huron, Lorain Northwest Ohio SERRC
(419)833-6771
Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa,
Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert,
Williams, Wood Pilasco-Ross SERRC
(740)354-4526
Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto Southeastern Ohio SERRC
(740) 594-4235
Athens, Gallia, Hocking, Jackson, Meigs, Monroe,
Morgan, Perry, Vinton, Washington Southwestern Ohio SERRC
(513)563-0045
Butler, Clermont Hamilton, Warren West Central Ohio SERRC
(419)738-9224
Allen, Auglaize, Champaign,
Hardin, Logan, Mercer, Shelby North Central Ohio SERRC
(419) 747-4808
Ashland, Crawford, Knox, Marion,
Morrow, Richland, Wyandot
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OCECD - Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities
165 West Center Street, Suite 302
Marion, OH 43302
(800) 374-2806
(740) 382-5452
(740) 383-6421 FAX
Hours M-F 8-5
email: ocecd@gte.net
website: www.ocecd.org
As a federally funded Parent Training and Information Center, the OCECD is responsible for providing information, training, and assistance to parents of children with disabilities throughout Ohio. To make this support more accessible to parents, OCECD has established offices across the state. All offices are staffed by parents of children with disabilities.
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Positive Education Program - Connections (PEP)
3134 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44115
(216) 361-9100
(216) 361-7774 FAX
website: www.pepcleve.org
Norah Joseph, Family Support Liaison
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Wrightslaw
www.wrightslaw.com
Parents, advocates, educators and attorneys come to Wrightslaw for accurate, up-to-date information about special education law and advocacy for children with disabilities.
Website for Students with Disabilities Interested in College
http://www.going-to-college.org/
This new website contains information about living college life with a disability. It is designed for high school students. Site provides video clips, activities and resources that can help them get a head start in planning for college. Video interviews with college students who have been successful. Activities to help students explore more about themselves, learn what to expect from college and more...
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Adult Services/Housing/Job Assistance
Help Foundation Inc.
(216) 432-4810
In addition to managing group homes, Help also holds summer daycare programs, offers counseling, speech and music therapy and provides help in learning life skills such as personal hygiene, getting and keeping employment and using public transportation.
Koinonia Homes, Inc.
4560 E. 71st Street
Cuyahoga Hts., OH 44105
(216) 588-8777
As a private, non-profit corporation, Koinonia operates homes in residential neighborhoods in the Cleveland area, each home housing eight individuals with mental retardation or developmental disabilities. The homes are owned or rented by Koinonia and resemble any other home in the neighborhood.
LEAP (1468 W. 25th St. Cleveland, OH 44113; 216-696-2716; www.leapinfo.org
LEAP serves persons with disabilities in eight northeast Ohio counties and promotes self-determination, peer support, self-help and self-advocacy, system advocacy, and equal access to society which leads to empowerment, independence, inclusion, and maximized leadership. 80% of the board members and 50% of the 42 staff are persons with disabilities. Recreational and job assistance programs are available.
North Coast Community Homes
5410 Transportation Blvd., Suite 3
Cleveland, OH 44125-5300
(216) 662-1880
North Coast Community Homes, Inc. (NCCH) is a nonprofit organization which develops and manages housing for individuals with disabilities. Since its inception in 1984, NCCH has developed 127 properties with 155 rental units in 54 municipalities in Cuyahoga, Summit, Lake and Stark counties, and serves over 660 individuals with mental retardation, severe mental illness and other disabilities.
Y.E.S. Your Employment Services
Tricia Schaum - Executive Director
(216) 249-2323
A small staff of seven supervises and checks the completed jobs. All work is guaranteed. Y.E.S. assumes responsibility for payroll and Worker's Compensation. Together, they make up a working community - or "work-plus place" as Executive Director Tricia Schaum likes to call it.
Parents' Volunteer Association (PVA)
17608 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44112
(216) 481-1907
PVA's mission includes assisting individuals in their family homes and developing homes in established communities where there are greater opportunities for individuals with disabilities to grow and to become more independent and productive members of society.
Vocational Guidance Services
2239 East 55th Street
Cleveland, OH 44103-4451
(216) 431-7800 Ext. 227 (216) 431-5123 Fax
Michele Keyes - Public Relations Director
E-mail: michelekeyes@vgsjob.org
Preparing people with special needs for fulfilling jobs.
Cuyahoga East Vocational Education Consortium (CEVEC)
211 Alpha Park Drive
Highland Heights, OH 44143
440-995-7460
http://www.mayfieldschools.org/home.aspx?menu_id=80&parent_id=80
Cheryl Schwartz - Principal
Since 1980, the Cuyahoga East Vocational Education Consortium (CEVEC) has provided outstanding instruction in the area of vocational/technical/work skills to high school age youth with disabilities from the Eastern Cuyahoga County area.
United Disability Services
701 South Main St.
Akron, OH 44311
330-762-9755 (Hours M-F 8-4:30)
www.udsakron.org/
UDS successfully serves individuals of all ages with all types of disabilities from the mildest to the most severe. Whatever the need, we are committed to offering high-quality options to help fulfill social, vocational, community living, low vision and transportation needs. A Toy Center lending option and Low Vision center are available.
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