Agencies and Organizations:

Where to Start

Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD)
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State of Ohio Agencies

Aging
Education
Health
Health Transformation
Job and Family Services
Medicaid
Mental Health and Addiction Services

Professional Organizations

Disability Rights Ohio (DRO)
Ohio Association of Adult Services (OAAS)
​Ohio Association of County Boards (OACB)
Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council
Ohio Provider Resource Association (OPRA)
​Ohio Self-Determination Association (OSDA)
Professionals, Advocates, Resources (PAR Ohio)
People First of Ohio
Special Initiatives by Brothers and Sisters (Ohio SIBS)

Early Intervention and Education

Autism Scholarship Program
Help Me Grow
Ohio Coalition for the Education
of Children with Disabilities
Ohio Office for Exceptional Children
Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship

Employment

Employment First
Ohio Means Accessibility
Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD)

Other Resources

Autism Society of Ohio 
National Down Syndrome Congress
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of Ohio
​Red Treehouse
Rett Syndrome Foundation
Williams Syndrome Association
STABLE Account