Family Resources

DEAF -BLIND  

Parents and Families of children and Youth with Deafblindness--what you should know. 2016 

DENTAL CARE - DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

DENTAL CARE   
Includes current dental care practices, oral health basics and how to find the best treatment options.

DOGS - THERAPY  
Is a  therapy dog right for your child with autism  

DOGS - MENTAL HEALTH https://www.dogowner.co.uk/dogs-mental-health/  
In this guide, we take you through the amazing ways in which dogs can help us in their own amazing way. 

DOWN SYNDROME  
Lists colleges, scholarships etc for students with down syndrome.  

DRIVER'S EDUCATION  
includes practice tests, etc. http://www.drivingoffice.com/search?q=OHIO 

DRIVER'S LICENSE--AUTISM 
 includes how to prepare to pass driver's tests.  

• Important questions to discuss when determining driver readiness
• Advice from industry experts to support autistic individuals learning to drive

DRIVER'S LICENSE--AUTISM 

Difficulties with getting a driver's license with autism

EARLY CHILDHOOD  
Early Childhood TA Center [ECTA] supports programs that serve young children with disabilities and their families, birth to five years.

EARLY CHILDHOOD  The social emotional development of young children.
This 14-page guide describes how children develop social and emotional skills;  

ELL/ESL  Washington Learning Systems:
This site offers free parent education materials and activities to promote early literacy in Spanish and English.

EMPLOYMENT  
Guide for Job Seekers with a Disability- Rights and Accommodations Under the ADA:  

FAMILY CAREGIVER RESOURCES  The Family Care Navigator helps family caregivers locate public, nonprofit, and private programs and services nearest their loved one who is living at home or in a residential facility. Resources include government health and disability programs, legal resources, disease-specific organizations, and more. From the Family Caregiver Alliance.   

FERPA   
Guidance for parents

FERPA complaint form

FINANCIAL PLANNING SPECIAL NEEDS TRUSTS

FINANCIAL PLANNING  Retail Savings Guide for People with Disabilities
Provides information on different discount programs and special offers available to individuals with disabilities. 

FINANCIAL PLANNING  
Guide on how to plan and provide for a child with special needs.  Financial planning for every milestone in child's life and printable milestone checklist.

FINANCIAL PLANNING 
Financial planning for a child with special needs--a guide

Disclaimer--The Ohio Coalition does not endorse any products or services listed.  

FINANCIAL PLANNING    
Financial resources and discounts for students with disabilities.

FINANCIAL PLANNING GUIDES 
for parents of students with disabilities

From Vehicle Modification to Car Insurance- Helping Navigate Driving with a Disability: 

FIRST AID FOR PARENTS  

FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT/ FBA 
How to find a Board Certified Behavior Analysist in Ohio. Searchable by zip code.  https://info.bacb.com/o.php?page=100155

GUARDIANSHIP 
Guardianship in Ohio

HEALTH CARE - AUTISM 
Ohio State's CAST program provides primary care to teens and adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders and other complex disabilities.

HELP NETWORK OF NORTHEAST OHIO 
http://www.helpnetworkneo.org/ 
Serves families in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana Counties--links to search 211, mental health, substance abuse, veterans, special needs, seniors, homelessness, food, victims' assistance, health, housing 

HEARING IMPAIRED 
https://successforkidswithhearingloss.com/subscribe-for-email-alerts/ 
Resources for kids with hearing loss 

HEARING IMPAIRED [Ohio]  http://www.ohiohandsandvoices.org/ 
 inludes links to healpful resoucrces for Ohio parents of deaf/heard of hearing children

HEARING IMPAIRED https://www.handsandvoices.org/fl3/get-help.html 
 includes links for FL3 information [Familiy Leadership in language & Learning]  for parents of children who are deaf/hard of hearing

HEARING IMPAIRED https://online.maryville.edu/blog/hearing-loss-types/ 
 guide to the types of hearing loss and treatments  

HEARING IMPAIRED COCHLEAR IMPLANTS

HIPAA  

HIPAA FACT SHEET

HIPAA   
HIPAA complaint process

HOME ACCESSIBILITY / BACKYARD This guide includes disability resources that may be helpful.  

HOME ACCESSIBILITY  

How to modify your home for someone with physical disabilities

HOME ACCESSIBILITY   
Adapting a Home for Disability Accessibility- Resources and Funding for Independent Living: 

HOME ACCESSIBILITY  
Creating a wheelchair friendly home--a complete guide

HOME ACCESSIBILITY 
 Where Can I Get Help Paying for Home Repairs or Modifications to Make My Home Accessible? 

HOME ACCESSIBILITY  
Disability accommodation cost guides

HOME ACCESSIBILITY
RANSITION to adulthood--top home modifications for young adults with special needs.  Guide suggests modifications to create an inclusive , relaxing and controlled home.

HOME ACCESSIBILITY GRANTS  

HOME ACCESSIBILITY/SECURITY 

Fully accessible guide to smart home tech for the disabled and elderly 

HOME ACCESSIBILITY/SECURITY  
https://www.alarms.org/beginners-guide-to-home-automation/

DIY Smart Home Automation Guide details the benefits of a smart home and how to do so, room by room.  Disclaimer:  The Ohio Coalition does not endorse nor recommend the products featured in this guide.  

HOME -- BUYING  
https://www.uphomes.com/blog/homebuyers-with-disabilities.html 

The guide examines topics and questions such as: Can someone buy a home on disability Income? Mortgage and home loan insurance through the FHA, VA home loans for veterans with disabilities, as well as help from state agencies alongside other help lines and resources.  NOTE: OCECD does not endorse any products or services listed in this guide.  

HOME - SANITIZING
https://www.safehome.org/resources/keeping-house-clean-flu-coronavirus/ 
Keeping your house disinfected.  Note: OCECD does not endorse the use or purchase of any products listed.

HOUSING 
http://www.expertise.com/home-and-garden/home-remodeling-for-disability-and-special-needs   Guide to home remodeling for disability and special needs that aims to help make the federal grants available to disabled people easier to understand and take advantage of, particularly for remodeling homes for accessibility.

HOUSING  
https://www.justgreatlawyers.com/renters-rights-and-housing-assistance-for-people-with-disabilities Renters' rights and housing  assistance for people with disabilities

HOUSING  
https://www.bigrentz.com/how-to-guides/home-modifications-young-adults-special-needs

Transition to adulthood:  home modifications for young adults with special needs

HOUSING 
https://www.homecity.com/home-modifications-and-selling-your-home

HOUSING RENTER RIGHTS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
http://civilrights.findlaw.com/discrimination/rental-housing-rights-for-disabled-tenants.html

HOUSING RENTING  
https://www.thezebra.com/resources/home/renting-with-disabilities/ 
The ultimate guide to finding and renting housing with disabilities.  

HOUSING SENSORY FRIENDLY 
https://www.bigrentz.com/blog/sensory-friendly-home-modifications-autism-sensory-processing-disorder 
 Sensory friendly home modifications for autism and sensory processing disorder

INCLUSION
 https://onlinegrad.baylor.edu/resources/teaching-children-disabilities-inclusion/  How to teach children about disabilities and inclusion guide by Baylor University. NOTE: OCECD does not endorse any resources or services advertised on this website  

INCONTINENCE SUPPLIES 
https://www.180medical.com/ 

INCONTINENCE SUPPLIES  OHIO MEDICAID 
https://aeroflowurology.com/incontinence-supplies-ohio-medicaid/  
How to receive incontinence supplies though Ohio Medicaid

INFORMATION AND REFERRAL DATABASE 2-1-1 
http://ohioairs.org/211-ohio/ 

INTERNET SAFETY AUTISM 
https://www.homeadviceguide.com/online-safety-guide-for-people-with-autism-spectrum-disorders/   

INTERNET SAFETY 
https://www.verizon.com/info/family/managing-screen-time/  
Managing screen time for teens and tweens.  

INTERNET SAFETY 
https://www.idstrong.com/sentinel/7-signs-your-childrens-social-security-number-at-risk/

https://www.idstrong.com/sentinel/why-you-should-watch-out-for-teen-identity-theft/ 
 Parent information about identify theft of children and teens SSN, etc.  

INTERNET SAFETY 
https://www.callersmart.com/guides/73/parents-guide-to-internet-safety-keeping-your-child-safe-online 

Parents guide to internet safety:  keeping your child safe online 

INTERNET SAFETY 
https://www.sitelock.com/blog/is-this-website-safe/ 
 How can I tell if a website is safe.

INTERNET SAFETY
 https://wetheparents.org/internet-safety-for-parents 
 Internet safety101--the ultimate parents' guide with easy-to-follow and practical tips for families 

INTERNET SAFETY 
https://www.wizcase.com/blog/what-is-a-vpn-a-beginners-guide/ What is a VPN [Virtual Private Network]?  This is a guide that is to simplify all the technical bits so that even beginners will understand. 

INTERNET SAFETY  
https://www.broadbandsearch.net/blog/internet-safety-kids  includes 17 rules for parents to consider when protecting their children online. Note: No references listed for statistics.

INTERNET SAFETY  
https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/the-ultimate-parent-guide-for-child-internet/

The Ultimate parent guide for protecting your child on the internet

INTERNET CYBERSECURITY VPN 
https://thebestvpn.com/what-is-vpn-beginners-guide/ 
A beginner's guide to understanding VPN "Virtual Private Network"

KIDS TOGETHER  
http://www.kidstogether.org/ 
Designed for YOU! Parents, professionals, advocates and self-advocates The Goals of Kids Together, Inc. include a desire to remove barriers that exclude people with disabilities. We support the belief that children with disabilities, like all children, have the need to be welcomed, cherished and embraced in our communities.

MEDICAID WAIVERS  
What is a waiver, etc. 
http://www.kidswaivers.org/ 
Ohio Medicaid Waivers  http://www.kidswaivers.org/states/oh 

MEDICAL SUPPLY COORDINATION SERVICE  
http://www.chcsolutions.com/connectorders/ 
This consumer service caters to the needs of complex and medically fragile children, youths, and adults.

MEDICATIONS 
https://www.nicerx.com/ 
this is a "for fee" prescription service.  NOTE; OCECD does not endorse the use or purchase of this service.

MENTAL HEALTH 
http://nctsnet.org/sites/default/files/assets/pdfs/ct_guide_final.pdf 

What is Complex Trauma? A resource guide for youth and those who care about them by National

Child Traumatic Stress Network 

MENTAL HEALTH 
http://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/FFF-Guide-Table-of-Contents.aspx 
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry provides concise and up-to-date information on issues that affect children. teens and their families.

MENTAL HEALTH 
http://sunrisehouse.com/addiction-demographics/physically-disabled 
This page summarizes available governmental, organizational and other resources and makes them easily accessible to those searching for assistance. It includes dozens of the latest studies and external resources for the physically disabled seeking assistance. 

MENTAL HEALTH  
http://www.elijahglencenter.org/our-services/ 
Elijah Glen Center services adolescents, ages 12-18, with autism spectrum disorder and/or developmental disabilities who needs a short-term stabilization intervention in a residential setting.  

MENTAL HEALTH  
11 simple signs that a child may have a psychiatric disorder. 
This article from the Child Mind Institute is just one in its extensive online guide  to information about kids and mental health in general, including myths, controversies, fighting stigma, mental illness in popular culture, and advances in neuroscience and brain research. There's also a Spanish sister site, full of information about different mental disorders written expressly for families.

MENTAL HEALTH- VIOLENCE  
Talking to children about violence: Tips for parents and teachers. (Available in multiple languages) As part of its suite of School Safety and Crisis Resources, the National Association of School Psychologists makes this 2-pager of practical suggestions available in English and Spanish, as well as in Amharic, Arabic, Chinese, French, Korean, Kurdish, Portuguese, Somali, and Vietnamese. Wow. 

MULTI-SENSORY -- ACCEL 
https://www.accel.org/blog/special-need-child-learning-styles/

How learning in multi-sensory hands-on and creative ways helps children with special needs--an ACCEL classroom experience.  

NOTE: OCECD does not endorse the ACCEL classroom program. 

MUSIC THERAPY  
https://www.myaudiosound.co.uk/music-therapy-benefits/ 
comprehensive guide on hew music helps with Mental Health

NUTRITION   
https://www.dietspotlight.com/nutrition-resources-people-disabilities/  
Includes facts, tips and resources about nutrition for people with disabilities. 

OHIO PRC 
services vary between counties based on community needs. Each county has a PRC plan stating the types of services available in that county and the eligibility criteria for them. County PRC plans can be found at 

http://jfs.ohio.gov/owf/prc/county/countytable.stm. 

Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council  
http://ddc.ohio.gov/News-Media/Links-to-Disability-Resources  

ONLINE SCHOOLS 
Find Your Online School: Listing of online schools provided by the Open Education Database.

ONLINE SCHOOL  
Ohio Connections Academy (OCA):
A tuition-free online public school for K-12 students throughout Ohio. Although OCA does not provide specific education or assistance regarding children with disabilities, the online school provides a quality alternative to public school for students whose disabilities may prevent them from attending a traditional 'brick and mortar' school.

PARENTS  
https://speechpathologymastersprograms.com/resources/parents-of-children-with-disabilities/ 
Resources for parents of children with disabilities compiled by Speech Pathology Masters Program.  
NOTE: OCECD does not endorse any products or services listed on this website.  

PARENTS 
https://www.empoweringparents.com/ 
parenting help for everyone, including behavior charts.  

NOTE: OCECD does not endorse the purchase of this program.

PARENTS  
https://www.parentcenterhub.org/the-parent-center-network/ 
Center for Parent Information CIPR  The "hub" of information and products created for the network of Parent Centers serving families of children with disabilities.

PARENTS  
Special Needs Resource Directory: Cincinnati Children's Hospital has created a resource directory of resources in Southwest Ohio. Resources unique to Kentucky and Indiana are also featured, as well as national and international website links.

PARENTS  
Ensuring Meaningful Parent Involvement on OISM Building-Level Leadership Teams:
Research indicates that when parents are involved in school decisions and activities, student achievement increases, behavior problems are reduced and better school outcomes are noted. Amy Freeman, OCECD Ohio Integrated Systems Model (OISM) Statewide Parent Lead, shares strategies for ensuring meaningful parental involvement in the OISM and other school activities.

PARENTS  
www.frnohio.org 
A statewide network of parents of children with disabilities that provides information and support to other parents of young children with disabilities within identified regions in Ohio.

PARENTS 
Center for Improvement of Child Caring (CICC):
Provides resources and trainings on effective parenting skills.

PARENTS 
http://www.sst11.org/wp-contenthttps://filecabinet5.eschoolview.com/2018/04/Family_Resources_Directory.pdf

agencies and businesses providing services, resources and products on family support; advocacy; awareness; occupational, cognitive, physical and speech therapy; mentoring programs; behavior management; substance abuse; child development; early learning and preschool special education; alternative education; communication; employment; autism; epilepsy; diabetes; mental health; counseling; language and literacy; adult day services; expectant parents, newborns and infants; legal assistance; housing; tutoring; social/emotional; minority support; safety; professional development; and more  

PARENTS 
Center for Improvement of Child Caring (CICC): Provides resources and trainings on effective parenting skills.