Welcome!

Welcome to The Ability Center’s website. Our hope is that you will find disability-related information that is useful to you. As with all things new and technical, this site is a work-in-process. It will evolve best with your feedback. Should you find glitches or have suggestions for improvement, please direct them to me, Dan Wilkins, Manager of Public Relations. dwilkins@abilitycenter.org.

Who We Are:

The Ability Center of Greater Toledo (ACT) is a non-profit Center for Independent Living (CIL) serving northwest Ohio. With a main campus located in Sylvania, Ohio, and two satellite offices in Defiance and Port Clinton, Ohio, ACT serves seven counties: Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Williams and Wood. We accomplish our mission by providing a variety of services,  including Five Core Services: Information and Referral, Advocacy, Independent Living Skills Training, Peer Support and Community Living. Click on the links to the left of any page to learn more about our services, contact staff members, or find directions to our offices.

Ability Center becomes a Jamie Farr Recipient

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The Jamie Farr Owens Corning Classic Presented by Kroger is providing The Ability Center with the opportunity to sell weekly grounds and clubhouse tickets for the 2010 tournament. The Ability Center’s Youth Services Programs will receive 100% of each ticket sold when the purchaser designates The Ability Center as their charity of choice. (To find out more…)

5 Star Quality Service – Understanding ACT’s New Direction and Philosophy

At their March 2009 meeting, The Ability Center’s Board of Trustees approved the development of a plan that will move all programs and services toward 5 Star Quality, a philosophy intended to improve community through the development of community partnerships. On January 28, 2010, as part of this initiative, ACT held a morning seminar with nearly 200 representatives from many of its community partners. Two nationally known speakers, Derrick Dufresne and Al Condeluci, PhD, spoke to the need for building more inclusive communities and invited listeners to begin to work with the Center toward these ends.

The event was recorded and will be available for viewing by mid-February. To better understand the issues addressed at this event, please take the time to read The Need for Inclusive Communities and the subsequent links under the “Inclusive Communities” heading on the left side of this page.

Our Vision: We believe in and support equitable and inclusive communities for people living with disabilities.

Our Mission is to assist people with disabilities to live, work and socialize within a fully accessible community.