ALVA BUNKER, INSPIRATION FOR THE ABILITY CENTER, MEMORIALIZED It was a cool, blustery day and the sun did not shine but there was a certain warmth enfolding the crowd gathered to honor one man’s life and contribution. It would have been his 110th birthday and though he died in 1979, it wasn’t until this day [...]
August 18, 2010 – 9:36 AM
Elected officials make critical decisions about the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families-including decisions about education, health care, community living, and civil rights. To learn about the platforms of Ohio’s key candidates, ODVC sent a questionnaire to each candidate for Governor, U.S. Senate and Secretary of State. We received the following responses. As [...]
Amazing what can happen when you bring together a bunch of young people with good hearts, strong backs and some summer free-time with a few old guys who really know what they’re doing. Throw in a project or two that will literally change the lives of others for the better and you have another Ability [...]
Unprecedented. At least, in the memories of those of us long a part of the Center. Never has a Director of the Rehabilitation Services Commission visited the Ability Center, especially not with the same intent as that of Michael Rench, current Director. As part of his goal to personally visit and dialogue with every Independent [...]
February 1, 2010 – 10:43 AM
by Sue Hetrick, Director of Public Policy (via Ohio Disability Vote Coalition) Think elections aren’t worth your time and effort? Think again. According to an article in the Columbus Dispatch on Saturday, January 30, 2010 both Republicans and Democrats raised record campaign gifts in 2009. Representative Jay Goyal, D-Mansfield, the Democrat’s caucus campaign chairman, said [...]
