Category Archives: General News

TARTA Public Meeting For Transportation Services in Toledo

January 26, 2012 – 3:13 PM

Below are the upcoming dates for the community to learn about potential changes in the local public transportation system in Toledo and outlying communities. Please plan to attend one of these important meetings. Tuesday, February 7, 2012 1:00 to 3:00 PM Maumee Public Library 501 River Road, Maumee, OH 43537 Tuesday, February 7, 2012 6:30 [...]

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Ohio Disability Vote Coalition Campaign Appeal

November 7, 2011 – 10:44 AM

Imagine…if political campaigns openly addressed the issues of Ohioans with disabilities Community Based Long-term Care Supports and Services Community Based Employment Accessible, Affordable Housing Better Transportation Imagine…if politicians voted in ways that reflected the concerns of Ohio’s disability community Imagine…if Ohioans with disabilities had as much power and political clout as the senior population! A [...]

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New Partnership Between The Ability Center and Assistance Dogs Creates Better Services for Disability Community

October 9, 2011 – 10:00 PM

Two of the region’s most high-profile service providers for people with disabilities announced a strategic partnership that brings The Ability Center of Greater Toledo and Assistance Dogs of America, Inc. (ADAI) into a single organization. Under a new collaboration, Assistance Dogs will become a program of The Ability Center and move its headquarters to a [...]

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Sibling Community Conversation in Toledo and Cleveland

September 7, 2011 – 3:57 PM

Attention Siblings in the Toledo and Cleveland Areas! Want to learn more about how to advocate for and get services for your sibling with a developmental disability? Want to learn more about the sibling movement and a dynamic group of siblings in Ohio and Nationwide? Want to meet other siblings in your area? Well, you’re [...]

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Consumer Updates from the HOME Choice Program

August 15, 2011 – 2:47 PM

Booker Brown – Living Independently (In His Own Words) By Tammy Hubbard, Advocacy Intern, The Ability Center of Greater Toledo “I am a 51-year-old African-American male. My home was originally in Cleveland, Ohio. However, I relocated to northwest Ohio due to the medical treatment that was available in this area. I was successfully transitioned into [...]

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ADA Awareness Day at Toledo Zoo 2011 — Creating Welcoming Communities

July 28, 2011 – 4:29 PM

This year’s theme for the 11th Annual ADA Awareness Day at Toledo Zoo was “In welcoming communities citizens look out for one another.” The need to create a welcoming community is a primary goal of The Ability Center of Greater Toledo. Everyone should have access to the community they live in. This goal is also [...]

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Ottawa Youth Group Graduates Leadership Training

July 15, 2011 – 8:44 AM

The Ability Center’s Ottawa County Office, along with the Ottawa County Family and Children First Council, hosted the sixth annual two-week Youth Leadership Program with this year’s theme of Giving Back to the Community and Others. Focusing on young people ages 13 to 19, the program helps instill a sense of self-awareness, empowerment and pride [...]

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Protect Medicaid: White House and Hill Meeting for Families with Disabilities

July 11, 2011 – 9:44 AM

Medicaid Should Be Protected In Debt Ceiling Negotiations Media Alert Contact: Valerie Holford (301) 926-1298 American Association of People with Disabilities United Cerebral Palsy Sue Hetrick (866) 575-8055 Director of Public Policy The Ability Center of Greater Toledo On Tuesday, July 12, Americans with disabilities and their family members will meet White House officials and [...]

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The Catholic HEART Work Camp and The Ability Center Collarborate

July 5, 2011 – 10:55 AM

This year, the annual Catholic HEART Work Camp visited Toledo from June 12-18. Youth from all over the Midwest came to serve less fortunate individuals in the community. The Work Camp helped The Ability Center build an access ramp for one of our consumers. This marks The Ability Center’s (ACT) fifth year of collaborating with [...]

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The Ability Center Receives Federal Grant

September 23, 2010 – 11:03 AM

The US Department of Education just awarded The Ability Center $276,466. The Rehabilitation Services Administration will administer this two-year grant is from the Independent Living Part C American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The Ability Center will use the ARRA funds for the following activities: The Center will hire two Minority Outreach Coordinators to increase [...]

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