The Ability Center of Greater Toledo
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions and Answers
Q: What is The Ability Center of Greater Toledo?
A: The Ability Center of Greater Toledo (ACT) is a non-profit Center for Independent Living (CIL) serving persons with disabilities in Northwest Ohio.
Q: What is its mission?
A: ACT’s Mission is to assist people with disabilities to live, work and socialize within a fully accessible community.
Q: Whom does it serve?
A: ACT serves consumers (i.e. people with disabilities) of any age, any walk of life,living with disability in the Northwest Ohio counties of Lucas, Ottawa, Wood, Fulton, Henry, Defiance or Williams.
Q: What are ACT’s services?
A: ACT provides a variety of vital services (see programs section) to help people with disabilities to: understand their rights and how to address them, to gain new skills necessary to live, work and play in their community, and, if necessary, to find other means of support.
Q: Where are ACT’s offices?
A: ACT maintains three offices across our 7-county service area to best serve our consumers.Our main office: The Ability Center of Greater Toledo
5605 Monroe Street, Sylvania, Ohio 34560
(419) 885-5733 (Voice/TTY)
(866) 885-5733 (Toll Free)
(419) 882-4813 (Fax)
Ottawa County Office
400 W. Third Street
Port Clinton, Ohio 43452
(419) 734-0330 (Voice/Fax)
The Ability Center of Defiance
1935 East Second Street, Suite C
Defiance, Ohio 43512
(419) 728-5441 (Voice/TTY)
(877) 209-8336 (Toll Free)
(419) 782-9231 (Fax)
Q: How does ACT define “disability?”
A: A disability is a physical, intellectual, or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life functions (e.g. caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, breathing, learning, toileting, or working).
Q: How does a person qualify for ACT’s services?
A: Virtually any person with a disability qualifies for ACT’s services simply on the basis of his/her disability. An exception may occur when outside funding requires income or geographical qualifications.
Q: How does a person access ACT’s services?
A: Simply contacting The Center (by phone, in person, by mail or email) and identifying oneself as a person with a disability (or acting on behalf of a person with a disability) is all it takes to start the process. Generally, there is little or no paperwork associated with ACT’s services.
Q: How much does ACT charge for its services?
A: Practically all of ACT’s services are free of charge. At the present time, only Camp Cricket (The Center’s summer day camp for children with and without disabilities) requires a nominal fee.
Q: How is ACT funded?
A: ACT receives its basic charter and funding from the United Sates Department of Education via the Rehabilitation Services Administration. Additional funding comes from: The United Way of Greater Toledo; The Center’s Auxiliary; various local, county and state grants; donations; fees; and an endowment fund.
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