Special Needs Resource Directory

• Center for Possibilities, located in Hobart, Indiana. provides programming for students age 22 and above with a developmental disability focusing on the development of self-care skills, daily living skills and academic advancement
• Constant Companions is a unique alternative to traditional work or day programs for people with mental retardation and developmental disabilities. The program focuses on the interaction between people with disabilities and animals such as dogs, cats, rabbits, birds and fish. These animals are used as teaching aids to encourage participants to nurture and learn about the animals in their care.
• New Perceptions provides job placement and long-term training / coaching with community employers for individuals with developmental disabilities and mental retardation who reside in Northern Kentucky.
• Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities supports day programs and employment options. Check the local County Board of Developmental Disabilities to find your local office. 
• Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries is a comprehensive employment and training center providing work training, job placement and follow-along services. Goodwill also offers transition planning assistance, vocational assessment, social / recreational alternatives to full-time work, personal care assistance, assistive technology and nursing support. 
• Redwood, located in Northern Kentucky, provides vocational programs and life experiences to children and adults with disabilities.
• REM Ohio offers vocational services and day programs for adults with disabilities in the Cincinnati area and throughout Ohio.
• RMS Autism Transition Center, located in Cincinnati, is a day habilitation program focused on developing independence while facilitating the transition from childhood to adulthood for young adults (age 18 and older) with an Autism Spectrum Disorder. Individuals must be on a waiver. Call 513-522-2400 for more information.
• Starfire U program is designed to help young adults with disabilities, ages 18 through 30, continue their social and personal development beyond high school.
• Starfire Council of Greater Cincinnati has a recreational and community service program for adults.
• Visionaries & Voices is a studio / gallery created specifically for artists with disabilities to grow both personally and professionally.

• Easter Seals Work Resource Center (WRC) assists individuals with disabilities with job placement, job coaching, employment options and job skills development.
• Great Oaks is a career development center the covers the Greater Cincinnati area.
• Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries is a comprehensive employment and training center providing work training, job placement and follow-along services. Goodwill also offers transition planning assistance, vocational assessment, social / recreational alternatives to full-time work, personal care assistance, assistive technology and nursing support.
• Project SEARCH at Cincinnati Children's.

Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies help people who have physical or mental disabilities prepare for, find or keep employment. Services can include counseling and guidance to help the individual plan vocational goals, adjust to the working world, training to learn job skills in trade school, college, university, on the job or at home.

• Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission
• Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
• Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services

• Equal Opportunity Publications, Inc. publishes career magazines for women, members of minority groups, and people with disabilities.
• Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is a service provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy. JAN provides employers,  people with disabilities and their family members with information on job accommodations.
• Job Access enables people with disabilities to enhance their professional lives by providing a dedicated system for finding employment.
• NISH is a national nonprofit agency that helps provide technical assistance to Community Rehabilitation Programs (CRPs) interested in obtaining federal contracts under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Program.
• Think Beyond the Label provides ideas to businesses on how to make accommodations for employees with disabilities.