Special Needs Resource Directory

Children with chronic debilitating illnesses may grow up to be adults who are in need of employment, vocational skills, day programs and/or residential options.

We provide resources in which families can learn about options for adulthood.

Adult Day, Job Skills and Employment Programs

• Project SEARCH at Cincinnati Children's provides employment skills training and workplace internships for individuals with significant disabilities.

We also recommend the following resources.

• Abilities First
• Center for Possibilities
• Constant Companions
• Easter Seals Tristate Employment and Training
• Equal Opportunity Publications, Inc.
• Great Oaks
• Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is a service provided by the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy.
• Job Access
• New Perceptions
• Ohio Valley Goodwill Industries
• Redwood
• REM Ohio
• RMS Autism Transition Center
• Source America
• Starfire Council of Greater Cincinnati
• Think Beyond the Label
• Visionaries & Voices

Vocational Rehabilitation Agencies

• Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities
• Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation
• Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired
• Division of Disability Determination
• Ohio's Employment First Initiative
• Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation
• Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Services