The Ability Center of Greater Toledo

Youth and transition services are offered to youth and their families to support independent living goals through best practices and partnerships with schools, service agencies, and community organizations. Staff engage youth in activities that align with their skills and interests including recreation, employment, self-advocacy, and transition. Youth create a customized plan including tangible goals to achieve Greater independence. Interactive life skills classes are offered to youth and young adults ages 14 to 26 looking to develop skills for independent living, competitive employment, or community-based living. Classes are free of charge and run on a school calendar year. Approximately 114 youth and their families were assisted.

The assistance dogs program goal is to help children and adults with disabilities achieve Greater independence by traning and placing service dogs and therapy dogs to assist with The individual's daily needs. In fy 2023, 27 new dogs were placed, bringing us to 40 adult and child theraphy dogs, 58 services dogs, and 29 school facility dogs in The community.across all programs, we provide information and referral services. We answered 2,537 requests for information in fy 2023.

The housing resource Center encompasses three distinct programs; adaptive equipment loan and acquisition, home modifications and together providing supports and services for people with disabilities to live independently in The community of their choosing. The home modification program completed 195 home accessibility and 1,951 consumers were either loaned or gifted 3,240 items of medical equipment. Our advocacy program works at local, state, and federal levels to promote positive change for people with disabilities. In fy 2023, our advocacy staff completed 90 advocacy projects in areas related to healthcare, transportation, housing, and accessibility.