Program areas at United Disability Services
Respite and community living Services provided residential Services in a variety of living settings or respite Services to 12 individuals/families. The uds all-star training club program provided integrated sports opportunities for 210 children and adults.
Adult Services provided a variety of vocational, social, recreational, therapeutic, employment and volunteer opportunities to 422 adults with disabilities.
Transportation Services are provided to individuals with disabilities who attend the agency's adult Services programs. In and out of county medical transportation is also provided to those who qualify. 1,121 individuals received transportation Services.
The toy & resource center loans developmental toys and resource materials to anyone working with a child, birth to six years of age with special needs or a child who is developing typically. A special needs division offering specialized adaptive switches, toys, and computer software is also available. The program served 1124. Children.
Low vision Services provided Services to 280 adults and children throughout northeast Ohio who have reduced vision that cannot be corrected by conventional means. Low vision Services offers low vision assessments, low vision aids, orientation and mobility assessments and training, instruction by a teacher of the visually impaired and bioptic driving assessment and training.
Community relations educates and informs the community about agency Services through tours, presentations, a community newsletter, brochures, a website and participation in community events. The program also coordinates volunteers and manages agency fundraising activities.