The greatest need today is for residential services. Hundreds of individuals have been on waiting lists for over ten years and continue to wait. As the population ages, the number of older parents with aging sons and daughters with disabilities who still live at home increases. The next biennial budget is currently being developed. It is critical to include an increase in the MRDD budget now.
Families are the largest residential provider in the state.
An increase in family resources is needed. Residential services staff need to earn decent wages. Additional state funding will generate additional federal funds. Newsletter is funded in part under P.L. 104-183 in accordance with the goals established by the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Planning Council and administered by the Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities.