Rehabilitation Services - Disabled | Opportunities For Ohioans With Disabilities

Provides services for clients to find gainful employment or training. Specific services include: counseling and planning, personal and work adjustment training, vocational training, training supplies and books, financial aid to attend post-secondary classes, artificial limbs, braces, eyeglasses, hearing aids, psychotherapy, physical therapy, wheelchairs (if needed to work), occupational supplies, placement, small business development, and follow-up on the job. Also helps disabled students who are transitioning from school to work or college after high school. Some of the above services are provided by other agencies through a referral process.

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211 Cleveland

Physical Address

2190 Allentown Rd., Lima, OH 45805

Hours

M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm or by appointment for all offices.

Application process

Phone all offices M-F: 8:00am-5:00pm to receive an application packet. Can also apply online. May self-refer or be referred by an agency.

Fee

Free. Individuals receiving service may be asked to contribute to certain services.

Eligibility

Must be 14 years old and a resident of Ohio. Specific offices serve specific counties. Individuals are evaluated on 7 functional limitations. Person must have a physical or mental impairment which constitutes or results in a significant impediment to employment. Services are time-limited.

Service area

Coshocton County, Ohio
Paulding County, Ohio
Trumbull County, Ohio
Morrow County, Ohio
Belmont County, Ohio
Stark County, Ohio
Licking County, Ohio
Lucas County, Ohio
Union County, Ohio
Marion County, Ohio
Ashtabula County, Ohio
Lawrence County, Ohio
Wayne County, Ohio
Mercer County, Ohio
Holmes County, Ohio
Logan County, Ohio
Harrison County, Ohio
Van Wert County, Ohio
Henry County, Ohio
Ross County, Ohio
Hocking County, Ohio
Lorain County, Ohio
Athens County, Ohio
Medina County, Ohio
Madison County, Ohio
Allen County, Ohio
Carroll County, Ohio
Shelby County, Ohio
Jackson County, Ohio
Portage County, Ohio
Ottawa County, Ohio
Franklin County, Ohio
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Clark County, Ohio
Hardin County, Ohio
Columbiana County, Ohio
Miami County, Ohio
Putnam County, Ohio
Auglaize County, Ohio
Fairfield County, Ohio
Pike County, Ohio
Pickaway County, Ohio
Geauga County, Ohio
Defiance County, Ohio
Gallia County, Ohio
Hancock County, Ohio
Montgomery County, Ohio
Richland County, Ohio
Wood County, Ohio
Huron County, Ohio
Seneca County, Ohio
Meigs County, Ohio
Lake County, Ohio
Wyandot County, Ohio
Scioto County, Ohio
Sandusky County, Ohio
Washington County, Ohio
Summit County, Ohio
Ohio
Knox County, Ohio
Ashland County, Ohio
Crawford County, Ohio
Champaign County, Ohio
Darke County, Ohio
Williams County, Ohio
Erie County, Ohio
Muskingum County, Ohio
Butler County, Ohio
Guernsey County, Ohio
Jefferson County, Ohio
Preble County, Ohio
Fayette County, Ohio
Fulton County, Ohio
Delaware County, Ohio
Greene County, Ohio
Mahoning County, Ohio

Agency info

Opportunities For Ohioans With Disabilities

Provides vocational rehabilitation services and social security disability determinations for Ohioans with disabilities. The objective of vocational rehabilitation services is employment. The Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired (BSVI) and the Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation (BVR) are the two agency bureaus that offer direct service to clients.