Ohio F2F Informational Flyer
Ohio F2F Vision
Ohio F2F’s vision is that all families of children and youth with significant healthcare needs (CYSHCN) receive the best healthcare, support, information, and resources to ensure optimal health outcomes. In addition, we envision family-centered and coordinated care in all systems of Ohio for the best child, health, and family outcomes.
Ohio F2F Mission
Our mission is to educate, empower, and support all Ohioans with special healthcare needs and their families to receive the best healthcare that leads to optimal health outcomes, and to support professionals in providing the best care in the most family-centered, inclusive, respectful, culturally and linguistically accessible, and supportive way.
Self-Advocacy
- I’m Determined – Homepage – I’m Determined (imdetermined.org)
- Ohio Self Determination Association (OSDA) – Ohio Self Determination Association – OSDA creates change that empowers people with disabilities (osdaohio.org)
- How to Increase Student Success Blog Post- Self-Determination Instruction For Students | DoMyEssay Blog
Healthcare Insurance
- Medicaid – Ohio Department of Medicaid | Medicaid
- Children with Medical Handicaps Program (BCMH) – Ohio Department of Health | Ohio.gov | Ohio Department of Health
- Health Care- Last chance for Jan 1 coverage – enroll by Dec 15 | HealthCare.gov
- Ohio Department of Health- Ohio Department of Health | Ohio.gov | Ohio Department of Health
- Visit the Health Insurance Marketplace: Staying covered if you lose Medicaid or CHIP | HealthCare.gov
Transition to Adult Healthcare and Other Transition Topics
Healthcare
- Got Transition – Got Transition®
- What to Do In a Medical Emergency (pdf) – https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:4dd2491d-3007-4570-ba3f-bcc2a2aa996f
- View the Appointment Scheduler- Appointment-Scheduler-script.pdf (ucucedd.org)
- View the Filling a Prescription Brochure- Filling-a-Prescription.pdf (ucucedd.org)
- View the My Health 3-Sentence Summary Brochure- My-Health-3-Sentence-Summary.pdf (ucucedd.org)
- View the My Health Passport Brochure- My-Health-Passport.pdf (ucucedd.org)
- View the Transition Readiness Assessment for Parents and Caregivers of Youth with IDD Brochure- Transition-Readiness-Assessment-for-Parents-Caregivers-of-Youth-with-IDD.pdf (ucucedd.org)
- View the Transition Readiness Self-Assessment for Youth with IDD Brochure-Transition-Readiness-Self-Assessment-for-Youth-with-IDD.pdf (ucucedd.org)
Housing
- The Center for Independent Living Options – Serving people with disabilities in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. (cilo.net)
- Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) Housing – Housing | Department of Developmental Disabilities (ohio.gov)
- DODD Find your County Board – Find Your County Board | Department of Developmental Disabilities (ohio.gov)
Employment
- Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) – Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities | Ohio.gov
- Ohio Employment First – Employment First (ohioemploymentfirst.org)
Transportation
- View the Adaptable Vehicle Options Brochure – https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:e99a1a2c-8d4b-4903-8064-646288a86a23
- Access Program – Go Metro – Access Program – Go Metro (go-metro.com)
Financial Planning/Trusts
- Stable Account- Home – STABLE (stableaccount.com)
- Estate Planning Guide – Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council | Ohio.gov
- National Disability Institute – Transforming Lives for People with Disabilities | National Disability Institute
Supported Decision Making and Guardianship
- Supported Decision Making – Supported Decision-Making | National Resource Center (supporteddecisionmaking.org)
- Guardianship in Ohio – https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:6ceec7aa-4868-4aa3-bdf8-3bbd2a9f0488
- Estate Planning Guide- Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council | Ohio.gov
SSI/DI
- Supplemental Security Income (SSI)- Supplemental Security Income (SSI) | SSA
Videos
- TBE CLE Healthcare Transition Zoom Recording- https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/Z7Ebw75SYs29K7NOItVxOVc1xQ3_GySnEz9_Pwqdet1R7E_K8fTKREM3_sXnhfaD.TDODWZzZqnnxNv2P
- SN Childcare Advocacy Info Session Zoom Recording- https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/DSxvVfmL2da0GZwyJtljMM8MIHRqgGFgCrrPtTU-ehpKqtnVtenCa2BdcqG9-3YU.oiTso5y5nO3uD6I8
- The Ohio ISP in Franklin County Zoom Recording- https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/46CAOxPB05X9uO_XWzenO_lTY5eqGt8WDKn7sgXZAlOJOowkWW3Tvvb_k0hAJK_z.swjYMdOS9MXSKbhV
- CLE TB Mental Health Care Zoom Recording – https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/EktwdlXd31nW4GZGZcV0GQ51nPhu5gx9n9Nv97nbgY6z6plnY8ctg9ymOET5Ok1W.-XghvvsSxpYXZOWJs
Waivers
- View the DODD Guidance Brochure – DODD Guidance Brochure
- View the ARC Waiver Brochure – ARC Waiver Brochure
- DODD-Department of Developmental Disabilities | Ohio.gov
- Waiver Comparison – Waiver Comparison Chart December 2023 (002) .pdf (ohio.gov)
Communication
- Assistive Technology Blog – Assistive Technology Blog –
Education
- Disability Rights Ohio (DRO)- Disability Rights Ohio – Home
- Wrightslaw – Wrightslaw Special Education Law and Advocacy
- Ohio Department of Education & Workforce – Home | Ohio Department of Education
- Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities (OCECD)- Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities (ocecd.org)
- Parent Centerhub – Center for Parent Information and Resources | Your Central Hub for Parent Centers Serving Families of Children With Disabilities (parentcenterhub.org)
- Ohio Center for Autism Low Incidents (OCALI) – OCALI | Home
- College Scholarships for Students with Disabilities – College Scholarships For Students With Disabilities | Affordable Colleges Online
Diagnosis Specific
Autism
- Autism Speaks- Autism Education & Resources | Autism Speaks
- Autism Connections- >Autism Connections – Uplifting the Southwest Ohio Autism Community (autismcincy.org)
- Autistic Self-Advocacy Network- Autistic Self Advocacy Network (autisticadvocacy.org)
Down Syndrome
- National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) – National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS)
- Down Syndrome Association of Greater Cincinnati (DSAGC)- Home – DSAGC
- Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio (DSACO)- Home – Down Syndrome Association of Central Ohio (dsaco.net)
- Down Syndrome Association of Greater Toledo (DSAGT) – Down Syndrome Association of Greater Toledo – Home (dsagt.org)
Cerebral Palsy
- The Aaron Perlman Center – (Aaron W. Perlman Center | Cincinnati Children’s (cincinnatichildrens.org)
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American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) – American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine
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Cerebral Palsy at Cincinnati Children’s – Cerebral Palsy | Cincinnati Children’s (cincinnatichildrens.org)
RTS
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UCCEDD RTS Materials – Resource – UCCEDD (ucucedd.org)
Early Childhood
- Ohio Early Intervention- Ohio Early Intervention
- Zero to Three – ZERO TO THREE | Early Connections Last a Lifetime
- Help Me Grow – Help Me Grow | Ohio Department of Health
- Learn the Signs, Act Early – CDC – “Learn the Signs. Act Early.” | CDC
- Early Childcare Provider’s Toolkit- https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/review?uri=urn:aaid:scds:US:fcac0c94-b338-43a2-be18-5adba497b3fe
Across the Lifespan
- Family Voices- Family Voices
- National Center for Family Professional Patherships (NCFPP)- FVNCFPP (fv-ncfpp.org)
- RedTreeHouse – RedTreehouse.org | Family Resource Link
- Charting the LifeCourse – LifeCourse Nexus – Exchange Knowledge | Build Capacity | Engage Collaboratively (lifecoursetools.com)
- University of Cincinnati Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCUCEDD)- UCCEDD – University of Cincinnati Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (ucucedd.org)
- Community of Practice- The Community of Practice for Support Families of Individuals with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities – A Collaboration Between NASDDDS and UMKC IHC, UCEDD (supportstofamilies.org)
- Disability Rights Ohio (DRO)- Disability Rights Ohio – Home
Ohio F2F is based within the University of Cincinnati Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCCEDD).
The Ohio F2F is funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, US Health and Human Services.