/tags/disability-rights-ohio Disability Rights Ohio en-US Copyright Mon, 28 Mar 2022 09:00:00 GMT /news/2022-03-28/disability-rights-ohio-says-disabled-voters-need-better-info-on-access A preliminary report finds four areas that need improvement for voters with disabilities. Mon, 28 Mar 2022 09:00:00 GMT /news/2022-03-28/disability-rights-ohio-says-disabled-voters-need-better-info-on-access Kelly Krabill /news/2020-11-12/disability-advocates-want-to-permanently-expand-curbside-voting-in-ohio During the 2016 election, fewer than 100 people in Franklin County voted curbside. This year, in large part because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Franklin… Thu, 12 Nov 2020 17:01:07 GMT /news/2020-11-12/disability-advocates-want-to-permanently-expand-curbside-voting-in-ohio Adora Namigadde /ideastream/2020-03-05/settlement-requires-ohio-to-improve-special-education-plans The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) will have to improve education outcomes for students with disabilities, under a settlement approved this week. The settlement calls for improvements over the next five years. The agreement also calls for the state to provide additional support for special education services. The plan will focus on student literacy, prepare disabled students for life after graduation, and provide training for educators. Thu, 05 Mar 2020 16:49:03 GMT /ideastream/2020-03-05/settlement-requires-ohio-to-improve-special-education-plans Taylor Haggerty /news/2019-12-09/settlement-orders-ohio-to-improve-education-for-students-with-disabilities The Ohio Department of Education (ODE) has five years to create and implement a plan providing more support and resources to students with disabilities.… Mon, 09 Dec 2019 15:09:29 GMT /news/2019-12-09/settlement-orders-ohio-to-improve-education-for-students-with-disabilities Taylor Haggerty /statehouse-news-stories/2019-10-22/disability-advocates-settle-suit-with-state-over-access-to-community-services A disability rights group has settled the class action lawsuit it filed against the state of Ohio three years ago over its claims that people are being... Tue, 22 Oct 2019 16:44:55 GMT /statehouse-news-stories/2019-10-22/disability-advocates-settle-suit-with-state-over-access-to-community-services Karen Kasler, Karen Kasler /news/2018-08-17/advocacy-group-sues-buckeye-ranch-over-access-to-records-residents Disability Rights Ohio, an advocacy group tasked with oversight of disabled across the state, is suing Buckeye Ranch. The case stems from a dispute over… Fri, 17 Aug 2018 21:26:28 GMT /news/2018-08-17/advocacy-group-sues-buckeye-ranch-over-access-to-records-residents Nick Evans /news/2018-07-20/children-discharged-from-columbus-treatment-center-after-abuse-investigation A South Side children’s treatment center is transferring all patients out of the facility amid allegations of staff abuse and unsanitary conditions.A… Fri, 20 Jul 2018 20:01:49 GMT /news/2018-07-20/children-discharged-from-columbus-treatment-center-after-abuse-investigation Nick Evans