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

2148 Eagle Pass, Wooster, OH 44691

Hours

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

Fax

(614) 985-8370

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

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