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Self-Advocate’s Summer Dinner Series
2019 Building Bridges Awards Nomination Form
Each year the Erie County Board of Developmental Disabilities (ECBDD) recognizes individuals, community employers, providers, advocates and community members who support those with a disability. Nominees will be recognized, and award recipients will be honored at our annual Awards Banquet on October 10, 2019. Please click on the link below to fill out a nomination form, submission deadline is Friday, August 30th, details are on the form.
Ohio Technology First Council
We get this question often… WHAT IS A DSP?
We get this question often… WHAT IS A DSP? Here’s a great video that shows how rewarding and flexible this career opportunity can be…
Click the following link to learn more or to sign up to become a DSP: https://www.dspdirectory.com/
Index of Disability Related Acronyms
What do the letters stand for?
An index of disability-related acronyms
This publication was originally produced by the Ohio Legal Rights Service (OLRS), now known as Disability Rights Ohio (DRO) in partnership with the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council Leadership Committee in February 2004.
The Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council has revised this publication to reflect the many changes that have taken place within the last ten years due to legislation and simply name changes of various government and/or state agencies.
Click on the link to download the publication in PDF format.
Tiny Tots Tuesday
Ohio ABLE FAQs
Please click on the link below to read the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) in Ohio Frequently Asked Questions in a PDF.
#DSPLevelUp
The Department of Ohio Developmental Disabilities is having a campaign called #DSPLevelUp to encourage direct service providers with two years of experience to take 60 hours of additional training to earn up to $1 more per hour. DODD is offering 130 hours of free online training so agency and independent DSPS can earn more with the new traininglongevity add-on. See below for more information.
| Good news! Providers can LEVEL UP with this new rate if they’ve been a direct service provider for two years and take this FREE training. Start here: http://bit.ly/2oMJF2h #DSPLevelUp | Are you a DSP who has two years of experience on the job? Learn about #DSPLevelUp and how you can take online training to earn more money. http://bit.ly/2oMJF2h |
The Board Launches Email Encryption Policy
The Erie County Board of D.D. has started to use email encryption when sending emails that contain sensitive information such as Protected Health Information (PHI). This policy will ensure that while an email is transmission it will be delivered to the recipient safely and securely. For information on how to open and respond to an email that was sent encrypted to you from a Board Employee please click on the PDF below: