Transition Resources

This page will be continually updated with links about current events, news, and information.

For a quick reference guide for leisure activities and other resources, click here and print the sheets.

Links for flyers and information: 

Life Planning

• Information about Person Centered Planning - PDF flyer [updated soon]
   
• Good Life Network 

School-age resources

• Butler Tech - Project LIFE 101 & 102
• Butler Tech - Project SEARCH & their Facebook page
• Project SEARCH/ Project LIFE Program Information 

Project SEARCH Atrium Medical Center 
Katie Fancher
(O) 513-420-5211
(C) 614-519-0100 
Email

Project SEARCH West Chester Hospital 
Mollie McIntosh 
(O) 513-298-8771
(C) 937-238-1392
Email

Project SEARCH Miami University 
Rosi Wood 
(O) 513-529-0561
(C) 513-907-0097
Email

Project SEARCH West Chester Hospital
Mollie McIntosh 
(O) 513-298-8871
(C) 937-238-1392
Email

Project LIFE 101-Ross 
Jill Haenning 
(C) 513-431-9723
(O) 513-868-4511
Email

Project LIFE 201-Lakota 
Michelle Bumgarner 
(O) 513-682-4235 ext. 23147
(C) 571-299-8932
Email

Project LIFE 201 - D.Russell Lee
Jake Krause
(O) 513-868-6300 ext. 4565
(C) 513-255-6422
Email

Program Supervisor 
Reena Fish 
(O) 513-645-8278
(C) 513-476-6262
fishr@butlertech.org

Recreational/social activity Resources

• Adaptive Cardio Row - Thursdays 7:00 - 8:00 p.m. & Adaptive rowing on the Great Miami River, RowAmerica Hamilton, 330 North B. Street, Hamilton, OH 45013. Joy Nix, Director 513-642-9569 or email.  
   
• "Recreational - Leisure Coaching Program" - a program for after high school graduation - PDF flyer [updated soon]
   
• Special Olympics - click here to access their Facebook page. 
   
• Therapeutic Recreation
   
• Horseback riding -
  • Muddy Waters Equestrian Park offers riding and horse care programs for people with developmental disabilities. Call (513) 522-8545 for more information or email. 
     
  • Hamilton County Park District 

Resources for benefits, health needs, etc.

• Golden Buckeye Card info - adults age 18 - 59 who have disabilities as defined by Social Security, are eligible for a free Golden Buckeye Card. You can apply at most public libraries and senior centers. 
   
• Medical Equipment Loan Program - access information about a local program to loan out medical equipment on a temporary basis. 
   
• Prescription Savings Program 
   
• Community First 
   
• Disability Benefits 101
   
• Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities
   
• Loop Ohio
   
• Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities
   

Funding/Scholarship Information

• The Arc of Butler County awards $100 to families from the Even the Score golf outing fund. 

Post-Secondary/College Information

• College Internship Program (CIP) - a comprehensive transition program for young adults on the autism spectrum and with learning differences.
   
• Life After IEP resource
   
• Kelly Autism Program at Western Kentucky University - click here for more information or email.
   
• Mount St. Joseph University – Project EXCEL
   
• Wright State University/Disability Services
   
• Xavier University/The Learning Assistance Center
   
• Post Secondary Education Collaborative 
   
• Guide to College Accessibility for Students with Disabilities
   
• Scholarships available for peopple with Disabilities
   
• Going to College with Autism and Asperger’s 

 
Employment

• Employment WORKS
   

Misc. links

• Marketplace - www.DifferentNeedz.com is a web site where individuals and families can buy and sell gently-used medical and special needs equipment 
   
• Assistive Technology Services: contact Kevin Leonard, Coordinator, Goodwill/Easter Seals Miami Valley at 937-528-6442 or email.  
   
• Butler County RTA schedule and information
   
• Connect You - a resource listing from the United Way 
   
• Speak Up, Butler County Board of DD's self-advocacy group 
   
• Sibling Leadership Network - a national organization of siblings dedicated to the promotion of family support and empowerment for people with disabilities across the lifespan. Ohio SIBS is a state chapter of SLN.
   
• The Community Practice for Supporting Families of Individuals with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities - involves working with six states to develop systems of support for families throughout the lifespan for their family member with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
   
• Click here to sign up and receive weekly news from the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities.
   
• National Resource for Supported Decision Making - dedicated to protecting everyone's right to make choices: the principal prerogative we all have to express our own preferences, make our own decisions, and direct our own lives, free from overbroad or undue guardianship.
   

Links for important web sites: (click on the name to go to that web site)

• Butler County Arc
   
• Butler County Educational Service Center
   
• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Special Needs Resources
   
• Disability.gov 
   
• Epilepsy Foundation + they have a Facebook page.
   
• Legal Aid Society
   
• May We Help.org
   
• Medic Alert
   
• NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness 
  • Butler County NAMI 
  • Hamilton County NAMI  
     
• National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center  
   
• National Research Center on Learning Disabilities (NRCLD)
   
• Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence
   
• Ohio Department of Education
   
• Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council (ODDC)
   
• Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children With Disabilities
   
• Ohio Legal Rights (OLRS)
   
• Ohio's Interagency Work Group on Autism
   
• Parent & Family Support - State Support Team (SST13) 
   
• Parent Group Collaborative of Greater Cincinnati 
   
• Rehabilitation Services Commission (RSC) 
   
• SafeLink Wireless
   
• Social Security Administration 

Contact information for SALT: Patti Shrom, Parent Resource Coordinator, (513) 892-0596, or via email.