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School to Adult Life Transition Links Page

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

Links for flyers and information:

Information about Person Centered Planning

Project LIFE Program Information

To contact teachers in the program:

Lakota Local School District: Mollie McIntosh 937-238-1392or mcintoshm@butlertech.org

Ross Local School District: Jill Haenning  513-280-0778  or haenningj@butlertech.org

Project SEARCH Program Information

To see a flyer, click here.

To contact teachers at the program sites:

Atrium Hospital: Angela Bryant  513-267-6218 or bryanta@butlertech.org

Ohio Casualty: Rosi Wood  513-907-0097 or woodr@butlertech.org

Miami University: Project SEARCH teacher Reena Fish, 513-476-6262 fishr@butlertech.org  

Butler Tech  Coordinator of Special Education Transition Programs: Tony Huff, 513-645-8278 or 513-280-1081 hufft@butlertech.org

"Recreational - Leisure Coaching Program" - a program for after high school graduation

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. 

Venture Program - scouting for girls and boys

The Arc of Butler County awards $100 to families from the Even the Score golf outing fund. Click here for the guidelines and the application.

Hamilton/Middletown Bus Schedule

SafeLink Wireless - Program Information

Post-Secondary Alternatives Information

Kelly Autism Program at Western Kentucky University - click here for more information. Click here to send an email.

ODDC - Ohio Developmental DisABILITIES Council

Click here for a A card-game assessment tool for teens and young adults with developmental disabilities. For more information contact Linda McDowell: 513-422-3885. 

Job Club information - for people that have graduated high school. Contact Becky Schroder by email or call (513) 867-5637 or click here for their web site.

Marketplace - www.DifferentNeedz.com is a web site where individuals and families can buy and sell gently-used medical and special needs equipment.

United Healthcare Children's Foundation - information about grant money available to help families that have insurance but need help with expenses not covered by their plans.

Therapeutic Recreation has a web site - click here to access it. You can download their newsletter from the site.

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 muddywaterwranglers@fuse.net.

Hamilton County Park District - follow this link for more information - click here.

 


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

Butler County Arc's web site

Butler County Educational Service Center

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Special Needs Resources
513-636-7606

Epilepsy Foundation  
721-2905 

Legal Aid Society
Julie Honican 362-2818 or 1-800-582-268

Medic Alert
1-800-432-5378

NAMI - National Alliance on Mental Illness  www.nami.org 
           Butler County -     www.namibutler.net or 513-860-8387
           Hamilton County - www.nami-hc.org    or 513-351-3500 

National Secondary Transition Technical Assitance Center web site

National Research Center on Learning Disabilities (NRCLD)

Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence
866-886-2254

Ohio Department of Education
1-877-644-6338

Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council (ODDC) 
1-800-766-7426

Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children With Disabilities
1-800-374-2806

Ohio Legal Rights (OLRS) }
1-800-282-9181 

Ohio's Interagency Work Group on Autism | Home

Parent & Family Support - State Support Team (SST13)

Parent Group Collaborative of Greater Cincinnati

Rehabilitation Services Commission (RSC)
942-8909  
          (BVR) Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation
          (BSVI) Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired
          (BDD) Bureau of Disability Determination

Social Security Administration 
1-800-772-1213  

Wright State University/Disability Services
957-775-5680

Xavier University/The Learning Assistance Center

Contact Patty Oehler at pattyo39@aol.com or call (513) 678-9195 for more information.