SOURCE: Disability Scoop Alongside funding for bridges and roads, President Joe Biden’s wide-ranging $2 trillion infrastructure plan includes a massive investment in home- and community-based services for people with disabilities. The proposal unveiled last week known...

According to the CDC, about 50 million Americans report having a disability, which affects people in different ways, even when one person has the same type of disability as another person. Some disabilities may be hidden or not easy to see. Person First Language...

What is Autism? Autism is a complex, lifelong developmental disability that affects essential human behaviors such as social interaction, the ability to communicate ideas and feelings, imagination, self-regulation, and the ability to establish relationships with...

Jim and Marge Bristow embarked on a journey to find treatment options to help their daughter Mary Carol, who was born with Cerebral Palsy in 1946. They created a strong network of parents who faced similar challenges and were dedicated to advocating for their...

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As part of our mission and vision, United Rehabilitation Services, (URS) regularly advocates for the children and adults we serve and their families.  We were very pleased to learn that in part due to our recent efforts to raise awareness for the people we serve,...

Franklin Delano Roosevelt is often thought of as the only United States President with a disability, but our nation has a distinguished line of presidents with disabilities or other special needs. Joe Biden, 1942 – (speech disorder - stuttering)46th United States...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS: Tosh Anderson, Hollywood Gaming(937) 235-7559 | Tosh.Anderson@pngaming.com Christine Corba, URS(937) 853-5465 | ccorba@ursdayton.org DAYTON, Ohio, Feb. 3, 2021 – Patrons of Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway showed their...

Available Now To Ohio's Medicaid Managed Care Members Medicaid Community Partners and Stakeholders, As Ohio continues to grapple with the COVID-19 crisis, we are working hard to ensure our most vulnerable citizens maintain reliable access to food resources. To...

by Shaun Heasley | January 26, 2021 | Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email The vast majority of children with autism have at least one mental health condition too, new research suggests. Almost 78% of kids on the spectrum are diagnosed with some type of mental health...

Persons with disabilities are at higher risk of complications or even death due to COVID-19. As the vaccine becomes more readily available in our community, lots of people have questions. Check out these Myths vs. Facts and answers to FAQs from the Ohio Department of...