2016 Fact Finder calendar - Cuyahoga County Board of DD

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1275 Lakeside Avenue East
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1129
www.CuyahogaBDD.org
(216) 241-8230
CuyahogaBDD
NONPROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
2016
PAID
CLEVELAND, OH
PERMIT NO. 1610
CCBDD Fact Finder
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CONTACT
Medical & INFORMATION
Dental Services
COMMUNITY DIRECTORY
Advocacy
Advocacy and Protective Services (APSI)
5811 Canal Road, Suite 210
Valley View, Ohio 44125
(216) 573-6365
The Arc of Greater Cleveland
2421 Community College Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44115
Our mission is to support and(216)
empower
622-0755
people
with
developmental
disabilities
Benefits
Cuyahoga County Department of Children and Family Services
1641
Avenue
toPayne
live,
learn, work and play
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
(216) 987-7000
in
the
community.
Food Stamps Information
(216) 987-6588
Social Security Administration
1-800-772-1213
Court Agencies
Cuyahoga County Probate Court
1 Lakeside Avenue, NW
(216) 443-8764
Offenders with DD
Cuyahoga County Adult Probation
Marion Building
1276 West 3rd Street
(216) 443-5394
Educational Resources
Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County
6393 Oak Tree Boulevard
Independence, Ohio 44131
(216) 524-3000
Legal Services
Legal Aid
1223 West 6th Street
(216) 687-1900
(One of a network of regional resource centers for the education of children with
special needs; provides counseling, information and referral assistance to
parents, including information about preschool for children with special needs)
Ohio Legal Rights Services
8 E. Long Street, #500
Columbus, Ohio 43215
TTY
1 (800) 282-9181
1 (800) 858-3542
Visit us on the Web at www.CuyahogaBDD.org or
look for CCBDD on Facebook and Twitter.
Referral Services
CONTENTS
Academy of Medicine
- Physicians Referral Service
11001 Cedar Avenue
Common Abbreviations
Glossary of Terms
First Call for Help - United Way
Services
PrivacyandConfidentiality
3113
Prospect
Avenue
Complaint Resolution and Due Process
1
(216) 229-2200
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3
3
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CCBDD Admission/Placement
4
(Human care information and referral; available daily from 8:30 am to midnight)
Program Review and Provider Support
5
Emergencies
Healthy Start
5
(216) 987-7346
Free Choice of Provider for Medicaid Services
5
(Free health insurance for children and teens in working families)
Systems and Quality Compliance
5
(216)
575-0061
Children'sStarting
ServicesPoint
& Supports
6
(Phone referrals to child care services, information about evaluating and choosing
Employment & Community Alternatives
7
child care providers and scholarships for low-income families needing assistance
Employment
7
withServices
child care costs)
Adult Activities
24-hour Mental Health Emergency/Information/
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SAW, Inc.Referral
Board of Line
Trustees
9
for Adults and Children
(216)
623-6888
Assistive Technology
9 help with mental
(24-hour assistance to residents of Cuyahoga County who need
health emergencies or are seeking information and referral on9mental health
Deaf Services
services)
Speech/Language Services
9
Therapy Services
Occupational/Physical
24-hourFamilyHelpline/BellflowerCenterfor
Prevention
Child Abuse
Behavioral
and Health of
Supports
9
(216)
229-8800
10
(Free
anonymous
support,
Behavioral
Health
Services 24-hour telephone service to provide crisis intervention,
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information and referrals for families and individuals)
Forensic Services
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Vocational
Services
Health Services
Opportunities
for &Ohioans
Human Sexuality
Education
Support with Disabilities
(formerly Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation)
Community & Medicaid Services
14650 Detroit Avenue, Suite 300
Support Administration
Lakewood, Ohio 44107-2160
Family Supports
TTY
FAX
Transition Services
Transportation Services
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(216) 778-5198
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Phone
______________
Phone
(216)
778-4725
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Phone
MetroHealth Center for Community Services Primary Sites (Medical only)
MetroHealth Old Brooklyn
Health Center
MetroHealth
Beachwood Health Center*
____________________________________________
______________
4229 Pearl Road
3609 Park East Drive
Phone
Habilitation Supervisor
North Building, Third Floor
(216) 957-2000
Beachwood, Ohio 44122
____________________________________________
______________
(216)
957-9959
MetroHealth Pepper Phone
Pike Health Center
Support Administrator
29125 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 110
MetroHealth Broadway Health Center*
Pepper Pike, Ohio 44122
6835 Broadway Avenue
____________________________________________
______________
(216) 591-0523
Cleveand, OH 44105
Driver
Route Number
(216) 957-1500
MetroHealth Premier Health Center
25200 Center Ridge (216)
Road, 881-4333
Suite 2100
MetroHealth
Brooklyn Medical Group
Bus Dispatch
Westlake,
Ohio
44145
5208
Memphis
Avenue
Transportation Services Center
(216) 881-4333
(216) 957-3200
Transportation/Emergency
(216) 904-2375
(216) 398-0100
MetroHealth Strongsville
Group
Cab/Vendor
(216)Medical
736-2955
16000 Pearl Road
MetroHealth Buckeye Health Center
Strongsville, Ohio 44138
2816
East 116
Street
Regional
Travel
Coordinator-West
(216) 299-7393
(440) 238-2124
Cleveland,
44120
Regional Ohio
Travel
Coordinator-East
(216) 299-7459
(216) 957-4200
Regional Travel Coordinator-Downtown
(216)
407-2718
MetroHealth Westlake
Health
Center
Road, 904-0227
Bldg. #1
MetroHealth
Independence
Health Center
Regional Travel
Coordinator-Downtown
Westlake, Ohio 44145
(Advanced Eye-Care only)
(216) 957-3200
6595
Brecksville
RoadProgram Supervisor
Community
Travel
(216) 870-0435
th
MetroHealth
West
150
Health & Surgery Center
(216) 520-2045
th
Michael A. Donzella Administration Building 4330 West 150 Street
(216) 241-8230
MetroHealth Lakewood Health Center
(216) 861-0253 fax
Pediatrics
(216) 251-6990
Cleveland,
Ohio
44114-1129
MetroHealth West Park
Medical
Group*
Emergency
After-Hours
Number
(216)
694-7077
Lakewood,
Ohio
44107
(216) 227-1330
Support Administration (West) Big Creek Center
(216) 362-6450
MetroHealth Lee-Harvard Health Center
(216) 957-5000
Support
Administration
(East)
Forest
Hill
Center
(216) 761-3353
4071 Lee Road, Suite 260
John Glen Smith Health Center
Ohio957-1200
Department of DD
(877) 464-6733
11100 St. Clair Avenue
(216)
MetroHealth Middleburg Heights
(216) 249-3600
November Family Health Center
7800
Pearl RoadDay Announcements Thomas F. McCafferty Health Center
Calamity
4242 Lorain Avenue
Middleburg Heights, Ohio 44130
www.cancellations.com
or www.CuyahogaBDD.org
(216)
957-9700
(216) 249-3600
www.Facebook.com/CuyahogaBDD
*Offers MetroHealth Express Care services
Free Clinic of Greater Cleveland
12321 Euclid Avenue COMMON
Cleveland,
Ohio
44106 Center
AAC - Adult
Activities
(216) 421-2000
ABBREVIATIONS
BAAC - Beachwood Adult Activities Center
Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services
BCC - Big Creek Center
Collinwood
Norwood
BCISSt.
- Behavior
& Curriculum Intervention
15322
Clair Avenue
1468Specialist
East 55th Street
Cleveland,
Ohio Daily
44110 Living Skills
BDLS - Basic
(216)
851-1500
BrAAC
- Brooklyn Adult Activities Center(216) 881-2000
CCBDD
- Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental
Disabilities
East
Cleveland
Southeast
15201
Avenue and Medicaid Services
13301 Miles Avenue
CMS Euclid
- Community
East Cleveland, Ohio 44112
EAAC - Euclid Adult Activities Center Cleveland, Ohio 44105
(216) 541-5600
(216) 751-3100
EBEI - Evidence-Based Early Intervention
Hough
Superior
ECA - Employment & Community Alternatives
8300 Hough Avenue
12100 Superior Avenue
ECAAC -Ohio
East44103
Cleveland Adult ActivitiesCleveland,
Center Ohio 44106
Cleveland,
FHC231-7700
- Forest Hill Center
(216)
(216) 851-2600
GRSC - Green Road Services Center
Miles/Broadway
IFSPMiles
- Individual
9127
Avenue Family Service Plan
Cleveland,
Ohio 44105
ISP - Individual
Service Plan
(216)
MDA325-6544
- Michael A. Donzella Administration Building
Only
MHAAC - Maple Heights AdultMedical
Activities
Center
MOVE - Mobility
Cleveland
Clinic Opportunities Via Education/Experiences
(866) 320-4573
9500
Avenue
MUIEuclid
- Major
Unusual Incident
Cleveland,
Ohio- Ohio
44106Department of Developmental Disabilities
Ohio DODD
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(216)
227-3250
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(216)
277-3292
(216)
227-3293
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1-866-325-0026
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University
Hospitals
Center
for Comprehensive Care
PCP - Person
Centered
Planning
(For children, adolescents and young adults with DD)
PLAY - Play and Language for Autistic Youngsters
2101 Adelbert Road
PSP - Primary
Service Provider
Cleveland,
Ohio 44106
(216) 286-6770
Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities
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PTCU (Parents/Teachers/Community
United)
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(216) 241-8230
Volunteer Services
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IntakeOffice
(216)736-2673
www.CuyahogaBDD.org
CCBDD Board
Members
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on the cover is from a photo taken of 18
a mural on a
CCBDD Site Directory
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wall at our East Cleveland Adult Activities Center painted by a
Community Directory
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talented group of artists who attend the center.
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MetroHealth Medical Center
_________________________________________
Adult
& Pediatric Comprehensive Care Units
AdultMetroHealth
Services Site
2500
Drive
____________________________________________
Manager
MetroHealth
Medical Center Dental Clinic
2500 MetroHealth Drive
____________________________________________
Cleveland,
Ohio 44109
Supervisor
_______________
Phone
(888) 844-8447
Communication
CCBDD
Map
The Site
artwork
(216) 778-7800
University
Hospitals
NEON - North
East Ohio Network
2101
Road Center
OPRAdelbert
- Operations
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Year-Round
Activities
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If you would
like additional information about DD services, please
Rights of People with DD
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CCBDD Table of Organization
MetroHealth Medical Center and Outpatient Plaza
____________________________________________
Early Intervention Primary Service Provider (PSP)
PAAC - Parma Adult Activities Center
PTCU - Parents, Teachers, Community United
Dental Services
Only
NWESC - Northwest Employment
Services
Center
RRAAC
- Rocky
RiverUniversity
Adult Activities
Case
Western
Reserve
SchoolCenter
of Dental Medicine
Adults (216) 368-8730
2124
Road
SA -Cornell
Support
Administrator
Children (216) 368-6185
SWAAC - Southwest Adult Activities Center
Kenneth
T. Kmieck
(440) 888-9755
TSC - Transportation
Services Center
th
Street
7057
West -130
WPDSC
William
Patrick Day Services Center
St. Luke’s Dental Associates
11201 Shaker Boulevard
(216) 368-7238
The ARC of Greater Cleveland has compiled a list of private dentists in Cuyahoga County
who work with patients with developmental disabilities. To obtain a copy, call (216) 622-0755.
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The Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities (CCBDD) was created
by the Ohio General Assembly in 1967 along with those in all of Ohio’s other counties
as a result of the strong lobbying efforts of parents whose local school districts refused to enroll their children. Early on, services centered on children and school-age
programs. Since then our focus has broadened far beyond that and aligns strongly
with our mission of supporting and empowering people with developmental disabilities
to live, learn, work and play in the community. We follow a philosophy of selfdetermination and assist those we support using an individualized, person-centered
approach.
Today, CCBDD serves more than 13,000 individuals across the age span and
from all areas of the county. The services that CCBDD provides cover a broad
spectrum, ranging from early intervention with the families of infants and toddlers
to transition services for school-age students and leisure-oriented programs for
seniors. They also include support administration (case management), a variety of
therapies (physical and occupational, speech and language), behavior and curriculum
support, family resources and respite care, job readiness training and community
employment. Our Just-A-Buck stores in Parma, South Euclid and Rocky River serve
as retail employment training programs. Cleveland Crops, our urban farming and
culinary arts training venture, provides individuals education and preparation for
jobs in the green industry and local food economy.
CCBDD has facilities located throughout the county. We have eight adult activities
centers, two centers that house our support administrators (SAs), two centers that
serve as home base for our early intervention teams and specialists and provide
officespaceforpartneragencies,atransportationcenter,anoperationscenterand
ourcentraladministrativeoffice,locatedindowntownCleveland.
A seven-member volunteer board directs the operations of CCBDD. Two members
are appointed by the presiding judge of the Cuyahoga County Probate Court and
fivebytheCuyahogaCountyExecutive.Atleastthreemembersmustbetheparents
or immediate family members of individuals enrolled with us.
CCBDD operates on an annual budget of approximately $195 million. 54 percent
of that operating revenue comes from a 3.9-mill continuing property tax that passed
with a 69 percent ‘yes’ vote in 2005. Federal dollars account for 34% of revenue and
donations and grants total the remaining 7%. Less than 5% comes from the Ohio
Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD).
DODD continually reviews our programs and services to ensure they meet the
needsofpeoplewithdevelopmentaldisabilities.In2011,wereceivedafive-yearaccreditation for all of our programs and services from DODD. This is the highest level
the state confers, and only a few Boards of DD earn it. The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities awarded the CCBDD a three-year accreditation in
1985 and has reaccredited us every three years since.
Robert's hands remind us that the greatest gift
is love.
December
GLOSSARY OF COMMON TERMS
In addition, parents of children, ages 0-3, have procedural
safeguards as mandated by IDEA and assured through
the Ohio Department of Health. (See Early Intervention.)
These procedures are not to be used for resolving complaints involving
delegated nursing rules
or decisions
Friday
Saturday
to terminate, reduce or deny Medicaid-funded services.
• All complaints involving delegated nursing rules
should
be referred
to Meeting
the supervisor of Nursing
SWAAC
- PTCU
Supports.
Big Creek Center,11am
• Any decision to terminate, reduce or deny Medicaidfunded services is subject to the Ohio Department
of Job and Family Services (ODFJS) appeal process.
All complaints concerning such decisions may be
referred to our Community and Medicaid Services
also assist the community in learning more about the
IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) is the
Department for assistance or directly to ODJFS.
unique capabilities of people with DD.
federal act which assures that all children in need of
• Any other complaint regarding Medicaid services
- PTCU Meeting
RRAAC - PTCU Meeting BAAC - Worker Council
special education and/or related services receive a ECAAC
free,
should be referred to Support Administration.
Service
Coordination
is
a
process
of
assisting
individuals
10am
Meeting, 1:30pm
and Choir Performance
appropriate public education designed to meet their
and families to identify and acquire the appropriate
6:30pm
individual needs. IDEA covers children between birth and
Complaints regarding residential facilitiescanbefiled
services and supports they choose for themselves within
21 years of age.
with the Ohio Department of DD. The toll free number to
the diverse resources available.
filesuchcomplaintsis(877)464-6733.
IEP is the individual education plan. It is a written statement
SSI stands for Supplemental Security Income, a federal
developed by the parents and school district staff. The plan
program that makes monthly cash payments to people
specifiesthechild'seducationalgoals,whatspecialeducawith handicaps, no matter how young a person is, and to
tion and related services will be provided and how they will
adults, Group
even if they
have never
AND CONFIDENTIALITY
MHAAC
- Foodworked.
Pantry
MDA - CCBDD BoardPRIVACY
EAAC - Holiday
Luncheon
SOUP
Advocacy
be provided.
Meeting, 5:30pm CCBDDRRAAC
Holiday
Meeting, 10:30am understands thatParty
your personal information
IFSP is the individual family service plan. It describes
in
1:30pm
needs
to
be
kept private. Protecting it is important. We
writing a planning process between families and profesfollow strict federal and state laws, including HIPAA (Health
sionalsthatresultsintheidentificationofoutcomesfor
Insurance Portability Administration Act) Privacy and SeCCBDD
COMPLAINT
RESOLUTION/
children under the age of three. Each plan contains the
curity rules, that require us to keep your Protected Health
child’s current level of development; the family’s concerns,
APPEAL OF AN ADVERSE ACTION
Information (PHI) and electronic Protected Health Information
priorities and resources; services to be provided; the
and
DUE
PROCESS
(ePHI)confidentialandsecure.Theguidelinesforprotecting
duration of those services and the person responsible for
your personal
information
be found in the CCBDD
BrAAC
- Holidaycan
Party
implementing the plan.
CCBDD has written procedures to protect and ensure
Privacy Notice.
the rights of all individuals receiving our services and
ISP is the individual service plan. It is a formal document
that outlines the services, supports and goals that meet the supports. In accordance with these procedures, those
To request a copy of the most current CCBDD Privacy
receiving CCBDD services and supports may challenge
Hanukkah
begins at
individual's desired outcomes and needs.
Notice or for more information about HIPAA,
our privacy
board policies, procedures, practices and/or decisions
sundown
practices and your rights:
Person-Centered Planning (PCP) is a process of gathering made by CCBDD.
Christmas Eve
Winter Solstice
information for planning that starts with listening to the
The procedures may include an informal process that
• Visit our website at www.CuyahogaBDD.org
individual and his/her family to learn what is important to
could be used before or in place of formal complaint/
• Write, e-mail or call:
them and their desired outcomes.
It focuses
on empowering
AACs closed
thru 1/4/17
due process procedures.
CCBDDPrivacyOfficer
and supporting the individual
to have
a valued life in the
for Winter
Break
For preschool-age children (ages 3-5) and children of
communitywhileensuringhealthandsafety.Itidentifies
CCBDDofficesopen
legal school age (5-21), such decisions may be chalCleveland, Ohio 44114-1129
services and supports that
12/28ensure
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lenged in accordance with the rules of the Ohio Department
(216) 241-8230
control in life, work toward their desired outcomes and
of Education. For all others, the rules for such a challenge
[email protected]
enable community participation and health and safety.
are contained in Chapter 9 of the CCBDD Policy Manual.
Kwanzaa begins
Christmas
New Year's Eve
Respite Care means appropriate short-term, temporary
DD means developmental disability. A developmental
care that is provided to an individual who has a substantial
disability is a mental or physical impairment that starts
developmental disability to sustain the family structure or
beforeage22,continuesindefinitelyandcausessubstantial
to meet planned or emergency needs of the family. Care
difficultiesinself-care,language,mobility,self-direction,
is provided by trained
respite providers within
the family
independentliving,learningandeconomicself-suffiSunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
home or in an approved respite home.
ciency.Specificexamplesincludeintellectualorcognitive
disability, cerebral palsy, autism and various genetic and
Support Administrator (SA) is a CCBDD staff person
chromosomal conditions such as Down syndrome and
who helps individuals to explore and develop services
Fragile X syndrome. Developmental disabilities can range and supports they choose for themselves and that assist
in severity from mild to profound based on an individual’s them to live, learn, work and play in the community to the
need for supports. The incidence rate for developmental
greatest extent possible. An SA can work with individuals
disabilities is 1-2 percent of the population in the Western
and their families to identify and address issues and
world.
concerns,findresources,andprovideinformation.SAs
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*All dates and times are subject to change. Please contact your site for updates. For additional information, go to www.CuyahogaBDD.org or find us on Facebook.
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ADMISSION AND PLACEMENT
Intake/Registration
Planning
Obtaining services and supports from the CCBDD
begins with the intake process. The intake and eligibility
specialist provides information about CCBDD services
and supports. He or she will also give you information
about what is necessary to complete the intake process.
Anyone seeking help or information about CCBDD services
and supports or other kinds of community services should
call Intake at (216) 736-2673.
Eligibility
The development and use of individual plans assures
that each person will have the opportunity to identify what
outcomes are important to him or her and specify the
supports that are necessary and available to meet those
outcomes. A range of help-givers, including family and
friends, community partners and educators, as well as
specialized service providers, may provide the needed
supports. The two most common individual plans are the
IFSP and the ISP.
ISP
To be eligible to receive supports from the CCBDD Early
Intervention Services and Supports, children, ages birth
through two, must exhibit a delay in one area of development
or have a diagnosed physical or mental condition that
may result in a developmental delay or have a disability
based on a written medical report or have already been
determined IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Act), Part C
eligible in Ohio.
Children, ages 3-5, must meet the Ohio Department
of Education (Rules for Preschoolers with Disabilities)
eligibility requirements. This determination is based on
the results of a multifactored evaluation conducted by
the parents' school district of residence.
To be eligible to receive technical supports from the
CCBDD's Children's Services and Assistive Technology
department, a child, 6-21 years of age, must meet the
definitionfor“multipledisabilities”accordingtotheOhio
Department of Education’s Model Policies and Procedures
for the Education of Children with Disabilities. The determinationofmeetingthedefinitionfor“multipledisabilities”
is based on the results of a multifactored evaluation, which
is conducted by the parents’ school district of residence.
Eligibility for CCBDD services and supports is based on
the following criteria:
1. Children, ages birth through two, must exhibit a delay
in one area of development;
2. Children, ages 3 through 5, must exhibit two delays in
areas of development;
3. Children, ages 6 to 15, must have a qualifying disability
assessed on the COEDI (Children's Ohio Eligibility
Determination Instrument);
4. Individuals, ages 16 and above, must have a qualifying
disability assessed on the OEDI (Ohio Eligibility
Determination Instrument).
November
The Individual Service Plan (ISP) outlines the services,
supports and, if applicable, goals that meet the individual’s
desired outcomes and needs.
It is developed with the active participation of the individual
and the team–other people and providers selected by the
individual. This may include family members/advocates,
the guardian, if one is appointed, friends, as well as staff
who provide services and supports.
The ISP is reviewed and updated annually, as a well as
any time an update is needed.
IFSP
An Individualized Family Service Plan, or IFSP, is
developed for families with children eligible for IDEA Part C
and receiving early intervention services from CCBDD.
The IFSP contains the child’s current level of development,
outlines the family’s priorities, resources, strengths and
needs, and describes what the family would like to work on
and the people and strategies to assist them in achieving
their goals. The IFSP is created within 45 days of the date
of referral to the program and is reviewed at least every
180days.NeartheanniversarydateoftheirfirstIFSP,
children will receive a re-evaluation/reassessment to determine continuing eligibility and need for ongoing services in
conjunction with their annual IFSP review
Medical Requirements for Enrollment
Immunizations
Early Intervention (0 -3 years)
• Children participating in the Early Intervention program
shall have received immunizations that meet the current
immunization recommendations for their age according
to the ODH guidelines.
• Contact Nursing for further information on immunizations
forspecificagegroups.
PROGRAM REVIEW AND
PROVIDER SUPPORT
Medical Requirements for Enrollment (cont.)
Emergency Medical Authorization Form
Admission Physicals
Early Intervention
• A current medical examination
Adults
• A medical examination current within 6 months of
the eligibility determination date but not to exceed
12 months
Requirements for Continuous Enrollment
Early Intervention
• Immunizations need to be current with ODH
requirements.
• Routine physical exams are recommended.
Adults
• Routine physical exams are recommended every
three years.
• Immunizations: a tetanus booster, tetanus diphtheria (Td) or tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (Tdap)
within10years,annualinfluenzavaccinesand
any other vaccines recommended by a healthcare
provider
Ava is making great strides as she talks turkey with
her speech therapist during a home visit.
The department of Program Review and Provider Support
is responsible for internal and external technical assistance
toassurecompliancewithapplicablecertificationstandards.
Early Intervention - A Monday
new emergency medical authoriSunday
Tuesday
Achildmaybeadmittedifhe/sheis“inprocessofbeing
immunized”accordingtotheOhioRevisedCodedefinition
to meet the state minimum requirements. Contact Nursing
for further information.
Exemptions: Exceptions to the enforcement of this
policy shall be made only in cases where medical contraindication is present in a statement written by a physician
orwherecertificationispresentedstatingtheobjection(s)
to immunization (including religious convictions) given by
the parent or guardian. Exemption forms are available
from CCBDD or the local health department. For further
information, contact Nursing at (216) 241-8230.
Adults
• A tuberculin skin test (TST) dated within one year of
the date of admission unless the individual has had a
positive tuberculin skin test at any time in the past. If
an individual has had a positive tuberculin skin test in
the past, the admission requirement is a chest x-ray
result dated within one year of admission and a CCBDD
TB risk assessment and a TB signs and symptoms
assessment completed at the time of admission by a
CCBDD nurse. Contact Nursing for further information.
Adult immunizations recommended: A tetanus booster
[tetanus, tetanus-diphtheria (Td)] or tetanus-diphtheriapertussis(Tdap)within10years;annualinfluenzavaccine
and other vaccines as a healthcare provider recommends.
PROVIDER
COMPLIANCEThursday
Wednesday
REVIEW OF OFFICIAL RECORDS
Each individual receiving supports from CCBDD has at
leastone“official”filerecordandmayhavemultiplerecords
dependingFriday
on the number of departments
providing supports
Saturday
totheindividual.Thefilerecordisacombinationofbothan
electronicandhardcopyrecord.Eachindividual’sofficial
record is available for review by the individual or parent/
guardian of a minor or guardian of an adult.
zation form needs to be completed annually and updated
CCBDD is required by state rule to assist the Ohio
forchangestoaddressandphonenumber(s)andsignifiDepartmentofDDinassuringthatcertifiedprovidersof
cant health status changes.
ECAAC - PTCU Meeting
waiver services are meeting compliance standards. Areas
Adults - An emergency medical authorization form10am
is to
of review include, but are not limited to, employee backbe completed at least every three years and reviewed
Officialrecordsinclude:
ground checks, required training, required documentation,
annually. It is to be updated for changes to addresses and
• Early intervention
implementation
of
planned
services
and
supports.
Formal
phonenumbersandsignificanthealthstatuschanges.
• Services for adults (Employment and Community
regular reviews are conducted at least once every three
Alternatives
years, and special reviews may be conducted as required
Medication/Treatment/Task Administration
• Support administration/waiver services
for special circumstances. For more information, call the
For those enrollees who are not able to administer their
manager of Program Review and Provider Support at
own medication/treatment/task, performance of these BrAAC
duties - Summer
MDA - PTCU Board Individuals, parents or guardians may request a record
Picnic MHAAC - Food Pantry
(216) 931-7474.
can only be implemented when the medication/treatment/
Meeting, 10:15am review by contacting:
• Early Intervention - Records are stored at the location
task permit is completed by a physician or health care
PROVIDER SUPPORT
of the service coordinator. Contact the General Manager
professional with prescriptive authority. These orders must
CCBDDhasacommitmenttosupportcertifiedproviders
of Children’s Services at (216) 736-2629 for assistance.
be renewed at least once a year, anytime there is a change
of DD services and supports in Cuyahoga County. In
End
• Adult Activities – Records are stored at the center
in of
theDaylight
orders, following an enrollee’s prolonged absence
addition
to coordination of provider compliance oversight,
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staff are available in a support capacity. We have a
reason to believe the order is not valid, current or requires
ministrativeoffice.Ifsupportsarereceivedatacontract
provider support phone line, provider support section on
clarificationfromtheprescriber.
agency, contact that agency or the Administrative SuSOUP Advocacy
Group
Inc. Board
Meeting BAAC - Worker Council
our website
and ongoing hands-on guidanceSAW,
by means
of
pervisor/Contract
Agencies at (216) 736-4507.
Meeting, 10:30am
Meeting, 1:30pm
ECAAC, 7:30am
formal information
sharing sessions.
• Community Employment – Records are stored at
EMERGENCIES
1:30pm
MDA - CCBDD Board
various locations. Contact the employment supervisor
EAAC - PTCU MeetingFREE CHOICE OF PROVIDER
Meeting, 5:30pm
Call intake at (216) 736-2673 during normal work hours
assigned to the individual.
6pm
FOR MEDICAID WAIVER SERVICES
(8 am-4:30 pm, Monday-Friday, except holidays) to assist
• Support Administration/Waiver Services - Records are
individuals experiencing a crisis/emergency.
stored at the site where the support administrator has
The CCBDD recognizes and supports the right of
CCBDD also maintains an after-hours on-call system
anoffice.Contactthesupportadministratorassigned
individualstochooseanyqualifiedandwillingproviderof
for assistance in case of a crisis/emergency. A crisis is
to the individual.
Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS).
a situation which jeopardizes the health or safety of an
All sites closed
• WaiverAll
Services
– Records are stored at the location
Individualshavetherighttochooseanyqualifiedprovider
sites closed
individual and requires immediate intervention. The afterof the individual’s support administrator. Contact the
at the time of enrollment in a Medicaid HCBS program,
hours (4:30 pm-8 am, Monday-Friday, all day Saturday,
general manager of Community and Medicaid Services
annually at the time of redetermination and at any other
Sunday and holidays) telephone number is (216) 694-7077.
or waiver administrator at (216) 241-8230.
time the individual/guardian expresses an interest in or
The CCBDD operates a hotline for reporting major
makes a request to choose a new, different or additional
Note: Closed records can be accessed through the
unusual incidents (MUIs) as required by state law. This
provider.
Thanksgiving Day
custodian of records, (216) 241-8230.
hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Alleged instances of abuse, neglect or other MUIs are
SYSTEMS AND QUALITY COMPLIANCE
to be reported to the hotline at (440) 333-MUI1 (6841).
The manager of Program Review and Provider Support
coordinates the activities of the CCBDD in developing and
implementing plans for continued quality improvement.
The manager provides leadership and assistance to all
departments to assure continued compliance with accreditation standards.
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CHILDREN'S SERVICES & SUPPORTS
EARLY INTERVENTION
The Early Childhood Program has undergone a transformation to an evidence-based early intervention (EBEI)
approachthatwasofficiallylaunchedinSeptember,2012.
Both research and federal Part C law, from the Individuals
with Disabilities Act (IDEA), support the concept that services
for children in early intervention should be delivered in
natural environments and during everyday routines. Using
this as a foundation for service delivery, our approach uses
three components also based in the research: teaming, the
use of a primary service provider (PSP) and coaching as
a strategy for early intervention.
In partnership with Help Me Grow of Cuyahoga County
(HMG), eight core teams were developed to serve regions.
Each team consists of a CCBDD developmental specialist, speech/language pathologist, occupational therapist,
physical therapist and the HMG service coordinator.
Through central intake at HMG, children are assigned to
a service coordinator and team according to the zip code
where they live. Members of the team conduct a multidisciplinary evaluation and assessment to determine if the child
is eligible for IDEA Part C early intervention services and to
identify any services that may be needed. Following determination,theteam(whichincludesthefamily)identifiesthe
most appropriate member to serve as the family’s PSP and
their Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)is developed.
A family’s IFSP contains the outcomes they hope to
achieve for their child and the services and strategies that
will get them there. The outcomes on the IFSP are the
family’s voice. They are written to be functional and are
rooted in daily routines such as meal time, play time, travel
time, bed/bath time, etc. The PSP works with the family and
other caregivers to support these outcomes in the places
and times that make the most sense for the family.
The PSP is the team member who most appropriately
matches the needs of the child and family. Rather than
having multiple professionals working with families in
various clinic settings, this approach focuses on a primary
individual working intensively in the home or other natural
environment as a coach to support the family’s ability to be
their child’s most important teacher. Family members and the
PSP will develop strategies together to enhance their child’s
development in the areas that matter most to the family.
The PSP not only has knowledge and experience from
hisorherspecificdiscipline(e.g.speechtherapist)buthas
a global understanding of child development and uses this
background to address the needs of the child and family. The PSP will also draw upon the expertise of team
members to assist in working with the family. The teams
meet weekly to discuss the families they are serving and use
coaching and consultation with each other to support their
work with families. At times, other team members may
accompany the PSP on joint home visits when more specificassistancefromanotherdisciplineisneeded.
For more information on Evidence-Based Early Intervention, call the general manager of Assistive Technology and
Children’s Services at (216) 736-2629.
Procedural Safeguards and Due Process
Families with children eligible for IDEA Part C have
many rights in the early intervention system. These rights
and safeguards are established under federal law and
presented at the initial Individualized Family Service Plan
(IFSP) meeting in the form of a Parents Rights brochure
created by the Ohio Department of Health/Bureau of Early
Intervention Services. Parents' rights are reviewed regularly
with each family by their Help Me Grow (HMG) Service
Coordinator at their IFSP meetings or more frequently if
needed. Families with children eligible for IDEA Part C early
intervention receiving services from CCBDD have many
avenuestoresolveconcernsorfileacomplaint.
A family with a child enrolled in CCBDD early intervention
wishingtofileacomplaintmaychoosetocontactHelp
Me Grow of Cuyahoga County, the Ohio Department of
Health or use CCBDD’s informal complaint process. Each
processwillresolvethecomplaintwithin30daysoffiling.
TofileacomplaintwithHelpMeGrowofCuyahogaCounty, families may contact their service coordinator, supervisor
or contact Help Me Grow directly at (216) 698-7500.
TofileacomplaintwiththeOhioDepartmentofHealth/
Bureau of Early Intervention Services by phone, call
(614) 644-8389, email [email protected] or mail the Ohio
Department of Health Bureau for Children with Developmental and Special Health Needs, Help Me Grow, 246 N.
High St., Columbus, OH 43215
Please refer to the Parents Rights in Early Intervention brochuregiventoyoubyyourservicecoordinatorforspecific
information regarding rights and procedural safeguards
afforded to you and your child.
PRESCHOOL and SCHOOL-AGE
The department of Children’s Services provides technical
supports and resources to eligible preschool and school
age children (age 3-21 years) within community settings.
These community settings may include the school district
of residence or family homes. Services include assessment,
collaborative consultation, support with intervention, recommendations and in-service training.
The CCBDD technical support teams include the following
specialists:
• Augmentative communication speech/language
therapists
• Adapted computer specialists/assistive technology
specialists
• Behavior and curriculum intervention specialists
(school-age children)
• Early childhood intervention specialists (preschool)
• MOVE® specialists
•Occupationalandphysicaltherapists(homemodifica-
tions and adaptations)
The augmentative communication therapists work with
children and families with nonelectronic and electronic pieces
of technology for individuals who may not use speech
as their primary means to communicate. The assistive
technology specialists are instructors who support those
interested in accessing the computer or technology to enhance
independence for leisure, vocational or educational purposes.
The behavior and curriculum intervention specialists are
instructors trained in positive behavior programming and
in adapting curriculum for individuals attending school in
their local districts or who may have challenging behaviors at
home. The early childhood intervention specialists also
support students in need of positive behavior programming
and curricular adaptation, and offer the Play and Language
for Autistic Youngsters (P.L.A.Y.®) project for families. The
P.L.A.Y. ® project is an intensive evidence- based parent
training/coaching program. The CCBDD MOVE® specialists work on a curriculum called Mobility Opportunities Via
Education (MOVE®). This curriculum is an activity-based
program which focuses on sitting, standing, walking and
transitioning skills. Occupational and physical therapists
are available to assist families in their home, when a
concern arises over accessibility, mobility or daily living.
If you would like additional information about any of
these services, please call the general manager of
Assistive Technology and Children’s Services at
(216) 736-2629.
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EMPLOYMENT &
COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES
CCBDD provides and supports employment services
Employment Services is organized geographically into
in the community for adults. We offer these services in a
six regions of Cuyahoga County. This facilitates the location
variety of work settings with varying degrees of support.
of employment in or near the communities where people
Employment services include supports for individuals to
live. For more information contact a regional employment
Sunday
Monday
Wednesday
Thursday
obtain and retain competitive
employment, enclaves,Tuesday
work
manager.
crews and entrepreneurial sites. In some instances we
Regional Employment Managers
provide these services directly; in others we fund/support
similar services from private providers.
Northeast, Southeast
CCBDD
adheres to an Employment First policy in the
Michael Dyess, (216) 383-4809
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Syndrome
provision
and support of employment services. Community
Awareness
North Central, Mid-Central
employmentisthefirstandpreferredoutcomeforevery
National Disability
Tyrone McCann, (216) 881-8604
individual
of
working
age
served
by
CCBDD.
Employment
CCBDD believes
Awareness
Month that services to adults should be proNorthwest
vided in the most integrated setting possible in response
Dan Nolen, (216) 941-8191
to the interests/needs of the individuals served. CCBDD
works with individuals in a team approach to determine
Southwest
David Reichert, (216) 741-3476
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those
outcomes, including services in their local community.
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planning encourages and supports community presence,
participation and relationships. Community partners provide activities such as yoga, tai-chi, art and music therapy.
CCBDD staff facilitate a variety of in-house skill developFriday
ment, social
and recreational activities Saturday
based on individuals' interests and needs, including academic or personal
development classes, computer, art and crafts, reading,
photography,wellness/fitness,sports/recreation,cooking/baking and gardening. Individuals may also choose
paid work as an activity. Training is offered to develop or
improve soft skills necessary for more community-based
employment. Staff in the AACs, Employment Services and
Community and Medicaid Services divisions work together
to support people who wish to leave the AAC to work in the
community.
If parents/caregivers or individuals have questions about
programs and activities, they should contact the habilitation
supervisor at their center.
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Individuals in Adult Activities receive habilitation,
EMPLOYMENT
SERVICES
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In addition to the Adult Activities staff, a number of other
recreation and vocational services throughout the county
at sundown
staff provide related services. Nursing services are proEmployment Services offers a range of employat eight centers, various community agencies with whom
vided at all AACs. Occupational and physical therapists,
ment opportunities for more than 1,400 individuals who
we contract, senior centers and adult day centers.
speech/language
pathologists
are employed in the community. These services include
MHAAC
Food
Pantry
Staff Inservice
Day and psychologists provide
For questions about eligibility determination, call
services on
a referral
basis.
The ECA department contracts
competitive job placement, enclaves (a group of indiSAW,
Inc.
AAC
employees
CCBDD Intake at (216) 736-2673.
with manydo
outside
vendors and instructors to conduct a
viduals working in a business with a supervisor), custodial
not
report
Services are coordinated via planning conferences
variety of classes and after-hours recreational activities.
crews, grounds maintenance and various entrepreneurial
and based on individual interests and needs. The goal and
Support administrators help individuals get the community
ventures. Individuals are employed in factories, restaurants,
purpose is to link, coordinate and provide personal outDay
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hotels, banks, colleges, Columbus
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observed
assistance, residential placements and
legal issues.
places.
they increase or maintain their self-determination, self-reliFor additional information, contact the general manager
IndividualsreceivingEmploymentServicesbenefitfrom
ance and self-esteem and expand their active participation
of Employment & Community Alternatives at (216) 736anindividualizedvocationalassessmentthatidentifies
SAW,
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in their community. Towards this goal, services
and Inc.
supports
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the individual’s skills, strengths, interests and amount
EAAC,
7:30am
include daily living skills, personal care, recreation and
of support needed. As a result, an individual is matched
leisure, self-determination education, community awarewith a job that maximizes his or her skills and provides the
ness and participation in activities, vocational activities,
highest degree of independence and economic resources
health, safety and wellness training, mobility training and
possible.
other professional services such as occupational therapy,
Services
works closely
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which serves as the employer for individuals working
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Transportation
CCBDD coordinates many different options for transportation. In collaboration with the Community & Medicaid
Services Department, partnering with community transportation providers offers a variety of safe and reliable options for
individuals.
Transportation personnel also provide travel training to
individuals to strengthen safe community access via RTA and
other public transportation options.
Attendance
On days when the individual is absent, he/she is
expected to call the activities center or the communitybased site prior to the start of the attendance day. He/She
should state his/her name, staff supervisor’s name, the
reason for being absent and when he/she expects to return.
If the length of absence is unknown, the individual must call
each day.
If a physician’s care was necessary during the sick
leave, the individual should bring a return to activity slip
tothecenterthefirstdayback.Ifspecificmedicationand
treatments are necessary when the individual returns, he/
she is expected to have written directions/orders from
the health care professional using the CCBDD medication/treatment/task permit. All medications given during
CCBDD program hours are to be pharmacy labeled.
The center monitors attendance and will contact the
individual or his/her parent/guardian if he/she does not
attend regularly.
Each individual who is a SAW, Inc. employee has vacation, holiday and personal days off according to the guidelines established by SAW, Inc. or the community-based site.
For any absences, whether it be illness, dental or medical
appointments, vacation or personal days, the individual
should notify his/her supervisor prior to the absence and in
writing, whenever possible.
Unexcused absences will be discussed with the individual
and his/her parents or caregiver. Poor attendance may
result in the individual’s exclusion from services.
Lunch
For details on the lunch arrangements at a center, contact
the manager. If a lunch is brought from home, pack it in
an appropriate lunch box. If a thermos is necessary, it
should be unbreakable.
September
SAW, Inc.
Appropriate Dress
Sincethecentersareclassified“lightindustrial”bythe
Ohio Industrial Commission, no individual is permitted
to wear open-toe or high-heel shoes, shorts, miniskirts
or long skirts, excessive jewelry or ties. Clothing should
be comfortable and clean and appropriate for the setting.
Individuals who receive services at community-based sites
should follow dress guidelines established by that site.
Employee I.D. Cards
Anyindividualwhowouldlikeanidentificationcardcan
request one from the center manager.
Employee Pay Rate
Individuals in the adult activities centers who choose
to work are employees of SAW, Inc. They are paid twice
a month by SAW, Inc. Employees are paid a piece rate or
on an hourly basis according to the type of work done, the
quantity of work and his/her productivity.
EachcenteriscertifiedbytheWageandHourDivision
of the U.S. Department of Labor and the Commission on
Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. Both the quality of
programs and the wages paid to SAW, Inc. employees are
examined by these monitoring agencies.
There are standard deductions withheld from employee
paychecks. If parents/guardians or employees have questions about deductions, the center manager can explain them.
An employee manual published by SAW, Inc. is available
at each adult activities center.
Emergencies
Parentsandresidentialproviderswillbenotifiedby
the center should their son/daughter/individual become ill
during the day. In case of a life-threatening or very serious
emergency situation, EMS will be called.
All parents, guardians and residential providers are
required to provide the center with an emergency phone
number so that staff can contact the appropriate person
in the event of an emergency. Any changes should be
reported immediately to the center. This information must
be updated each year. It is critical information and must be
provided to the adult activities center.
Depending on how severe the problem is, a parent,
guardian or provider may be called to pick up an individual
at the center, emergency care facility or hospital. Examples
of instances when a pick-up might be needed include a
seriousinjury,anillnessthatwilllastasignificantperiodof
time and which makes the adult uncomfortable, behavioral
problems that may cause self-injury or injury to others or
behavior that is uncontrolled even after appropriate
intervention by staff. Under these circumstances a parent,
guardian or provider is required to pick up the adult.
Weather Situations
The adult activities centers and community-based
programs will typically remain open regardless of weather
conditions. However, every individual, family, caregiver or
guardian should decide whether to come to work during
inclement weather. Consideration should be given to
roadconditionsinyourlocalityandspecificissuesof
safety for the individuals.
Visitors
Parents and other caregivers are invited to visit the
centers in order to be better informed about the program.
To ensure the safety of individuals and staff and to avoid
disruption of work, visitors are required to sign in on arrival
andreceiveandwearavisitoridentificationbadge.Allvisitors must be escorted by staff to a work or activity area.
If a parent would like to bring a group to the center or to
speak with a particular person, appropriate arrangements
should be made ahead of time with the manager.
Contract Agencies
Employment and Community Alternatives offer services at a number of private rehabilitation agencies with
whom we have contracted to provide a variety of vocational
and non-vocational services. These include adult and
senior day services, job placement, job development, work
adjustment and other specialized services. Individuals served
by contract agencies remain eligible for other CCBDD
services.Allcontractagenciesmeetthesamecertification
standards as CCBDD adult programs.
For additional information, contact the administrative
supervisor/contract agencies at (216) 736-4507.
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during physical education class.
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
SAW,Inc.isanon-profitcorporationwhichentersinto
The Assistive Technology Department provides a range
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND
an annual contract with the CCBDD to employ adults who
of services and supports to help children and adults reach
PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES
have developmental disabilities. It secures and manages
their full potential and participate in community life. Within
Occupational therapists and physical therapists promote
work done for area businesses and industries at the eight
the department, various specialists work as a team to assist
health
and help people sustain the highest possible level of
CCBDD Adult Activities Centers and numerous commupeople. Among other things, specialists help children and
independence.
They assist in modifying activities to meet
nity work locations. SAW,
Inc. is governed by an 11-memchoices and function more effectively
in a
Sunday
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Tuesdayadults exercise Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
individuals’
abilities
by adapting the environment and equipber volunteer board, widely representative of businesses
variety of environments. These services are provided to
ment at home, in the community, and in employment settings
and industries in Cuyahoga County. It adopts policies and
individuals in community settings as well as CCBDD day
to maximize potential. The therapists may make recommenprocedures for its employees and the companies with which
programs.
dations based on individualized assessments in regards to
it subcontracts. It uses its earnings to pay employee wages
Assistive Technology services include speech/language
positioning, feeding, and mobility as well as provide funcand purchase equipment, materials, vehicles and other
therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, adaptive
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necessities to carry out its business functions. Each year it
computer and assistive technology services, augmentative
Awareness
services/supports offered include family, caregiver, and staff
submits
an independent audit and annual report to CCBDD.
communication services and deaf services.
National
Hispanic
training.
The SAW, Inc. manager can answer any questions
Requests for services may be made at program sites,
Heritage
Month
For children, birth through two years of age, families
about SAW, Inc. at (216) 861-0250.
at the person's planning meeting or through the support
may
access therapists through the Evidence-Based Early
administrator.
Intervention
(EBEI) approach. Please refer to the Early
SAW, Inc. All
Board
of Trustees ECAAC - PTCU Meeting
PTCU FoundationIntervention
Annual SWAAC
Meetinginformation.
sites closed
section- PTCU
for additional
SPEECH/LANGUAGE SERVICES
Meeting
10am
Officers:
All people, regardless of their abilities, have a basic
President
right to affect, through communication, the conditions of
Tim Clemens, Attorney at Law
their existence. To this end, speech/language pathologists
Vice President
provide services that help improve communication between
Labor Partner
Day
Sue Peplowski, HR Business
individuals and their communication partners.
Cleveland Clinic - Surgical Operations
Speech/language services include assessment, intervention,
problem-solving
family/
caregiver/staff
Secretary
MHAACand
- Food
Pantry
BrAAC - Summer Picnic
SAW, training.
Inc. Board Meeting BAAC - Worker Council
These services are available to children and
adults and
Dick Ambrose, Judge
SWAAC,
7:30am
Meeting, 1:30pm
may be provided in a variety of settings, including, but
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
not limited to, evidence-based early intervention, public
Treasurer
schools, adult centers, homes and community locations.
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Patriot
DaySalim, Retired - Sales Consultant
Kimball Hill Day
Homes
Grandparents
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Sign Language (ASL) can participate fully inMDA
day-to-day
- CCBDD Board
Todd Barson, Sales and Marketing Manager
interactions as well as long-term planning meetings
by
Meeting,
5:30pm
Ferro Corporation
utilizing the services of a sign language interpreter. An
Russell Benghiat, Regional President
interpreter’s primary role is to facilitate communication
The Brandon Agency
between two parties who do not share a common language.
CCBDD Deaf Services provides an interpreter in a variety
Randy Graham, Director, Business Development
of settings, including emergency situations, team
meetings,
Autumnal
Equinox
Nexus Engineering Group
employment-related meetings and interviews, therapy
Georgette Jackson
sessions, evaluations, counseling and other situations as
SOUP Advocacy
Group
Sally Martin, House Mnagager
needed.
Meeting, 10:30am
City of South Euclid
To access
interpreter services, please contact
1:30pm the general manager of Assistive Technology and
Patti Semancik, Owner
Bridgeway Resources
Judith Carey, Manager
SAW, Inc.
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BEHAVIORAL AND HEALTH SUPPORTS
The Behavioral and Health Supports Department
offers a wide range of services with the common goal
of helping individuals achieve independence and a
safe, healthy and satisfying life at home and in the
community. The department is comprised of a group of
licensed clinical psychologists, nurses, social workers,
counselors, forensic liaisons, psychology assistants
and other related disciplines. The majority of our staff
have had years of experience addressing the needs of
individuals with developmental disabilities.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
Behavioral services center on assessment, consultation and education aimed at helping individuals to
develop the skills and access the appropriate supports
necessary for healthy, safe and satisfying engagement
with their community. While we do not offer psychiatry
services, we do seek to coordinate, when applicable, with
the individual’s community psychiatrist to ensure appropriate care across settings.
Individuals are referred for Behavioral Health Services
by their CCBDD support administrator. They are most
often referred in order to address behavioral needs which
may be threatening their health and safety, may be a
source of distress or which may otherwise be preventing
the individual from achieving his or her goals in the home
or community. In other cases, referrals are to help with
planning for an important transition such as a move to
a new home or job or for evaluations needed to access
important services such as a court-appointed guardian.
Services typically start with an assessment and then
culminate in recommendations for some combination of
environmental changes, linkage with direct services, and/
or training of caregivers. In many cases we work directly
with providers or families to better identify and plan for
needed supports. We also provide training to provider
agencies and the broader community on a variety of
behavioral and mental health topics at no cost. A limited
amount of brief-term direct services such as counseling
or psycho-educational groups may also be available from
the department for some individuals with special needs
that cannot be met within the larger public and private
behavioral health system. The department also provides
a review and oversight function across the county to
ensure that individuals who receive paid supports in their
home, job or day program are being served in a manner
that is aligned to Ohio’s regulations around behavioral
support and are consistent with a positively focused, least
restrictive approach to meeting the individual’s behavioral
health needs.
FORENSIC LIAISON SERVICES
The Forensic Unit strives to support individuals with
developmental disabilities who have become involved with
the court system through education, advocacy and the
provision of service coordination and community linkage.
Individuals with developmental disabilities who are
charged with a crime may seek assistance from the
Forensic Unit. The forensic liaisons in the unit are skilled
navigators of the legal system in every municipal court
in the county as well as all the courtrooms of the Court of
Common Pleas Criminal Division. They assist referred/
eligible individuals with a developmental disability on
probation to successfully complete their conditions of
supervision and comply with all legal requirements as
such. Additionally, the forensic liaisons are readily available
tosupportthoseindividualswhofindthemselvesinthe
Cuyahoga County Corrections Center and assist with the
challenges of being incarcerated. They are an integrated
part of this county’s criminal justice system at both the
felony court and municipal court levels and provide seamless
services between the individual, their family, the court system,
CCBDD and countless community providers.
The forensic liaisons offer trainings to community social
service agencies, civic and professional groups, the
criminal justice system and other community agencies
interestedintopicsspecifictooffenderswithdevelopmental
disabilities. They also provide consultation to other counties
interested in learning about the collaborative efforts it
takes to unite and support offenders with developmental
disabilities. Collaborative consultation is offered for
in-county community agencies who want to tailor their
own services/programming to better serve offenders with
developmental disabilities.
To receive forensic liaison services, an individual must
be either eligible for CCBDD services or non-eligible and
on probation by the Court of Common Pleas Adult Probation
Department’s MH/DD Unit. Informational assistance can
be obtained by calling the supervisor of Forensic Liaison
and Behavioral Support Services at (216) 931-7359.
HUMAN SEXUALITY EDUCATION
AND SUPPPORTS
Human Sexuality Education and Supports provides
sexuality and social skills information, education, training
and consultation to individuals, their families, caregivers
and staff in order to maximize an individual's ability to live,
learn, work and play in the community.
Services include assessment of sexual knowledge,
evaluation of behaviors for age or functioning level appropriateness, screening and referrals for human sexuality
services and individual education.
The human sexuality educator is also available to provide
consultation with staff, parents, caregivers and other community agencies. Consultation may also include strategies
for responding to sexual behaviors and policy development.
HEALTH SERVICES
The primary focus of CCBDD Nursing is disease prevention and health promotion. CCBDD Nursing provides
services and supports to individuals and their caregivers,
fosters health and safety, supports individual’s choices and
assists individuals to participate in community life.
Direct nursing services include assessment, planning,
consultation, delegation, treatment, quality assurance and
evaluation of health care services. CCBDD nurses assist
with the coordination of routine and specialty health care
for individuals in order to promote and maintain wellness
and minimize health complications. Nurses also provide
education to individuals, caregivers, families and the community regarding health care and health promotion.
As part of the interdisciplinary team, CCBDD nurses
work with other departments to identify health and safety
concerns and problem solve how to address them. Nurses
generate referrals to other health care professionals as
needed for treatment/intervention.
Delegated nursing enables developmental disabilities
personnel to provide medication administration and performance of nursing tasks under the direction of a licensed
nurse in order to meet individuals' health care needs and
support them in a variety of environments.
Avery is looking out for her playgroup friends.
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COMMUNITY & MEDICAID SERVICES
TRANSITION SERVICES
COMMUNITY/RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
Transition Services coordinators facilitate the connection
Community/Residential Services are provided in a
• Identify resources, which an individual may need,
between high school and post-high school employment
variety of settings. To the extent possible, services and
in a simple and timely fashion;
with transition-age students.
supports are funded by Medicaid. Types of services and
• Identify individual and family supports and strengths,
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday • Provide information;
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
supports available include:
Community Supports: provided to an individual with DD
• Assist the individual and/or family in determining
in a person-centered, non-facility-based manner. Individuals
and directing the supports and dollars needed to
COMMUNITY HOMES
(Facility-Based Programs, Licensed by DODD to CCBDD)
selectanOhioDepartmentofDDcertifiedprovidertoprovide
reachtheirspecificoutcomes;
thenecessarysupportsidentifiedintheIndividualService
• Assist the community in learning more about the
Homes operated by
Home operated by
Plan in the setting of his/her choice. No more than four indiunique capabilities of individuals with developmental
REM Consulting
Blossom Hill, Inc.
viduals with DD may reside at any one address. Community
disabilities;
of Ohio
Center Ridge House
supports may also be provided to an individual who still
• Assist the community to develop the capacity to
Bedford House
lives in his/her family home or in a shared living setting
support individuals with developmental disabilities.
Monticello House
Homes operated by
with another family. An individual’s resources help to
For individuals not enrolled on a waiver, the need for
Richmond House
Grand Manner, Inc.
cover his/her cost of living expenses.
continuing Support Administration services will be routinely
Taft House
Albion House
Facility-Based
Programs: consist of DODD licensed
EAAC - PTCU Meeting
MHAAC - Food Pantry
Greater
Cleveland Special
evaluated by a support administrator and the individual/
Howe House
facilities.
Volunteer Appreciation
Olympics
GolfServices
Tourna- are created to meet individual needs
family. Individuals or guardians may request a support
Homes operated by
Walton House
and
areLinks,
often North
developed in collaboration with other service
Dinner, 6pm
ment,
The
administrator be assigned and remain involved in service
Rose-Mary Center
agencies. An individual’s own resources are applied toward
Olmsted
coordination for the individual.
Cedar House
Homes operated by
the cost of his/her services.
Grand House
Hattie Larlham Foundation
There is a waiting list for both types of services.
FAMILY SUPPORTS
Green Road House
Oak House
An individual eligible for CCBDD services should work
Terrace House
Solon House
with his/her support administrator (SA) if in need of resiThe Family Support Program helps families in their
Wood
House
dential services.
efforts to care for a family member who hasBAAC
a develop- Worker Council
RRAAC - KLJ Ice Cream Verona House
Warrington House
For further information about residential services and
mental disability in his/her family home. By recognizing
Meeting, 1:30pm
Social, 6 - 8pm
Homes operated by
options, contact the supervisor of Residential Programs
and assisting families in meeting special needs, Family
Home operated by
Koinonia Homes, Inc.
at (216) 931-7395.
Supports promotes family unity, assists individuals in
Stonewood
Brooklyn House
movingtowardself-sufficiencyandpreventsordelaysthe
Residential, Inc.
Independence House
need for residential placement. Costs for services under
SUPPORT ADMINISTRATION
Parma House
Lamson
House
Family Supports are on a sliding scale based on the family’s
After eligibility for CCBDD services has been estabLee House
taxable income. Family Supports include respite care,
lished, a support administrator may be assigned to each
Home operated by
Seven Hills House
equipmentandhomemodifications,diapers,camp,and
new adult coming to CCBDD and to other individuals,
MDA upon
- CCBDD BoardSmith House
SOUP Advocacy
United Cerebral
family Group
education. Other services are considered
age three or older, who have a need for extensive planning.
Meeting, 5:30pm
Meeting, 10:30am
Palsy Association
Stearns House
request.The support administrator will meet with the individual/
1:30pm
Edendale House
Van Aken House
CCBDD works in collaboration with the North East Ohio
family to explore and develop services and supports
Memphis Road House
Wallings House
Network (NEON) to administer the day-to-day operations
within the individual's community.
of the Family Support program. NEON is a regional council
Support administrators assist individuals and their
Homes operated by
Homes operated by
of governments and administers the Family Support program
families to identify and acquire the appropriate services
Welcome House, Inc.
Northeast Care Center, Inc.
for a number of other county boards of DD.
and supports they choose for themselves within the diverse
Bellbrook House
Bagley House
resources available to them. As a support administrator
For questions about the services covered, please call
Hilliard House
Maple House
works with an individual or family, he or she may:
NEON at (800) 237-6828, option 2. If you are not enrolled
Ridge House
• Identify issues and concerns of the individual and
in the Family Support program, please call the CCBDD
Royalton House
his or her family;
Intake Department at (216) 736-2673.
Sprague House
• Identify desired outcomes that are important to the
individual/family;
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TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
The Transportation Department's goal is to provide
safe,reliableandefficientservicetotheCCBDD’s1,900
riders.
Important Phone Numbers
(216) 881-4333 • 6 am-5:30 pm, Monday-Friday
for concerns regarding transportation provided by
CCBDD vehicles.
scheduled pick-up time. If the vehicle is consistently late,
contacttheTransportationOfficeatthenumberslistedto
the left, give the rider's name, phone number and other essential information, including the nature of the problem. The
complaint or concern will be referred immediately to the
appropriate supervisor for investigation and resolution.
The supervisor will report the results of the investigation
and the resolution of the problem.
Please have the rider ready when the vehicle arrives
to help the driver keep to the schedule. For each rider’s
safety, drivers make pick-ups on the same side of the
street as the rider’s residence unless they have other
directions from a supervisor.
If the rider waits outside the residence for the vehicle,
he/she should wait at least 15 feet away from the street
and 15 feet away from the pick up point. If the residence
is less than 15 feet from the street, the rider should wait
inside the residence until the vehicle arrives and comes
to a complete stop.
vendor vehicles (cabs, vans, vendor buses).
(216) 904-2375 • 5:30 pm-6 am, Monday-Friday
and anytime during the weekend
for concerns about any CCBDD or vendor transportation
issues during non-peak hours.
Program Boundaries
Attendance boundaries have been established for each
adult activities center to assist in assigning each person
to the most appropriate center for his or her program needs.
Theseboundariesalsoprovidethemostefficienttransportation for each rider.
Individuals living within a particular boundary will attend
the center designated for that area. Exceptions may be
made for special programs.
Periodically, boundaries may change as programs and
enrollments change, and individuals may be assigned to a
new site.
Daily Pick-Up
Occasionally,avehiclecanarriveasmuchasfive
minutes before or after the scheduled pick-up time. If the
vehicle arrives early, the driver is required to wait until the
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No Pick-Up Card
Each vehicle will run on the same schedule every day.
The driver will make all the stops on the route even if a
rider is absent. If a rider is not going to take the vehicle in
the morning, place the yellow No Pick-Up Card in a window
visible from the street. To restart service, remove the card;
donotcalltheTransportationOffice.Toreceiveacard,
simply ask your driver. In situations where the card can
not be visible from the street, special arrangements can be
madethroughtheTransportationOffice.
Daily Drop-Off Procedures
Drivers and monitors must wait until the rider is safely
into the residence before departing. If a rider's plan
requires that the rider cannot be left alone, the driver will
notleaveuntilhe/sheconfirmsthatsomeoneisatthe
residence. There are only two types of situations when
the vehicle will leave before the passenger has gone into
the residence:
If a parent/responsible person comes to the bus door to
escort the rider to the house, the driver/monitor will leave
when the parent/guardian and rider have walked at least
15 feet away from the bus and 15 feet away from the
street. However, if a minor comes to the bus to escort
the rider to the residence, the driver will wait until both
have entered the residence.
Vehicle Drivers
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manager. Any changes must be approved by the routing
manager through the transportation supervisor.
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Parents/Guardians should be available, if needed, to
escort the rider to and from the vehicle.
Parents/Guardians must be home at the scheduled
drop-off time unless the rider can care for himself/herself.
Please put names on loose clothing or personal
objects such Wednesday
as jackets, boots and lunch Thursday
boxes that
might be left on the vehicle.
Valuable items should not be carried on the vehicle;
transportation staff cannot be responsible for them.
For the safety of both the riders and transportation
personnel, steps, walkways and driveways must be
kept clear of ice and snow. If transportation staff are
required to provide assistance, but can not do so becauseofsnoworice,theparentswillbenotifiedbythe
TransportationOfficethatnopick-upwillbemade.
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Alternate Emergency Drop-off Address
Transportation will not drop off a rider at any alternate
address unless this has been authorized by the parent/
responsible person. Alternate addresses must be within
a reasonable distance from the rider’s residence and
within the rider’s attendance center boundaries. Contact
your center with an alternate address, phone number and
name of the individual who will receive the rider. The Transportation Department will not accept an alternate address
directly from the parent.
Parents must notify the center at least a half hour before
the center is dismissed if they want the rider dropped off at
an authorized alternate emergency drop-off address.
"Nobody Home" Policy
If no one responsible is at a rider’s home or alternate
address, the rider will be taken to the William Patrick
Day Services Center, 2421 Community College Ave.,
downtown [phone (216) 736-3686] and remain there
until the parent/guardian or another individual who has
been designated in advance comes to pick him/her up.
If no one picks up the rider by 6 pm, staff will call the After
Hours On-Call pager to initiate contact with the caregiver.
If a caregiver is not reached, respite will be arranged and,
for individuals under age 21, the Department of Children
andFamilyServices(DCFS)willbenotified.
If no one is home a second time within a six-month
period, transportation may be suspended until the parent/
guardian meets with the manager of the rider’s center to
discuss the problem and make assurance that the problem
will not occur again.
Failure to be at home at drop-off time more than two
times in a six-month period may result in the suspension of
transportation and reporting of the situation to the CCBDD
staff on duty and DCFS as an incident of abuse/neglect.
Parents/guardians may be charged for the cost of the
care provided when no one is home for drop-off.
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a visit to the zoo.
General Rules
Route Change
In the event a rider’s route, pick-up or drop-off time
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is changed, the driver will notify the parent/guardian in
advance. The information provided will include the new
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pick-up and drop-off times and the new driver, monitor or
route number, if these change.
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Please keep the manager
informed of any changes
that
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
might affect the rider's route or special assistance required
on the bus. Drivers/monitors are not authorized to accept
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route change information. A two-week notice is required for
any change of address, except in cases of an emergency.
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If it is not possible to see the rider safely enter the residence due to its location (apartment complex, etc.), the
driver will note the exact drop off location on the route
sheet and will wait until the rider has walked at least 15
feet away from the vehicle and 15 feet away from the
street.
For each rider’s safety, drivers make drop-offs on the
same side of the street as the rider’s residence unless they
have other directions from a supervisor.
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physical condition requires it. These items are the property
of the CCBDD and must be returned to the Transportation
Officewhennolongerneeded.Parentscancontactthe
manager at any time to request such help. Riders who
require vests, car seats, wheelchairs or other special
Saturday
equipmentFriday
will not be transported without
them. Notify
the Transportation Safety Department , (216) 881-4333,
immediately if you notice that a car seat, vest or any other
BrAAC -equipment
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piece of adaptive
is damaged.
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Wheelchairs/Mobility Devices
Maintenance of wheelchairs and other approved mobility
devices is the responsibility of the owner. Damaged
or defective wheelchairs may be determined unsafe to
transport.Awheelchairwithnon-workingwheellocks,flat
tire, damaged frame, missing attached pelvic positioning
belt, missing chest harness (if required), missing head rest
(if required) missing foot rest (if required) or soft foam tray (if
required) will be considered unsafe for transportation.
Each rider who uses a wheelchair will be evaluated by
the appropriate CCBDD staff (typically the occupational/
physical therapist) to determine if the following equipment is
appropriate and safe for use:
1. independent lap/shoulder occupant restraint system,
2. foam tray
in place
of the
Plexiglas
tray.
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In the interest and safety of all riders, we have estabMonitors are assigned to routes transporting riders who
Community Employment
lished
the following rules:
CCBDD has determined need special assistance while the
program remains open
• Riders must remain seated in their assigned seats.
vehicle is enroute. Monitors are expected to remain alert
• Riders must obey the vehicle driver and the monitor.
to the needs of the riders and to assist riders, drivers, staff
• Riders must not place any object or any part of their
and parents to provide Independence
safe transportation.
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body out the bus window at any time.
A monitor will help parents/guardians and CCBDD staff
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Riders are not allowed to use abusive or profane
load and unload riders. The monitor is responsible for prolanguage.
MHAAC - Food Pantry
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return
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viding "curb to curb" service
the rider's
residence. This
• Riders are not allowed to eat, drink or smoke on the
means that at the time of loading the monitor is to help
vehicle.
the rider get on the bus once the rider arrives at the bus
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Riders must not throw anything out the window.
door. At the time of unloading, the monitor is responsible
• Riders must not abuse other riders on the vehicle.
for assisting the rider off the bus, at which point the parent/
• Riders must be ready to board the bus at the
responsible party, if required, takes charge of the rider.
scheduled arrival time.
There may be instances where extra assistance is needed
• Riders must not abuse the vehicle.
because of problems that prevent the parent/responsible
• Firearms, deadly weapons or dangerous ordnance
party from bringing the rider to the vehicle or meeting the
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are not permitted on the vehicles.
rider at the vehicle. Such problems should be brought to
MHAAC, 7:30am
If a rider disobeys the above rules, the manager will
the attention of the manager or a transportation supervisor.
discuss the situation with the parents/guardians. Continued
Please do not make arrangements with the driver/monifailure to obey rules may result in a rider's suspension
tor to provide any extra assistance as drivers/monitors
from the transportation service.
areinstructedtofirstreceivemanagementapprovalbefore
providing any extraordinary assistance.
At every stop, monitors must get off the vehicle and be
Special Equipment
ready to help every rider and assist with any items they
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Monitors maintain order and discipline on the vehicles at
1:30pm to determine if any special equipment is required for safe
all times and adjust special safety equipment, as needed,
transportation. The CCBDD will provide lap belts, special
for the safety and comfort of riders.
vests and straps, car seats, wheelchair lap/shoulder seMonitors sit where their presence best serves monitoring the
curement systems or other equipment for any rider whose
riders. Monitors change seats as the route progresses.
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Transporting Oxygen
The Transportation Service Center follows the Guidelines Regarding the Safe Transportation of Oxygen on a
School Bus issued by the Ohio Department of Education.
Approved Oxygen Delivery Systems for
Transport on CCBDD Vehicles
Oxygen delivery systems use a regulated supply of either
gaseousorliquidoxygentodeliveraflowofoxygentoa
user:
• The oxygen must be housed in a portable unit and
should be less than 15 pounds total weight.
• Gas oxygen tanks must have a maximum capacity of
22 cubic feet (Medical E). Medical E tanks are usually
no larger than 4½ inches in diameter and 31 inches in
length.
• Liquid oxygen units can have a maximum capacity of
38 cubic feet and can be no larger than 5 inches in diameter and 13 inches in length. We require that liquid
oxygen be transported in a container that will prevent
it's discharge if it is tipped over or laid on its back.
• All oxygen cylinders/canisters must have valves and
regulators that are protected against breakage.
• Oxygen cylinders and liquid canisters cannot be held
by the rider, transported in a shoulder pack or fastened
to a wheelchair. The tank must be removed and secured
in an approved container and attached to the vehicle
floorand/orwallinanuprightpositionpriortotransportation.
Parent/Guardian/Caregiver Responsibilities
• Inspectoxygendeviceforleaks,ill-fittingpartsand
proper operation.
• Ensure that connectors are tight and leak free.
• Ensure that delivery tubing is free of kinks, pinch points
or easily snagged loops.
• Ensure that face mask, nasal cannula and tracheotomy
tubesfitproperly.
• Ensurethattheflowcontrolvalveissetasprescribed
by the user’s physician.
• Provide assistance during boarding, if needed, with support
equipment (e.g. cylinder holder, carrying bag, etc.).
• Ensurethatasufficientsupplyofoxygenisavailableto
cover the rider’s needs during transportation. Allow for
traveltimeandunforeseeneventssuchastrafficand
weather delays.
• Ensure that the cylinder wrench is attached to the tank.
CCBDD Requirements for Use of a Seat Belt
Vendor Transportation
Vans/Sedans/Shuttle Vehicles - Riders on these types
of vehicles must wear seat belts.
Yellow School Buses/Adult-Style Buses equipped
with school bus seats - The use of lap belts on large
school buses (buses that weigh more than 10,000
pounds) may not provide additional protection and may,
in fact, lead to more severe injuries. As a result, CCBDD
riders will not use a lap belt on a large school bus as the
only means of restraint unless the lap belt is necessary due
to behavioral or medical conditions. Lap belts will still be
available on all large school buses to secure car seats.
CCBDD contracts with numerous transportation vendors.
If a rider is transported on a vendor vehicle (i.e. cab, van,
school bus), please note the following: If you want to
contact CCBDD to report a vendor problem or to make a
vendortransportationinquiry(ex.findoutvehiclepickup/
drop off time), call (216) 736-2955. Use this number to
obtain vendor information between the hours of 6 am and
5:30 pm.
If you have vendor transportation concerns after 5:30 pm
and before 6 am, or any time during the weekend, call
(216) 904-2375. Please do not call the vendor company
directly. The vendor drivers and the vendor management
are not authorized to make any changes to any rider's
transportation service.
Emergency Procedures
The CCBDD transportation staff will notify you if a route
is running more than 20 minutes late.
Closings - If we close any or all centers, we have a
system that many school districts use. It directly calls
the homes of individuals enrolled with us with a recorded
announcement about an emergency closing. The system
can call everyone affected by a CCBDD closing within a
very few minutes. If there is no answer, it will either leave a
message on an answering machine or voicemail system
or it will retry up to four times. We will also include the closing
as part of the iAlert announcements on the news the night
before a closing. If that is not possible, we will make the
announcement on the early morning news, usually by
6:30 am. Finally, we post closings on our website at www.
CuyahogaBDD.org and cancellations.com. A parent or
designated caregiver should make the ultimate decision
about an individual's attendance.
Early Dismissal - If a center needs to close before the
normal closing hour, the superintendent will notify the TransportationOfficeandthecentermanager.Thecenterstaffwill
call parents or guardians. All parents or guardians should
be available for early contact on days when severe weather
makes an early closing possible. Such closings don’t
necessarily mean early arrival of vehicles.
Evening/Weekend Activities - If an individual is being
transported for an evening/weekend activity, there may
be an occasional delay in arrival times. If you feel serious
concern about a delay, call (216) 904-2375, to verify the
situation. Use this number only for transportation emergency concerns between 5:30 pm and 6 am on weekdays
and any time during the weekend.
Other calls regarding transportation provided by
CCBDD vehicles should be made to (216) 881-4333,
Monday through Friday, 6 am to 5:30 pm.
RTA Riders or Walkers
Many individuals are capable of independent travel and
are trained to take public transportation (RTA) or to walk to
and from their centers or a common pick-up point.
In cases of severe weather, a RTA rider or walker who
works at one of our centers should not leave home until
he/she is sure it will be open. (See Emergency Procedures.)
Adults will not be penalized in reaching performance
bonuses in the event of absence due to severe weather.
A RTA rider or a walker who is in community employment
may be expected to report to work even when our centers
close for severe weather.
If an individual is a RTA rider and does not arrive
home within a reasonable amount of time, please call
the RTA customer service center at (216) 566-5227 between
7 am - 6 pm or (216) 904-2375 at any other time. The
operator may be able to tell you about a bus breakdown
or delay. After consulting RTA, if you are still concerned,
please contact your regional travel coordinator or community travel program supervisor. If an individual is a walker
and does not arrive home at a reasonable time, contact the
After Hours On Call number at (216) 694-7077.
Emergency Contact
Centers must be able to contact parents or guardians in
the event of late vehicles, early dismissals or emergencies.
The centers should also have an alternate phone number for
someone who knows the rider when a parent or guardian
can not be reached. These numbers must be given to the
center and updated as changes occur. You must notify
your center of any changes in emergency phone
numbers.
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Champ Camp/Sensational Camp
(440) 238-6200
available for people with DD. For further information,
5123.62:
Achievement
Centers
for
Children
ext.222
contact the organization listed.
This adapted version shows the rights of persons with
Highland Hills, Strongsville & Westlake
Adapted Aquatics
a developmental
disability include, butSaturday
are not limited to:
Help Foundation
Summer Program (216)
432-4810
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
John Adams Swim Instruction at CSU (440) 838-3913
ext. 401
1. Be treated nicely at all times and as a person
Middleburg Hts. Community Center
(440) 234-2255
Jewish Community Center
(216) 831-0700
2. Have a clean, safe place to live in and a place to
Bowling Leagues
ext.1351
be alone
Southwest Area - Brookgate Lanes
(216) 741-6778
Recreation Unlimited
(740) 548-7006
3. Have food that is good for you
Ashley, Ohio 43003-9741
Friends Forever, Inc.
(216) 452-0902
4. Be able to go, if you want, to any church, temple,
Akron
Rotary Camp
(330) 644-4512
Bowling, Recreation and Social Activities
mosque
Akron Rotary Club
(330) 374-9232
5.
Be
able to go to a doctor or dentist when you are sick
Golf
6. Be able to have people help you with the way you
Other Organizations Offering Programs
The First Tee of Cleveland
(440) 617-9719
walk, talk, do things with your hands, act or feel,
Beck Center Creative Arts Therapies (216) 521-2540
Washington Golf Learning Center, Newburgh Heights
if you need it
Brookpark Skateland
(216) 267-3966
Gymnastics Lessons
ECAAC - PTCU Meeting MHAAC - Food Pantry
Inservice
Day, help
SAW,
7.
Be Staff
able to
have people
and teach you, if you want
Rollerskating
Gymnastics World, Inc.
(440) 526-2970
10am
employees
8. Be Inc.
ableAAC
to have
time and do
a place to go to be by yourself
Fairview
Park Recreation
(440) 356-4444
Thome Ohio Gymnastics
(440) 243-1211
BAAC - PTCU
Meeting
9. Be not
ablereport
to call, write letters or talk to anyone you
Adapted Aquatics and Fitness
7pm
want about anything you want
Horseback Riding Lessons
(216) 831-0700
10. Be able to have your own things and be able to use them
Camp Cheerful
(440) 238-6200
MayfieldHts.AdaptiveRecreation(440)461-5153
11. Be able to have men and women as friends
Rocky River Stables Ramadan begins
(216) 267-2525
12. Be able to join in activities and do things that will
Middleburg Hts.
(440) 234-2255
Ice Skating Lessons
ASK (Adaptive Sports for Kids with Disabilities, ages 10-18)
help you grow to be the best person you can be
Winterhurst Ice Rink Lakewood
(440) 979-1861
13.
Be
able to work
andLunmake money
SWAAC
- PTCU
SAW,
Inc.
Board
Meeting
North Olmsted Recreation
(440) 734-8200
Cleveland Heights
(216) 291-2828
14. Be cheon
treatedfor
like
everyone else
individuals/staff
Ryan Agricultural Center
Parma Pride
(440 885-8144
Motor Development Center
Workerat,Council
15. NotBAAC
be hit,- yelled
cursed at or called names
7:30am
Shaker Hts. Community
(216) 999-8338
Cleveland State University
(216) 687-4879
thatMeeting,
hurt you1:30pm
High Five Club
16. Be able to learn new things, make friends, have
Quantum LEAP (Eastside Recreational Provider)
activities to do and go out in your community
Solon
Community
Program
(440)
248-5747
(216) 696-2716
Flag Day Adaptive Athletics
17. Be able to tell people what you want and be part
Special Stars Bowling/Social Activities (440) 779-6227
of making plans or decisions about your life
Warrensville Hts.- Insight, Learning & Wellness
18. Be able to ask someone you want to help you, let
Area 12 Special Olympics
(440) 582-8433
Martial arts, yoga, social skills
(216)MDA
765-4470
Special Olympics State
- CCBDD Board
others
know Games,
how youOSU
feel or what you want
Summer
Westlake Recreation
(440)Meeting,
808-5700
5:30pm
SOAR! (Sports Opportunities & Active Recreation)
19. Be thru
able6/28
to use your money to pay for things you
Fantastic Kids Fitness class
(440) 327-6454
need
and want
with help,
if you need it
RRAAC
- Summer
Picnic
Softball/Baseball
"Sensory Friendly Films" at AMC Ridge Park Square
20. Be 10:30am
able to say "yes" or "no" before people talk about
Four Corners Baseball League (west) (216) 251-4575
www.autism-society.org, click on Sensory Friendly Films
whatyoudoatworkorhomeorlookatyourfile
VIP (Very
Baseball
21. Be able to complain or ask for changes if you don't
Father's
Day Important Player)
Summer
Solstice
Skyzone Special Needs Open Jump various times
ages 5- 18 Westlake Recreation
(440) 808-5700
like something without being afraid of getting in trouble
Boston Heights, Westlake and Mentor
West Denison Softball League, Inc.
(216) 251-5790
22. Not be given medicine that you don't need or held
Supervised
Challenger Baseball NE OH
(440) 526-0394
SOUP Advocacy
GroupVacations
down if you are not hurting yourself or others
The Guided
Tour
(800) 783-5841
Cleveland-East
(216) 297-0420
Meeting, 10:30am
23. To vote and learn about laws and your community
www.guidedtour.com
1:30pm
24. To say "yes" or "no" to being part of a study or experiment
Camps
Camp Happiness (Four sites)
(216) 334-2963
A Summer Recreation Directory is available at
Catholic Charities Disability Services
www.esc-cc.org. Search the word: Summer
YEAR-ROUND AND
SUMMER ACTIVITIES
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
24
25
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20
21
22
23
26
27
28
29
30
15
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
16
COMMUNICATION
PARENTS/TEACHERS/COMMUNITY UNITED
Communicating well and as often as necessary is a
priority of CCBDD. We use many different methods to
share information with individuals, families and the general
public. These include print materials, telephone, email,
videos, social media and in-person conversations/forums.
Some of our materials are available in Spanish, and we
have bilingual staff available to assist with language translation needs. Please make sure that you keep your contact
information up-to-date with us by letting your support administrator (SA) or CCBDD staff member know if you have
changes. Please note that in the event of an emergency
closing or severe weather, we use the phone number you
have given us to call individuals.
We are striving to support a greener environment and
reduce printing costs, so we encourage you to share your
email with us. This can be done simply and quickly on our
website,www.CuyahogaBDD.org, and clicking on Stay
Informed: Sign-Up for Our News & Notices,' or by calling
our public information line at (216) 736-2717.
The following are some of the ways you can connect
with us regularly to learn timely and important information on a variety of topics:
www.facebook.com/CuyahogaBDD
www.twitter.com/CuyahogaBDD
www.youtube.com/CuyahogaBDD
The Parents/Teachers/Community United (PTCU) was
formed in 1967. It is a group of parents and other advocates who are dedicated to the improvement of life for
citizens with developmental disabilities and their families.
The PTCU achieves its goal by becoming involved. The
group works to promote the image of their children and
adults in every area of community living. They are a communication link with the CCBDD to get the best possible
education and training for their children and adults. They
are often the catalyst for change within the community in
addition to the federal and state legislatures.
As of September 2008, the PTCU is under an umbrella
organization, the Parent, Teacher and Community United
Foundation.ThePTCUFoundationprovidesnot-for-profit,
501(c)(3) status for all CCBDD’s PTCUs. Donations to the
PTCU Foundation are tax deductible and allow the foundation to continue to sponsor important social activities
for individuals and educational events for parents and
caregivers. Checks can be made payable to "PTCU
Foundation" and sent to PTCU, 1275 Lakeside Ave. East,
Cleveland, OH 44114-1129.
The foundation covers individual units at CCBDD adult
activities centers and the PTCU Council Board. Representatives from each unit make up the Council Board, which acts
as an advisory group to the foundation, individual units and
the CCBDD.
Parents, guardians, other advocates and members of the
community are strongly encouraged to join the PTCU and to
attend regularly scheduled meetings. For more information
about meetings and activities, contact your center’s manager.
Membership
Listening Line (216) 736-2652;
Each Monday we post a short message
about important updates or timely topics.
Public Information Line (216) 736-2717;
Call this number anytime you have questions
or wish to share comments.
Website
(PTCU)
www.CuyahogaBDD.org
2
David Crampton, Ph.D.
3326 Chalfant Road
Shaker Heights, Ohio 44120
(216) 536-3697
May Day
9
Diane Roman Fusco
7045 Kingscote Park
(216) 642-7909
Lisa M. Hunt
3569 Silsby Road
Mother's
Day Heights, Ohio 44118
University
(216) 624-9014
15
22
16
Secretary
Marie Jasulewicz
5304 Whooper Ct.
North Royalton, OH 44133
(440) 582-2408
VOLUNTEER SERVICES
Volunteers are a valued part of our team and play an
important role in helping us connect with the community.
Individuals who wish to volunteer with us should visit
our website, www.CuyahogaBDD.org, and click on
"Volunteer," or call (216) 736-2722 for more information.
Volunteers must be at least 14 years of age. Parents
or guardians of CCBDD individuals who assist with
activities and events are required to complete the
volunteer application process as well.
CCBDD TABLE OF ORGANIZATION
Tuesday
Wednesday
3
4
Charles Corea
In-House
ECAAC - PTCU Meeting Attorney
10am
Richard V. Mazzola
10126 Greenheath Drive
Parma Heights, Ohio 44130
(440) 221-5172
23
Tania J. Younkin
2688 W. St. James Parkway
Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44106
(440) 823-1520
30
Thursday
5
Kelly A. Petty
Superintendent
Noelle Tsevdos, Risk
Mgr., EEO/ADA Coord.
10Jacquelyn Kasprisin
EAAC
PTCU Meeting
Chief -Operations
Officer
6pm
BrAAC - PTCU Meeting
6pmJanet Keeler
General Manager of
Employment & Community
Alternatives
17Lori Mago
SAW, Inc. Annual Meeting
Steven M. Licciardi
Windows on the River General Manager of Assistive
PO Box 45029
Technology & Children’s
noon
Services
(216) 496-8788
29
Treasurer
Steven Licciardi
P.O. Box 45029
(216) 523-3010
Dominic enjoys painting during art classhis favorite part of the day.
Ara A. Bagdasarian Monday
Sunday
8
First Vice President
Pauline Joseph
(216) 941-9676
PTCU Council Board
Each PTCU unit has three voting members on the
Council Board, the elected president and two permanent
delegates selected from the unit’s membership. Two
alternate delegates may represent a unit if the permanent
delegates are unable to attend the meeting.
May
1
President
Flo Izzo
11204 Cinnamon Blvd.
(440) 628-8098
PTCU Unit
Every parent/guardian/grandparent/sibling (or other
advocate) whose child/adult is enrolled in the CCBDD is
eligible to become a member of his or her center’s unit.
Annual dues are established by each unit.
CCBDD
BOARD MEMBERS
2016
6790 Ridgecliff Drive
Solon, Ohio 44139
(440) 725-3836
Council Board Officers
Kevin Devine
General Manager
Bldgs. & Grounds
SOUP Advocacy Group
Meeting, 10:30am 1:30pm
24
11
6
Anthony Lemut
12
19
13
20
Marie Barni
General Manager of
BAAC - Worker Council
Communication
Meeting, 1:30pm
General Manager
Transportation & Security
25
26
MDA - CCBDD Board
Meeting, 5:30pm
Saturday
7
SWAAC - PTCU Meetiing
Terri Rice Greater Cleveland Special
Olympics Spring Games
Executive Assistant
Razzle DazzletoBeck
Center
Razzle Dazzle, Beck
Superintendent
Music & Dance Building
Center Music & Dance
BenefitNightforBeck's
Building, Free admission
Creative Arts Therapies Dept
.
Nurses
Day
John McLaughlin
Director of
Arts for All NEOHuman
Arts FesResources
tival Cuyahoga County
Fairgrounds
Richard Cirillo MDA - PTCU Council
Joanne Arnold
Chief Clinical OfficerBoard Meeting,10:15am
Manager Prog. Review
Behavioral & Health
& Provider Support
Supports
Cinco de Mayo
Ed Stazyk
Manager
MHAAC - FoodMUI
Pantry
18
Friday
27
14
John Parkowski
Chief Administrative
Officer
Amber Gibbs
General Manager of
Community & Medicaid
Services
21
Robbee Fallon
Director of
Information Technologies
Felicia
Harrison
Armed
Forces Day
General Manager of
Finance & Business
Services
28
31
7/16/2015
All sites closed
Memorial Day
17
CCBDD SITE MAP
1
Michael A. Donzella Administration Building
SAW, Inc.
2
Big Creek Center
8
Beachwood Adult Activities Center
13 Parma Adult Activities Center
3
Forest Hill Center
9
Brooklyn Adult Activities Center
14 Rocky River Adult Activities Center
4
Green Road Services Center
10
East Cleveland Adult Activities Center
15 Southwest Adult Activities Center
5
Operations Facility
6
Transportation Center
7
William Patrick Day Services Center
11 Euclid Adult Activities Center
11
3
12 Maple Heights Adult Activities Center
10
6
7
1
19
17
20
23
21
14
8
18
5
15
9
4
12
16
2
13
22
19
16 Just-A-Buck I
Cleveland Crops Main Campus
Terrence M. Ryan Agricultural Education Center
Midtown Shopping Center
Cleveland Crops Farm Sites
20 Heritage Farm (Cleveland)
21 Ohio City Farm (Cleveland)
19 Stanard Farm (Cleveland)
22 Stearns Farm (Parma)
17 Just-A-Buck II
Maymore Plaza
18 Just-A-Buck III
River Plaza
23 Cleveland Crops Café
Virgil Brown/Cuyahoga Jobs
& Family Services
Volunteering is a great way to connect with the community.
April
CCBDD SITE DIRECTORY
Michael A. Donzella Administration Building
(216) 241-8230
Sunday
Monday
Beachwood Adult
Activities Center
Tuesday
23750 Mercantile Road
Beachwood, Ohio 44122-5906
Manager – Robert Kaschalk
(216) 931-7304
3
(216) 362-6450
4
Brooklyn Adult Activities Center
10991 Memphis Avenue
Brooklyn, Ohio 44144-2055
Manager – David Nodge
(216) 941-8800
5
11
17
18
12
19
24
25
6
7
Just-A-Buck I (Midtown Plaza)
1844 Snow Road
MHAAC
Food Pantry
RRAAC - PTCU Meeting
Parma,
Ohio -44134-2723
(216) 351-2825
13
14
Just-A-Buck II (Maymore Plaza)
4507MayfieldRoad
South Euclid, Ohio 44121-4016
(216) 291-2825
20
21
Just-A-Buck III (River Plaza)
21820 Center Ridge Road
Rocky River, Ohio 44116
(440) 333-2821
Cleveland Crops Café
Virgil Brown/Cuyahoga Jobs
& Family Services
Forest Hill Center
14800 Private Drive
East Cleveland, Ohio 44112-3599
(216) 761-3353
(216) 931-7340
land
Cleveland Crops Farm Sites
National Volunteer Week
Heritage Farm (Cleveland)
thru 4/16
Ohio City Farm (Cleveland)
Stanard Farm (Cleveland)
Stearns Farm (Parma)
(216) 241-8230
Thursday
10am
Green Road Services Center
BAAC - PTCU Meeting
4329 Green Road
7pm
Highland Hills, Ohio 44128-4884
Cleveland Crops Main Campus
Terrence M. Ryan Agricultural Education Center
Special 5320
Olympic
Greater
Stanard
Avenue
Cleveland
Roller Skating
Cleveland,
Ohio 44103
Meet, Brookpark
Skate(216) 383-4809
10
Wednesday
Euclid Adult Activities Center
1490 East 191st Street
Euclid, Ohio 44117-1380
Manager – Mary Schwarz
(216) 486-0600
Big Creek Center
West 130th Street
Autism6149
Awareness
Month Parma, Ohio 44130-1042
East Cleveland Adult Activities Center
13231 Euclid Avenue
East Cleveland, Ohio 44112-3918
Manager – Albert Trefney
(216) 681-4433
SAW, Inc. Board Meeting
BrAAC, 7:30am
27
Friday
Saturday
Adult Activities Center
1 Parma
2
12660 Plaza Drive
All sites closed
Special Olympic Greater
Parma, Ohio 44130-1046
Cleveland Bowling TourManager – Stacey Maleckar
nament, Wickliffe, noon
(216) 265-3030
Rocky River Adult Activities Center
April
Fool's
Day Road
20120
Detroit
Rocky River, Ohio 44116-2421
8Manager – Laura Cooper
9
(216) 931-7390
SAW, Inc.
Manager – Judith Carey
(216) 861-0250
15
16
Countywide
Transition
Southwest Adult Activities
Center
Expo
for students, ages
4720 Hinckley Industrial
Parkway
14+, & their famlies, Notre
Dame College, South
Manager – Karen Fifelski
Euclid, 8:30am - 2:30pm
(216) 749-0356
7001 Euclid Avenue 23
22
(216) 881-4333
Annual Board Recognition
William Patrick Day Services Center
Maple Heights Adult Activities Center
Maple Heights, Ohio 44137-9998
Manager – Johanna Patena
SOUP Advocacy Group
MDA - CCBDD Board
(216) 931-7410
Meeting, 10:30am Meeting, 5:30pm
26
Operations Facility
4553 Hinckley Industrial Parkway
General Manager – Kevin Devine
(216) 741-2503
28
Passover
begins at College Avenue
2421 Community
sundown
Earth
Day
(216)
736-2920
29
30
1:30pm
Administrative
Professionals' Day
19
SITE DIRECTORY
Gym members can always count on a welcoming smile
from Tony.
Everyone
benefits when people with DD are equal partners
in the workforce, in schools and in the community.
January
March
Sunday
Sunday
Monday
Monday
Tuesday
Tuesday
1
10am
Developmental
Disabilities
Awareness Month
63
Tell Your Story
13
10
4
7
5
8
AACs return to work
6pm
14
11
15
12
Wednesday
Wednesday
2
National Read Across
America Day
6
9
MHAAC - Food Pantry
16
13
MHAAC
- Food Council
Pantry
BAAC
- Worker
Meeting, 1:30pm
Daylight Savings Time
begins
20
17
Palm Sunday
Vernal Equinox
27
24
31
21
18
All sites closed
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Day
28
25
22
19
SOUP Advocacy Group
29
26
SOUP Advocacy Group
23
20
Purim begins in the evening
30
27
Thursday
Thursday
3
7
10
Friday
Friday
1
4
SWAAC
- PTCU meeting
All sites closed
Big Creek Center, 11am
Special Olympics North
Sectional Basketball Tournament, LCCC, thru 3/6
New Year's Day
8
11
MDA--PTCU
PTCUCouncil
Council
Staff Inservice Day MDA
BoardMeeting,
Meeting,10:15am
10:15am SAW, Inc. AAC employees
Board
do not report
17
14
18
15
24
21
25
22
Saturday
Saturday
2
5
9
12
CCBDD Eagles at Medina
Achievement Center
11am
19
16
SAW, Inc. Board Meeting Special Olympics State
Basketball Tournament
PAAC, 7:30am
Columbus, thru 3/19
SWAAC - PTCU Luncheon
for individuals/staff
10:30am - 1:30pm
St. Patrick's Day
CCBDD Rockets vs.
Summit County, Weaver
School,10am
CCBDD Eagles vs.
Berea Midpark, Middleburg Rec. 4pm
MDA
- CCBDD
BAAC
- WorkerBoard
Council
Meeting,
Meeting, 5:30pm
1:30pm
CCBDD Rockets vs.
Lorain County at GRSC
10am
31
28
BAAC, 7:30am
MDA - CCBDD Board
Meeting, 5:30pm
26
23
Good Friday
29
30
Easter
Kamila is all smiles during a home visit from
her occupational therapist (OT).
February
Sunday
African American
History Month
National Heart Month
Monday
1
7
8
Super Bowl
Chinese New Year
14
Valentine's Day
21
28
15
All sites closed
Presidents' Day
22
Tuesday
Wednesday
10am
BAAC - PTCU Meeting
10am
Winter Games, Cuyahoga
Valley National Park, thru
2/4
2
Groundhog Day
9
3
10
EAAC - PTCU Meeting
6pm
CCBDD Eagles vs LEAP
GRSC, 6pm
MHAAC - Food Pantry
Mardi Gras
Ash Wednesday
16
23
SOUP Advocacy Group
17
24
Thursday
4
11
18
RRAAC, 7:30am
25
MDA - CCBDD Board
Meeting, 5:30pm
Friday
5
12
Lincoln's Birthday
19
26
Saturday
6
CCBDD Eagles at Medina
Achievement Center
11am
13
CCBDD Rockets vs.
Summit County, GRSC
10am
20
CCBDD Eagles at
Geauga County, 10am &
11:30am
27
CCBDD Eagles Niles
Washington's Birthday
29
March
Sunday
Monday
Everyone benefits when people with DD are equal partners
in the workforce, in schools and in the community.
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
10am
Developmental
Disabilities
Awareness Month
7
8 BrAAC - PTCU Meeting
6pm
13
14
15
9
MHAAC - Food Pantry
16
Meeting, 1:30pm
Daylight Savings Time
begins
20
10
MDA - PTCU Council
Board Meeting, 10:15am
17
Friday
Saturday
4
5
11
12
SWAAC - PTCU meeting
Big Creek Center 11am
Special Olympics North
Sectional Basketball Tournament, LCCC, thru 3/6
Staff Inservice Day SAW, Inc. AAC employees
do not report
18
19
25
26
SAW, Inc. Board Meeting Special Olympics State
PAAC, 7:30am
Columbus, thru 3/19
SWAAC - PTCU Luncheon
for individuals/staff
St. Patrick's Day
21
22
SOUP Advocacy Group
Palm Sunday
Vernal Equinox
27
3
National Read Across
America Day
What's your story?
6
2
Thursday
23
24
MDA - CCBDD Board
Meeting, 5:30pm
Good Friday
Purim begins in the evening
28
29
30
All sites closed
31
Easter
April
Volunteering is a great way to connect with the community.
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Autism Awareness
Month
1
4 10
11
5 ECAAC - PTCU Meeting
10am
BAAC - PTCU Meeting
7pm
12 6 13 MHAAC - Food Pantry
7
8
14
15
RRAAC - PTCU Meeting
National Volunteer Week
thru 4/16
17
Saturday
2
Cleveland Bowling Tournament, Wickliffe, noon
April Fool's Day
3
Cleveland Roller Skating
Meet, Brookpark Skateland
Friday
18
19
20 21
BrAAC, 7:30am
22
9
16
Countywide Transition
Expo for students, ages
14+, & their famlies, Notre
Dame College, South
Euclid, 8:30am - 2:30pm
23
Annual Board Recognition
Passover begins at
sundown
Earth Day
24
25
26
27
SOUP Advocacy Group
28
29
30
MDA - CCBDD Board
Meeting, 5:30pm
Administrative
Professionals' Day
16
COMMUNICATION
PARENTS/TEACHERS/COMMUNITY UNITED
Communicating well and as often as necessary is a
priority of CCBDD. We use many different methods to
share information with individuals, families and the general
public. These include print materials, telephone, email,
videos, social media and in-person conversations/forums.
Some of our materials are available in Spanish, and we
have bilingual staff available to assist with language translation needs. Please make sure that you keep your contact
information up-to-date with us by letting your support administrator (SA) or CCBDD staff member know if you have
changes. Please note that in the event of an emergency
closing or severe weather, we use the phone number you
have given us to call individuals.
We are striving to support a greener environment and
reduce printing costs, so we encourage you to share your
email with us. This can be done simply and quickly on our
website,www.CuyahogaBDD.org, and clicking on Stay
Informed: Sign-Up for Our News & Notices,' or by calling
our public information line at (216) 736-2717.
The following are some of the ways you can connect
with us regularly to learn timely and important information on a variety of topics:
www.facebook.com/CuyahogaBDD
www.twitter.com/CuyahogaBDD
www.youtube.com/CuyahogaBDD
The Parents/Teachers/Community United (PTCU) was
formed in 1967. It is a group of parents and other advocates who are dedicated to the improvement of life for
citizens with developmental disabilities and their families.
The PTCU achieves its goal by becoming involved. The
group works to promote the image of their children and
adults in every area of community living. They are a communication link with the CCBDD to get the best possible
education and training for their children and adults. They
are often the catalyst for change within the community in
addition to the federal and state legislatures.
As of September 2008, the PTCU is under an umbrella
organization, the Parent, Teacher and Community United
Foundation.ThePTCUFoundationprovidesnot-for-profit,
501(c)(3) status for all CCBDD’s PTCUs. Donations to the
PTCU Foundation are tax deductible and allow the foundation to continue to sponsor important social activities
for individuals and educational events for parents and
caregivers. Checks can be made payable to "PTCU
Foundation" and sent to PTCU, 1275 Lakeside Ave. East,
Cleveland, OH 44114-1129.
The foundation covers individual units at CCBDD adult
activities centers and the PTCU Council Board. Representatives from each unit make up the Council Board, which acts
as an advisory group to the foundation, individual units and
the CCBDD.
Parents, guardians, other advocates and members of the
community are strongly encouraged to join the PTCU and to
attend regularly scheduled meetings. For more information
about meetings and activities, contact your center’s manager.
Membership
Listening Line (216) 736-2652;
Each Monday we post a short message
about important updates or timely topics.
Public Information Line (216) 736-2717;
Call this number anytime you have questions
or wish to share comments.
Website
(PTCU)
www.CuyahogaBDD.org
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David Crampton, Ph.D.
3326 Chalfant Road
Shaker Heights, Ohio 44120
(216) 536-3697
May Day
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Diane Roman Fusco
7045 Kingscote Park
(216) 642-7909
Lisa M. Hunt
3569 Silsby Road
Mother's
Day Heights, Ohio 44118
University
(216) 624-9014
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Secretary
Marie Jasulewicz
5304 Whooper Ct.
(440) 582-2408
VOLUNTEER SERVICES
Volunteers are a valued part of our team and play an
important role in helping us connect with the community.
Individuals who wish to volunteer with us should visit
our website, www.CuyahogaBDD.org, and click on
"Volunteer," or call (216) 736-2722 for more information.
Volunteers must be at least 14 years of age. Parents
or guardians of CCBDD individuals who assist with
activities and events are required to complete the
volunteer application process as well.
CCBDD TABLE OF ORGANIZATION
Tuesday
Wednesday
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4
Charles Corea
In-House
ECAAC - PTCU Meeting Attorney
10am
Richard V. Mazzola
10126 Greenheath Drive
Parma Heights, Ohio 44130
(440) 221-5172
23
Tania J. Younkin
2688 W. St. James Parkway
Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44106
(440) 823-1520
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Thursday
5
Kelly A. Petty
Superintendent
Noelle Tsevdos, Risk
Mgr., EEO/ADA Coord.
10Jacquelyn Kasprisin
EAAC
PTCU Meeting
Chief -Operations
Officer
6pm
6pmJanet Keeler
General Manager of
Employment & Community
Alternatives
17Lori Mago
SAW, Inc. Annual Meeting
Steven M. Licciardi
Windows on the River General Manager of Assistive
PO Box 45029
Technology & Children’s
noon
Services
(216) 496-8788
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Treasurer
Steven Licciardi
P.O. Box 45029
(216) 523-3010
Dominic enjoys painting during art classhis favorite part of the day.
Ara A. Bagdasarian Monday
Sunday
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First Vice President
Pauline Joseph
(216) 941-9676
PTCU Council Board
Each PTCU unit has three voting members on the
Council Board, the elected president and two permanent
delegates selected from the unit’s membership. Two
alternate delegates may represent a unit if the permanent
delegates are unable to attend the meeting.
May
1
President
Flo Izzo
11204 Cinnamon Blvd.
(440) 628-8098
PTCU Unit
Every parent/guardian/grandparent/sibling (or other
advocate) whose child/adult is enrolled in the CCBDD is
eligible to become a member of his or her center’s unit.
Annual dues are established by each unit.
CCBDD
BOARD MEMBERS
2016
6790 Ridgecliff Drive
Solon, Ohio 44139
(440) 725-3836
Council Board Officers
Kevin Devine
General Manager
Bldgs. & Grounds
SOUP Advocacy Group
24
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Anthony Lemut
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19
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20
Marie Barni
General Manager of
Communication
Meeting, 1:30pm
General Manager
Transportation & Security
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26
MDA - CCBDD Board
Meeting, 5:30pm
Saturday
7
SWAAC - PTCU Meetiing
Terri Rice Greater Cleveland Special
Olympics Spring Games
Executive Assistant
Razzle DazzletoBeck
Center
Razzle Dazzle, Beck
Superintendent
Music & Dance Building
Center Music & Dance
BenefitNightforBeck's
Building, Free admission
Creative Arts Therapies Dept
.
Nurses
Day
John McLaughlin
Director of
Arts for All NEOHuman
Arts FesResources
tival Cuyahoga County
Fairgrounds
Richard Cirillo MDA - PTCU Council
Joanne Arnold
Chief Clinical OfficerBoard Meeting,10:15am
Manager Prog. Review
Behavioral & Health
& Provider Support
Supports
Cinco de Mayo
Ed Stazyk
Manager
MHAAC - FoodMUI
Pantry
18
Friday
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John Parkowski
Chief Administrative
Officer
Amber Gibbs
General Manager of
Community & Medicaid
Services
21
Robbee Fallon
Director of
Information Technologies
Felicia
Harrison
Armed
Forces Day
General Manager of
Finance & Business
Services
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7/16/2015
All sites closed
Memorial Day
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Transporting Oxygen
The Transportation Service Center follows the Guidelines Regarding the Safe Transportation of Oxygen on a
School Bus issued by the Ohio Department of Education.
Approved Oxygen Delivery Systems for
Transport on CCBDD Vehicles
Oxygen delivery systems use a regulated supply of either
gaseousorliquidoxygentodeliveraflowofoxygentoa
user:
• The oxygen must be housed in a portable unit and
should be less than 15 pounds total weight.
• Gas oxygen tanks must have a maximum capacity of
22 cubic feet (Medical E). Medical E tanks are usually
no larger than 4½ inches in diameter and 31 inches in
length.
• Liquid oxygen units can have a maximum capacity of
38 cubic feet and can be no larger than 5 inches in diameter and 13 inches in length. We require that liquid
oxygen be transported in a container that will prevent
it's discharge if it is tipped over or laid on its back.
• All oxygen cylinders/canisters must have valves and
regulators that are protected against breakage.
• Oxygen cylinders and liquid canisters cannot be held
by the rider, transported in a shoulder pack or fastened
to a wheelchair. The tank must be removed and secured
in an approved container and attached to the vehicle
floorand/orwallinanuprightpositionpriortotransportation.
Parent/Guardian/Caregiver Responsibilities
• Inspectoxygendeviceforleaks,ill-fittingpartsand
proper operation.
• Ensure that connectors are tight and leak free.
• Ensure that delivery tubing is free of kinks, pinch points
or easily snagged loops.
• Ensure that face mask, nasal cannula and tracheotomy
tubesfitproperly.
• Ensurethattheflowcontrolvalveissetasprescribed
by the user’s physician.
• Provide assistance during boarding, if needed, with support
equipment (e.g. cylinder holder, carrying bag, etc.).
• Ensurethatasufficientsupplyofoxygenisavailableto
cover the rider’s needs during transportation. Allow for
traveltimeandunforeseeneventssuchastrafficand
weather delays.
• Ensure that the cylinder wrench is attached to the tank.
CCBDD Requirements for Use of a Seat Belt
Vendor Transportation
Vans/Sedans/Shuttle Vehicles - Riders on these types
of vehicles must wear seat belts.
Yellow School Buses/Adult-Style Buses equipped
with school bus seats - The use of lap belts on large
school buses (buses that weigh more than 10,000
pounds) may not provide additional protection and may,
in fact, lead to more severe injuries. As a result, CCBDD
riders will not use a lap belt on a large school bus as the
only means of restraint unless the lap belt is necessary due
to behavioral or medical conditions. Lap belts will still be
available on all large school buses to secure car seats.
CCBDD contracts with numerous transportation vendors.
If a rider is transported on a vendor vehicle (i.e. cab, van,
school bus), please note the following: If you want to
contact CCBDD to report a vendor problem or to make a
vendortransportationinquiry(ex.findoutvehiclepickup/
drop off time), call (216) 736-2955. Use this number to
obtain vendor information between the hours of 6 am and
5:30 pm.
If you have vendor transportation concerns after 5:30 pm
and before 6 am, or any time during the weekend, call
(216) 904-2375. Please do not call the vendor company
directly. The vendor drivers and the vendor management
are not authorized to make any changes to any rider's
transportation service.
Emergency Procedures
The CCBDD transportation staff will notify you if a route
is running more than 20 minutes late.
Closings - If we close any or all centers, we have a
system that many school districts use. It directly calls
the homes of individuals enrolled with us with a recorded
announcement about an emergency closing. The system
can call everyone affected by a CCBDD closing within a
very few minutes. If there is no answer, it will either leave a
message on an answering machine or voicemail system
or it will retry up to four times. We will also include the closing
as part of the iAlert announcements on the news the night
before a closing. If that is not possible, we will make the
announcement on the early morning news, usually by
6:30 am. Finally, we post closings on our website at www.
CuyahogaBDD.org and cancellations.com. A parent or
designated caregiver should make the ultimate decision
about an individual's attendance.
Early Dismissal - If a center needs to close before the
normal closing hour, the superintendent will notify the TransportationOfficeandthecentermanager.Thecenterstaffwill
call parents or guardians. All parents or guardians should
be available for early contact on days when severe weather
makes an early closing possible. Such closings don’t
necessarily mean early arrival of vehicles.
Evening/Weekend Activities - If an individual is being
transported for an evening/weekend activity, there may
be an occasional delay in arrival times. If you feel serious
concern about a delay, call (216) 904-2375, to verify the
situation. Use this number only for transportation emergency concerns between 5:30 pm and 6 am on weekdays
and any time during the weekend.
Other calls regarding transportation provided by
CCBDD vehicles should be made to (216) 881-4333,
Monday through Friday, 6 am to 5:30 pm.
RTA Riders or Walkers
Many individuals are capable of independent travel and
are trained to take public transportation (RTA) or to walk to
and from their centers or a common pick-up point.
In cases of severe weather, a RTA rider or walker who
works at one of our centers should not leave home until
he/she is sure it will be open. (See Emergency Procedures.)
Adults will not be penalized in reaching performance
bonuses in the event of absence due to severe weather.
A RTA rider or a walker who is in community employment
may be expected to report to work even when our centers
close for severe weather.
If an individual is a RTA rider and does not arrive
home within a reasonable amount of time, please call
the RTA customer service center at (216) 566-5227 between
7 am - 6 pm or (216) 904-2375 at any other time. The
operator may be able to tell you about a bus breakdown
or delay. After consulting RTA, if you are still concerned,
please contact your regional travel coordinator or community travel program supervisor. If an individual is a walker
and does not arrive home at a reasonable time, contact the
After Hours On Call number at (216) 694-7077.
Emergency Contact
Centers must be able to contact parents or guardians in
the event of late vehicles, early dismissals or emergencies.
The centers should also have an alternate phone number for
someone who knows the rider when a parent or guardian
can not be reached. These numbers must be given to the
center and updated as changes occur. You must notify
your center of any changes in emergency phone
numbers.
Dalton finds much happiness learning through play.
June
Camp Cheerful
(440) 238-6200
THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH DD
In 1986, the Ohio Legislature passed and Governor
Camp Christopher
(330) 773-0426
Richard F. Celeste signed a Bill of Rights of persons with
Akron, Ohio 44309
These programs are a small sample of activities
developmental disabilities. Ohio Revised Code Section
Champ Camp/Sensational Camp
(440) 238-6200
available for people with DD. For further information,
5123.62:
Achievement
Centers
for
Children
ext.222
contact the organization listed.
This adapted version shows the rights of persons with
Highland Hills, Strongsville & Westlake
Adapted Aquatics
a developmental
disability include, butSaturday
are not limited to:
Help Foundation
Summer Program (216)
432-4810
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
John Adams Swim Instruction at CSU (440) 838-3913
ext. 401
1. Be treated nicely at all times and as a person
Middleburg Hts. Community Center
(440) 234-2255
(216) 831-0700
2. Have a clean, safe place to live in and a place to
Bowling Leagues
ext.1351
be alone
Southwest Area - Brookgate Lanes
(216) 741-6778
Recreation Unlimited
(740) 548-7006
3. Have food that is good for you
Ashley, Ohio 43003-9741
Friends Forever, Inc.
(216) 452-0902
4. Be able to go, if you want, to any church, temple,
Akron
Rotary Camp
(330) 644-4512
Bowling, Recreation and Social Activities
mosque
Akron Rotary Club
(330) 374-9232
5.
Be
able to go to a doctor or dentist when you are sick
Golf
6. Be able to have people help you with the way you
Other Organizations Offering Programs
The First Tee of Cleveland
(440) 617-9719
walk, talk, do things with your hands, act or feel,
Beck Center Creative Arts Therapies (216) 521-2540
Washington Golf Learning Center, Newburgh Heights
if you need it
Brookpark Skateland
(216) 267-3966
Gymnastics Lessons
ECAAC - PTCU Meeting MHAAC - Food Pantry
Inservice
Day, help
SAW,
7.
Be Staff
able to
have people
and teach you, if you want
Rollerskating
Gymnastics World, Inc.
(440) 526-2970
10am
employees
8. Be Inc.
ableAAC
to have
time and do
a place to go to be by yourself
Fairview
Park Recreation
(440) 356-4444
Thome Ohio Gymnastics
(440) 243-1211
BAAC - PTCU
Meeting
9. Be not
ablereport
to call, write letters or talk to anyone you
Adapted Aquatics and Fitness
7pm
want about anything you want
Horseback Riding Lessons
(216) 831-0700
10. Be able to have your own things and be able to use them
Camp Cheerful
(440) 238-6200
MayfieldHts.AdaptiveRecreation(440)461-5153
11. Be able to have men and women as friends
Rocky River Stables Ramadan begins
(216) 267-2525
12. Be able to join in activities and do things that will
Middleburg Hts.
(440) 234-2255
Ice Skating Lessons
ASK (Adaptive Sports for Kids with Disabilities, ages 10-18)
help you grow to be the best person you can be
Winterhurst Ice Rink Lakewood
(440) 979-1861
13.
Be
able to work
andLunmake money
SWAAC
- PTCU
SAW,
Inc.
Board
Meeting
North Olmsted Recreation
(440) 734-8200
Cleveland Heights
(216) 291-2828
14. Be cheon
treatedfor
like
everyone else
individuals/staff
Ryan Agricultural Center
Parma Pride
(440 885-8144
Motor Development Center
Workerat,Council
15. NotBAAC
be hit,- yelled
cursed at or called names
7:30am
Shaker Hts. Community
(216) 999-8338
Cleveland State University
(216) 687-4879
thatMeeting,
hurt you1:30pm
High Five Club
16. Be able to learn new things, make friends, have
Quantum LEAP (Eastside Recreational Provider)
activities to do and go out in your community
Solon
Community
Program
(440)
248-5747
(216) 696-2716
Flag Day Adaptive Athletics
17. Be able to tell people what you want and be part
Special Stars Bowling/Social Activities (440) 779-6227
of making plans or decisions about your life
Warrensville Hts.- Insight, Learning & Wellness
18. Be able to ask someone you want to help you, let
Area 12 Special Olympics
(440) 582-8433
Martial arts, yoga, social skills
(216)MDA
765-4470
- CCBDD Board
others
know Games,
how youOSU
feel or what you want
Summer
Westlake Recreation
(440)Meeting,
808-5700
5:30pm
SOAR! (Sports Opportunities & Active Recreation)
19. Be thru
able6/28
to use your money to pay for things you
Fantastic Kids Fitness class
(440) 327-6454
need
and want
with help,
if you need it
RRAAC
- Summer
Picnic
Softball/Baseball
"Sensory Friendly Films" at AMC Ridge Park Square
20. Be 10:30am
able to say "yes" or "no" before people talk about
Four Corners Baseball League (west) (216) 251-4575
www.autism-society.org, click on Sensory Friendly Films
whatyoudoatworkorhomeorlookatyourfile
VIP (Very
Baseball
21. Be able to complain or ask for changes if you don't
Father's
Day Important Player)
Summer
Solstice
Skyzone Special Needs Open Jump various times
ages 5- 18 Westlake Recreation
(440) 808-5700
like something without being afraid of getting in trouble
Boston Heights, Westlake and Mentor
West Denison Softball League, Inc.
(216) 251-5790
22. Not be given medicine that you don't need or held
Supervised
Challenger Baseball NE OH
(440) 526-0394
SOUP Advocacy
GroupVacations
down if you are not hurting yourself or others
The Guided
Tour
(800) 783-5841
Cleveland-East
(216) 297-0420
Meeting, 10:30am
23. To vote and learn about laws and your community
www.guidedtour.com
1:30pm
24. To say "yes" or "no" to being part of a study or experiment
Camps
Camp Happiness (Four sites)
(216) 334-2963
A Summer Recreation Directory is available at
Catholic Charities Disability Services
www.esc-cc.org. Search the word: Summer
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COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
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TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
The Transportation Department's goal is to provide
safe,reliableandefficientservicetotheCCBDD’s1,900
riders.
Important Phone Numbers
CCBDD vehicles.
scheduled pick-up time. If the vehicle is consistently late,
contacttheTransportationOfficeatthenumberslistedto
the left, give the rider's name, phone number and other essential information, including the nature of the problem. The
complaint or concern will be referred immediately to the
appropriate supervisor for investigation and resolution.
The supervisor will report the results of the investigation
and the resolution of the problem.
Please have the rider ready when the vehicle arrives
to help the driver keep to the schedule. For each rider’s
safety, drivers make pick-ups on the same side of the
street as the rider’s residence unless they have other
directions from a supervisor.
If the rider waits outside the residence for the vehicle,
he/she should wait at least 15 feet away from the street
and 15 feet away from the pick up point. If the residence
is less than 15 feet from the street, the rider should wait
inside the residence until the vehicle arrives and comes
to a complete stop.
vendor vehicles (cabs, vans, vendor buses).
(216) 904-2375 • 5:30 pm-6 am, Monday-Friday
and anytime during the weekend
for concerns about any CCBDD or vendor transportation
issues during non-peak hours.
Program Boundaries
Attendance boundaries have been established for each
adult activities center to assist in assigning each person
to the most appropriate center for his or her program needs.
Theseboundariesalsoprovidethemostefficienttransportation for each rider.
Individuals living within a particular boundary will attend
the center designated for that area. Exceptions may be
made for special programs.
Periodically, boundaries may change as programs and
enrollments change, and individuals may be assigned to a
new site.
Daily Pick-Up
Occasionally,avehiclecanarriveasmuchasfive
minutes before or after the scheduled pick-up time. If the
vehicle arrives early, the driver is required to wait until the
July
No Pick-Up Card
Each vehicle will run on the same schedule every day.
The driver will make all the stops on the route even if a
rider is absent. If a rider is not going to take the vehicle in
the morning, place the yellow No Pick-Up Card in a window
visible from the street. To restart service, remove the card;
donotcalltheTransportationOffice.Toreceiveacard,
simply ask your driver. In situations where the card can
not be visible from the street, special arrangements can be
madethroughtheTransportationOffice.
Daily Drop-Off Procedures
Drivers and monitors must wait until the rider is safely
into the residence before departing. If a rider's plan
requires that the rider cannot be left alone, the driver will
notleaveuntilhe/sheconfirmsthatsomeoneisatthe
residence. There are only two types of situations when
the vehicle will leave before the passenger has gone into
the residence:
If a parent/responsible person comes to the bus door to
escort the rider to the house, the driver/monitor will leave
when the parent/guardian and rider have walked at least
15 feet away from the bus and 15 feet away from the
street. However, if a minor comes to the bus to escort
the rider to the residence, the driver will wait until both
have entered the residence.
Vehicle Drivers
3
Driversrunroutesintheorderspecifiedbytherouting
manager. Any changes must be approved by the routing
manager through the transportation supervisor.
4
AAC Summer
Shutdown
Vehicle
Monitors
5
Parents/Guardians should be available, if needed, to
escort the rider to and from the vehicle.
Parents/Guardians must be home at the scheduled
drop-off time unless the rider can care for himself/herself.
Please put names on loose clothing or personal
objects such Wednesday
as jackets, boots and lunch Thursday
boxes that
might be left on the vehicle.
Valuable items should not be carried on the vehicle;
transportation staff cannot be responsible for them.
For the safety of both the riders and transportation
personnel, steps, walkways and driveways must be
kept clear of ice and snow. If transportation staff are
required to provide assistance, but can not do so becauseofsnoworice,theparentswillbenotifiedbythe
TransportationOfficethatnopick-upwillbemade.
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Alternate Emergency Drop-off Address
Transportation will not drop off a rider at any alternate
address unless this has been authorized by the parent/
responsible person. Alternate addresses must be within
a reasonable distance from the rider’s residence and
within the rider’s attendance center boundaries. Contact
your center with an alternate address, phone number and
name of the individual who will receive the rider. The Transportation Department will not accept an alternate address
directly from the parent.
Parents must notify the center at least a half hour before
the center is dismissed if they want the rider dropped off at
an authorized alternate emergency drop-off address.
"Nobody Home" Policy
If no one responsible is at a rider’s home or alternate
address, the rider will be taken to the William Patrick
Day Services Center, 2421 Community College Ave.,
downtown [phone (216) 736-3686] and remain there
until the parent/guardian or another individual who has
been designated in advance comes to pick him/her up.
If no one picks up the rider by 6 pm, staff will call the After
Hours On-Call pager to initiate contact with the caregiver.
If a caregiver is not reached, respite will be arranged and,
for individuals under age 21, the Department of Children
andFamilyServices(DCFS)willbenotified.
If no one is home a second time within a six-month
period, transportation may be suspended until the parent/
guardian meets with the manager of the rider’s center to
discuss the problem and make assurance that the problem
will not occur again.
Failure to be at home at drop-off time more than two
times in a six-month period may result in the suspension of
transportation and reporting of the situation to the CCBDD
staff on duty and DCFS as an incident of abuse/neglect.
Parents/guardians may be charged for the cost of the
care provided when no one is home for drop-off.
Terry poses with some feathered friends during
a visit to the zoo.
General Rules
Route Change
In the event a rider’s route, pick-up or drop-off time
•
is changed, the driver will notify the parent/guardian in
advance. The information provided will include the new
•
pick-up and drop-off times and the new driver, monitor or
route number, if these change.
•
Please keep the manager
informed of any changes
that
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
might affect the rider's route or special assistance required
on the bus. Drivers/monitors are not authorized to accept
•
route change information. A two-week notice is required for
any change of address, except in cases of an emergency.
•
If it is not possible to see the rider safely enter the residence due to its location (apartment complex, etc.), the
driver will note the exact drop off location on the route
sheet and will wait until the rider has walked at least 15
feet away from the vehicle and 15 feet away from the
street.
For each rider’s safety, drivers make drop-offs on the
same side of the street as the rider’s residence unless they
have other directions from a supervisor.
Rules for Vehicle Riders
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physical condition requires it. These items are the property
of the CCBDD and must be returned to the Transportation
Officewhennolongerneeded.Parentscancontactthe
manager at any time to request such help. Riders who
require vests, car seats, wheelchairs or other special
Saturday
equipmentFriday
will not be transported without
them. Notify
the Transportation Safety Department , (216) 881-4333,
immediately if you notice that a car seat, vest or any other
BrAAC -equipment
Summer Picnic
piece of adaptive
is damaged.
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Wheelchairs/Mobility Devices
Maintenance of wheelchairs and other approved mobility
devices is the responsibility of the owner. Damaged
or defective wheelchairs may be determined unsafe to
transport.Awheelchairwithnon-workingwheellocks,flat
tire, damaged frame, missing attached pelvic positioning
belt, missing chest harness (if required), missing head rest
(if required) missing foot rest (if required) or soft foam tray (if
required) will be considered unsafe for transportation.
Each rider who uses a wheelchair will be evaluated by
the appropriate CCBDD staff (typically the occupational/
physical therapist) to determine if the following equipment is
appropriate and safe for use:
1. independent lap/shoulder occupant restraint system,
2. foam tray
in place
of the
Plexiglas
tray.
Friends
of DD
Golf
&
Concerns
about the
chairShawnee
may be discussed with the
FootGolf
Outing,
physical orHills
occupational
therapist. The rider will not be
Golf Course
transported until this evaluation is completed.
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thru 7/8
In the interest and safety of all riders, we have estabMonitors are assigned to routes transporting riders who
Community Employment
lished
the following rules:
CCBDD has determined need special assistance while the
program remains open
• Riders must remain seated in their assigned seats.
vehicle is enroute. Monitors are expected to remain alert
• Riders must obey the vehicle driver and the monitor.
to the needs of the riders and to assist riders, drivers, staff
• Riders must not place any object or any part of their
and parents to provide Independence
safe transportation.
Day
body out the bus window at any time.
A monitor will help parents/guardians and CCBDD staff
•
Riders are not allowed to use abusive or profane
load and unload riders. The monitor is responsible for prolanguage.
MHAAC - Food Pantry
AACsat
return
to work
viding "curb to curb" service
the rider's
residence. This
• Riders are not allowed to eat, drink or smoke on the
means that at the time of loading the monitor is to help
vehicle.
the rider get on the bus once the rider arrives at the bus
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Riders must not throw anything out the window.
door. At the time of unloading, the monitor is responsible
• Riders must not abuse other riders on the vehicle.
for assisting the rider off the bus, at which point the parent/
• Riders must be ready to board the bus at the
responsible party, if required, takes charge of the rider.
scheduled arrival time.
There may be instances where extra assistance is needed
• Riders must not abuse the vehicle.
because of problems that prevent the parent/responsible
• Firearms, deadly weapons or dangerous ordnance
party from bringing the rider to the vehicle or meeting the
SAW, Inc. Board Meeting EAAC - Summer Picnic
are not permitted on the vehicles.
rider at the vehicle. Such problems should be brought to
MHAAC, 7:30am
If a rider disobeys the above rules, the manager will
the attention of the manager or a transportation supervisor.
discuss the situation with the parents/guardians. Continued
Please do not make arrangements with the driver/monifailure to obey rules may result in a rider's suspension
tor to provide any extra assistance as drivers/monitors
from the transportation service.
areinstructedtofirstreceivemanagementapprovalbefore
providing any extraordinary assistance.
At every stop, monitors must get off the vehicle and be
Special Equipment
ready to help every rider and assist with any items they
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Monitors maintain order and discipline on the vehicles at
1:30pm to determine if any special equipment is required for safe
all times and adjust special safety equipment, as needed,
transportation. The CCBDD will provide lap belts, special
for the safety and comfort of riders.
vests and straps, car seats, wheelchair lap/shoulder seMonitors sit where their presence best serves monitoring the
curement systems or other equipment for any rider whose
riders. Monitors change seats as the route progresses.
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BEHAVIORAL AND HEALTH SUPPORTS
The Behavioral and Health Supports Department
offers a wide range of services with the common goal
of helping individuals achieve independence and a
safe, healthy and satisfying life at home and in the
community. The department is comprised of a group of
licensed clinical psychologists, nurses, social workers,
counselors, forensic liaisons, psychology assistants
and other related disciplines. The majority of our staff
have had years of experience addressing the needs of
individuals with developmental disabilities.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES
Behavioral services center on assessment, consultation and education aimed at helping individuals to
develop the skills and access the appropriate supports
necessary for healthy, safe and satisfying engagement
with their community. While we do not offer psychiatry
services, we do seek to coordinate, when applicable, with
the individual’s community psychiatrist to ensure appropriate care across settings.
Individuals are referred for Behavioral Health Services
by their CCBDD support administrator. They are most
often referred in order to address behavioral needs which
may be threatening their health and safety, may be a
source of distress or which may otherwise be preventing
the individual from achieving his or her goals in the home
or community. In other cases, referrals are to help with
planning for an important transition such as a move to
a new home or job or for evaluations needed to access
important services such as a court-appointed guardian.
Services typically start with an assessment and then
culminate in recommendations for some combination of
environmental changes, linkage with direct services, and/
or training of caregivers. In many cases we work directly
with providers or families to better identify and plan for
needed supports. We also provide training to provider
agencies and the broader community on a variety of
behavioral and mental health topics at no cost. A limited
amount of brief-term direct services such as counseling
or psycho-educational groups may also be available from
the department for some individuals with special needs
that cannot be met within the larger public and private
behavioral health system. The department also provides
a review and oversight function across the county to
ensure that individuals who receive paid supports in their
home, job or day program are being served in a manner
that is aligned to Ohio’s regulations around behavioral
support and are consistent with a positively focused, least
restrictive approach to meeting the individual’s behavioral
health needs.
FORENSIC LIAISON SERVICES
The Forensic Unit strives to support individuals with
developmental disabilities who have become involved with
the court system through education, advocacy and the
provision of service coordination and community linkage.
Individuals with developmental disabilities who are
charged with a crime may seek assistance from the
Forensic Unit. The forensic liaisons in the unit are skilled
navigators of the legal system in every municipal court
in the county as well as all the courtrooms of the Court of
Common Pleas Criminal Division. They assist referred/
eligible individuals with a developmental disability on
probation to successfully complete their conditions of
supervision and comply with all legal requirements as
such. Additionally, the forensic liaisons are readily available
tosupportthoseindividualswhofindthemselvesinthe
Cuyahoga County Corrections Center and assist with the
challenges of being incarcerated. They are an integrated
part of this county’s criminal justice system at both the
felony court and municipal court levels and provide seamless
services between the individual, their family, the court system,
CCBDD and countless community providers.
The forensic liaisons offer trainings to community social
service agencies, civic and professional groups, the
criminal justice system and other community agencies
interestedintopicsspecifictooffenderswithdevelopmental
disabilities. They also provide consultation to other counties
interested in learning about the collaborative efforts it
takes to unite and support offenders with developmental
disabilities. Collaborative consultation is offered for
in-county community agencies who want to tailor their
own services/programming to better serve offenders with
developmental disabilities.
To receive forensic liaison services, an individual must
be either eligible for CCBDD services or non-eligible and
on probation by the Court of Common Pleas Adult Probation
Department’s MH/DD Unit. Informational assistance can
be obtained by calling the supervisor of Forensic Liaison
and Behavioral Support Services at (216) 931-7359.
HUMAN SEXUALITY EDUCATION
AND SUPPPORTS
Human Sexuality Education and Supports provides
sexuality and social skills information, education, training
and consultation to individuals, their families, caregivers
and staff in order to maximize an individual's ability to live,
learn, work and play in the community.
Services include assessment of sexual knowledge,
evaluation of behaviors for age or functioning level appropriateness, screening and referrals for human sexuality
services and individual education.
The human sexuality educator is also available to provide
consultation with staff, parents, caregivers and other community agencies. Consultation may also include strategies
for responding to sexual behaviors and policy development.
HEALTH SERVICES
The primary focus of CCBDD Nursing is disease prevention and health promotion. CCBDD Nursing provides
services and supports to individuals and their caregivers,
fosters health and safety, supports individual’s choices and
assists individuals to participate in community life.
Direct nursing services include assessment, planning,
consultation, delegation, treatment, quality assurance and
evaluation of health care services. CCBDD nurses assist
with the coordination of routine and specialty health care
for individuals in order to promote and maintain wellness
and minimize health complications. Nurses also provide
education to individuals, caregivers, families and the community regarding health care and health promotion.
As part of the interdisciplinary team, CCBDD nurses
work with other departments to identify health and safety
concerns and problem solve how to address them. Nurses
generate referrals to other health care professionals as
needed for treatment/intervention.
Delegated nursing enables developmental disabilities
personnel to provide medication administration and performance of nursing tasks under the direction of a licensed
nurse in order to meet individuals' health care needs and
support them in a variety of environments.
Avery is looking out for her playgroup friends.
August
COMMUNITY & MEDICAID SERVICES
TRANSITION SERVICES
COMMUNITY/RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
Transition Services coordinators facilitate the connection
Community/Residential Services are provided in a
• Identify resources, which an individual may need,
between high school and post-high school employment
variety of settings. To the extent possible, services and
in a simple and timely fashion;
with transition-age students.
supports are funded by Medicaid. Types of services and
• Identify individual and family supports and strengths,
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday • Provide information;
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
supports available include:
Community Supports: provided to an individual with DD
• Assist the individual and/or family in determining
in a person-centered, non-facility-based manner. Individuals
and directing the supports and dollars needed to
COMMUNITY HOMES
(Facility-Based Programs, Licensed by DODD to CCBDD)
selectanOhioDepartmentofDDcertifiedprovidertoprovide
reachtheirspecificoutcomes;
thenecessarysupportsidentifiedintheIndividualService
• Assist the community in learning more about the
Homes operated by
Home operated by
Plan in the setting of his/her choice. No more than four indiunique capabilities of individuals with developmental
REM Consulting
Blossom Hill, Inc.
viduals with DD may reside at any one address. Community
disabilities;
of Ohio
Center Ridge House
supports may also be provided to an individual who still
• Assist the community to develop the capacity to
Bedford House
lives in his/her family home or in a shared living setting
support individuals with developmental disabilities.
Monticello House
Homes operated by
with another family. An individual’s resources help to
For individuals not enrolled on a waiver, the need for
Richmond House
Grand Manner, Inc.
cover his/her cost of living expenses.
continuing Support Administration services will be routinely
Taft House
Albion House
Facility-Based
Programs: consist of DODD licensed
EAAC - PTCU Meeting
MHAAC - Food Pantry
Greater
Cleveland Special
evaluated by a support administrator and the individual/
Howe House
facilities.
Volunteer Appreciation
Olympics
GolfServices
Tourna- are created to meet individual needs
family. Individuals or guardians may request a support
Homes operated by
Walton House
and
areLinks,
often North
developed in collaboration with other service
Dinner, 6pm
ment,
The
administrator be assigned and remain involved in service
Rose-Mary Center
agencies. An individual’s own resources are applied toward
Olmsted
coordination for the individual.
Cedar House
Homes operated by
the cost of his/her services.
Grand House
Hattie Larlham Foundation
There is a waiting list for both types of services.
FAMILY SUPPORTS
Green Road House
Oak House
An individual eligible for CCBDD services should work
Terrace House
Solon House
with his/her support administrator (SA) if in need of resiThe Family Support Program helps families in their
Wood
House
dential services.
efforts to care for a family member who hasBAAC
a develop- Worker Council
RRAAC - KLJ Ice Cream Verona House
Warrington House
For further information about residential services and
mental disability in his/her family home. By recognizing
Meeting, 1:30pm
Social, 6 - 8pm
Homes operated by
options, contact the supervisor of Residential Programs
and assisting families in meeting special needs, Family
Home operated by
Koinonia Homes, Inc.
at (216) 931-7395.
Supports promotes family unity, assists individuals in
Stonewood
Brooklyn House
movingtowardself-sufficiencyandpreventsordelaysthe
Residential, Inc.
Independence House
need for residential placement. Costs for services under
SUPPORT ADMINISTRATION
Parma House
Lamson
House
Family Supports are on a sliding scale based on the family’s
After eligibility for CCBDD services has been estabLee House
taxable income. Family Supports include respite care,
lished, a support administrator may be assigned to each
Home operated by
Seven Hills House
equipmentandhomemodifications,diapers,camp,and
new adult coming to CCBDD and to other individuals,
MDA upon
- CCBDD BoardSmith House
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United Cerebral
family Group
education. Other services are considered
age three or older, who have a need for extensive planning.
Meeting, 5:30pm
Meeting, 10:30am
Palsy Association
Stearns House
request.The support administrator will meet with the individual/
1:30pm
Edendale House
Van Aken House
CCBDD works in collaboration with the North East Ohio
family to explore and develop services and supports
Memphis Road House
Wallings House
Network (NEON) to administer the day-to-day operations
within the individual's community.
of the Family Support program. NEON is a regional council
Support administrators assist individuals and their
Homes operated by
Homes operated by
of governments and administers the Family Support program
families to identify and acquire the appropriate services
Welcome House, Inc.
Northeast Care Center, Inc.
for a number of other county boards of DD.
and supports they choose for themselves within the diverse
Bellbrook House
Bagley House
resources available to them. As a support administrator
For questions about the services covered, please call
Hilliard House
Maple House
works with an individual or family, he or she may:
NEON at (800) 237-6828, option 2. If you are not enrolled
Ridge House
• Identify issues and concerns of the individual and
in the Family Support program, please call the CCBDD
Royalton House
his or her family;
Intake Department at (216) 736-2673.
Sprague House
• Identify desired outcomes that are important to the
individual/family;
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Transportation
CCBDD coordinates many different options for transportation. In collaboration with the Community & Medicaid
Services Department, partnering with community transportation providers offers a variety of safe and reliable options for
individuals.
Transportation personnel also provide travel training to
individuals to strengthen safe community access via RTA and
other public transportation options.
Attendance
On days when the individual is absent, he/she is
expected to call the activities center or the communitybased site prior to the start of the attendance day. He/She
should state his/her name, staff supervisor’s name, the
reason for being absent and when he/she expects to return.
If the length of absence is unknown, the individual must call
each day.
If a physician’s care was necessary during the sick
leave, the individual should bring a return to activity slip
tothecenterthefirstdayback.Ifspecificmedicationand
treatments are necessary when the individual returns, he/
she is expected to have written directions/orders from
the health care professional using the CCBDD medication/treatment/task permit. All medications given during
CCBDD program hours are to be pharmacy labeled.
The center monitors attendance and will contact the
individual or his/her parent/guardian if he/she does not
attend regularly.
Each individual who is a SAW, Inc. employee has vacation, holiday and personal days off according to the guidelines established by SAW, Inc. or the community-based site.
For any absences, whether it be illness, dental or medical
appointments, vacation or personal days, the individual
should notify his/her supervisor prior to the absence and in
writing, whenever possible.
Unexcused absences will be discussed with the individual
and his/her parents or caregiver. Poor attendance may
result in the individual’s exclusion from services.
Lunch
For details on the lunch arrangements at a center, contact
the manager. If a lunch is brought from home, pack it in
an appropriate lunch box. If a thermos is necessary, it
should be unbreakable.
September
SAW, Inc.
Appropriate Dress
Sincethecentersareclassified“lightindustrial”bythe
Ohio Industrial Commission, no individual is permitted
to wear open-toe or high-heel shoes, shorts, miniskirts
or long skirts, excessive jewelry or ties. Clothing should
be comfortable and clean and appropriate for the setting.
Individuals who receive services at community-based sites
should follow dress guidelines established by that site.
Employee I.D. Cards
Anyindividualwhowouldlikeanidentificationcardcan
request one from the center manager.
Employee Pay Rate
Individuals in the adult activities centers who choose
to work are employees of SAW, Inc. They are paid twice
a month by SAW, Inc. Employees are paid a piece rate or
on an hourly basis according to the type of work done, the
quantity of work and his/her productivity.
EachcenteriscertifiedbytheWageandHourDivision
of the U.S. Department of Labor and the Commission on
Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. Both the quality of
programs and the wages paid to SAW, Inc. employees are
examined by these monitoring agencies.
There are standard deductions withheld from employee
paychecks. If parents/guardians or employees have questions about deductions, the center manager can explain them.
An employee manual published by SAW, Inc. is available
at each adult activities center.
Emergencies
Parentsandresidentialproviderswillbenotifiedby
the center should their son/daughter/individual become ill
during the day. In case of a life-threatening or very serious
emergency situation, EMS will be called.
All parents, guardians and residential providers are
required to provide the center with an emergency phone
number so that staff can contact the appropriate person
in the event of an emergency. Any changes should be
reported immediately to the center. This information must
be updated each year. It is critical information and must be
provided to the adult activities center.
Depending on how severe the problem is, a parent,
guardian or provider may be called to pick up an individual
at the center, emergency care facility or hospital. Examples
of instances when a pick-up might be needed include a
seriousinjury,anillnessthatwilllastasignificantperiodof
time and which makes the adult uncomfortable, behavioral
problems that may cause self-injury or injury to others or
behavior that is uncontrolled even after appropriate
intervention by staff. Under these circumstances a parent,
guardian or provider is required to pick up the adult.
Weather Situations
The adult activities centers and community-based
programs will typically remain open regardless of weather
conditions. However, every individual, family, caregiver or
guardian should decide whether to come to work during
inclement weather. Consideration should be given to
roadconditionsinyourlocalityandspecificissuesof
safety for the individuals.
Visitors
Parents and other caregivers are invited to visit the
centers in order to be better informed about the program.
To ensure the safety of individuals and staff and to avoid
disruption of work, visitors are required to sign in on arrival
andreceiveandwearavisitoridentificationbadge.Allvisitors must be escorted by staff to a work or activity area.
If a parent would like to bring a group to the center or to
speak with a particular person, appropriate arrangements
should be made ahead of time with the manager.
Contract Agencies
Employment and Community Alternatives offer services at a number of private rehabilitation agencies with
whom we have contracted to provide a variety of vocational
and non-vocational services. These include adult and
senior day services, job placement, job development, work
adjustment and other specialized services. Individuals served
by contract agencies remain eligible for other CCBDD
services.Allcontractagenciesmeetthesamecertification
standards as CCBDD adult programs.
For additional information, contact the administrative
supervisor/contract agencies at (216) 736-4507.
Colbie uses her Pacer to join in the parachute activity
during physical education class.
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
SAW,Inc.isanon-profitcorporationwhichentersinto
The Assistive Technology Department provides a range
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY AND
an annual contract with the CCBDD to employ adults who
of services and supports to help children and adults reach
PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES
have developmental disabilities. It secures and manages
their full potential and participate in community life. Within
Occupational therapists and physical therapists promote
work done for area businesses and industries at the eight
the department, various specialists work as a team to assist
health
and help people sustain the highest possible level of
CCBDD Adult Activities Centers and numerous commupeople. Among other things, specialists help children and
independence.
They assist in modifying activities to meet
nity work locations. SAW,
Inc. is governed by an 11-memchoices and function more effectively
in a
Sunday
Monday
Tuesdayadults exercise Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
individuals’
abilities
by adapting the environment and equipber volunteer board, widely representative of businesses
variety of environments. These services are provided to
ment at home, in the community, and in employment settings
and industries in Cuyahoga County. It adopts policies and
individuals in community settings as well as CCBDD day
to maximize potential. The therapists may make recommenprocedures for its employees and the companies with which
programs.
dations based on individualized assessments in regards to
it subcontracts. It uses its earnings to pay employee wages
Assistive Technology services include speech/language
positioning, feeding, and mobility as well as provide funcand purchase equipment, materials, vehicles and other
therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, adaptive
Fetal
Alcohol
Syndrome
tionalfinemotor,grossmotor,andsensoryactivities.Other
necessities to carry out its business functions. Each year it
computer and assistive technology services, augmentative
Awareness
services/supports offered include family, caregiver, and staff
submits
an independent audit and annual report to CCBDD.
communication services and deaf services.
National
Hispanic
training.
The SAW, Inc. manager can answer any questions
Requests for services may be made at program sites,
Heritage
Month
For children, birth through two years of age, families
about SAW, Inc. at (216) 861-0250.
at the person's planning meeting or through the support
may
access therapists through the Evidence-Based Early
administrator.
Intervention
(EBEI) approach. Please refer to the Early
SAW, Inc. All
Board
of Trustees ECAAC - PTCU Meeting
PTCU FoundationIntervention
Annual SWAAC
Meetinginformation.
sites closed
section- PTCU
for additional
SPEECH/LANGUAGE SERVICES
Meeting
10am
Officers:
All people, regardless of their abilities, have a basic
President
right to affect, through communication, the conditions of
Tim Clemens, Attorney at Law
their existence. To this end, speech/language pathologists
Vice President
provide services that help improve communication between
Labor Partner
Day
Sue Peplowski, HR Business
individuals and their communication partners.
Cleveland Clinic - Surgical Operations
Speech/language services include assessment, intervention,
problem-solving
family/
caregiver/staff
Secretary
MHAACand
- Food
Pantry
BrAAC - Summer Picnic
SAW, training.
Inc. Board Meeting BAAC - Worker Council
These services are available to children and
adults and
Dick Ambrose, Judge
SWAAC,
7:30am
Meeting, 1:30pm
may be provided in a variety of settings, including, but
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
not limited to, evidence-based early intervention, public
Treasurer
schools, adult centers, homes and community locations.
Robert
Patriot
DaySalim, Retired - Sales Consultant
Kimball Hill Day
Homes
Grandparents
DEAF SERVICES
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Sign Language (ASL) can participate fully inMDA
day-to-day
- CCBDD Board
Todd Barson, Sales and Marketing Manager
interactions as well as long-term planning meetings
by
Meeting,
5:30pm
Ferro Corporation
utilizing the services of a sign language interpreter. An
Russell Benghiat, Regional President
interpreter’s primary role is to facilitate communication
The Brandon Agency
between two parties who do not share a common language.
CCBDD Deaf Services provides an interpreter in a variety
Randy Graham, Director, Business Development
of settings, including emergency situations, team
meetings,
Autumnal
Equinox
Nexus Engineering Group
employment-related meetings and interviews, therapy
Georgette Jackson
sessions, evaluations, counseling and other situations as
SOUP Advocacy
Group
Sally Martin, House Mnagager
needed.
Meeting, 10:30am
City of South Euclid
To access
interpreter services, please contact
1:30pm the general manager of Assistive Technology and
Patti Semancik, Owner
Bridgeway Resources
Judith Carey, Manager
SAW, Inc.
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ADULTS • EMPLOYMENT
• ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
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CHILDREN'S SERVICES & SUPPORTS
EARLY INTERVENTION
The Early Childhood Program has undergone a transformation to an evidence-based early intervention (EBEI)
approachthatwasofficiallylaunchedinSeptember,2012.
Both research and federal Part C law, from the Individuals
with Disabilities Act (IDEA), support the concept that services
for children in early intervention should be delivered in
natural environments and during everyday routines. Using
this as a foundation for service delivery, our approach uses
three components also based in the research: teaming, the
use of a primary service provider (PSP) and coaching as
a strategy for early intervention.
In partnership with Help Me Grow of Cuyahoga County
(HMG), eight core teams were developed to serve regions.
Each team consists of a CCBDD developmental specialist, speech/language pathologist, occupational therapist,
physical therapist and the HMG service coordinator.
Through central intake at HMG, children are assigned to
a service coordinator and team according to the zip code
where they live. Members of the team conduct a multidisciplinary evaluation and assessment to determine if the child
is eligible for IDEA Part C early intervention services and to
identify any services that may be needed. Following determination,theteam(whichincludesthefamily)identifiesthe
most appropriate member to serve as the family’s PSP and
their Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP)is developed.
A family’s IFSP contains the outcomes they hope to
achieve for their child and the services and strategies that
will get them there. The outcomes on the IFSP are the
family’s voice. They are written to be functional and are
rooted in daily routines such as meal time, play time, travel
time, bed/bath time, etc. The PSP works with the family and
other caregivers to support these outcomes in the places
and times that make the most sense for the family.
The PSP is the team member who most appropriately
matches the needs of the child and family. Rather than
having multiple professionals working with families in
various clinic settings, this approach focuses on a primary
individual working intensively in the home or other natural
environment as a coach to support the family’s ability to be
their child’s most important teacher. Family members and the
PSP will develop strategies together to enhance their child’s
development in the areas that matter most to the family.
The PSP not only has knowledge and experience from
hisorherspecificdiscipline(e.g.speechtherapist)buthas
a global understanding of child development and uses this
background to address the needs of the child and family. The PSP will also draw upon the expertise of team
members to assist in working with the family. The teams
meet weekly to discuss the families they are serving and use
coaching and consultation with each other to support their
work with families. At times, other team members may
accompany the PSP on joint home visits when more specificassistancefromanotherdisciplineisneeded.
For more information on Evidence-Based Early Intervention, call the general manager of Assistive Technology and
Procedural Safeguards and Due Process
Families with children eligible for IDEA Part C have
many rights in the early intervention system. These rights
and safeguards are established under federal law and
presented at the initial Individualized Family Service Plan
(IFSP) meeting in the form of a Parents Rights brochure
created by the Ohio Department of Health/Bureau of Early
Intervention Services. Parents' rights are reviewed regularly
with each family by their Help Me Grow (HMG) Service
Coordinator at their IFSP meetings or more frequently if
needed. Families with children eligible for IDEA Part C early
intervention receiving services from CCBDD have many
avenuestoresolveconcernsorfileacomplaint.
A family with a child enrolled in CCBDD early intervention
wishingtofileacomplaintmaychoosetocontactHelp
Me Grow of Cuyahoga County, the Ohio Department of
Health or use CCBDD’s informal complaint process. Each
processwillresolvethecomplaintwithin30daysoffiling.
TofileacomplaintwithHelpMeGrowofCuyahogaCounty, families may contact their service coordinator, supervisor
or contact Help Me Grow directly at (216) 698-7500.
TofileacomplaintwiththeOhioDepartmentofHealth/
Bureau of Early Intervention Services by phone, call
(614) 644-8389, email [email protected] or mail the Ohio
Department of Health Bureau for Children with Developmental and Special Health Needs, Help Me Grow, 246 N.
High St., Columbus, OH 43215
Please refer to the Parents Rights in Early Intervention brochuregiventoyoubyyourservicecoordinatorforspecific
information regarding rights and procedural safeguards
afforded to you and your child.
PRESCHOOL and SCHOOL-AGE
The department of Children’s Services provides technical
supports and resources to eligible preschool and school
age children (age 3-21 years) within community settings.
These community settings may include the school district
of residence or family homes. Services include assessment,
collaborative consultation, support with intervention, recommendations and in-service training.
The CCBDD technical support teams include the following
specialists:
• Augmentative communication speech/language
therapists
• Adapted computer specialists/assistive technology
specialists
• Behavior and curriculum intervention specialists
(school-age children)
• Early childhood intervention specialists (preschool)
• MOVE® specialists
•Occupationalandphysicaltherapists(homemodifica-
tions and adaptations)
The augmentative communication therapists work with
children and families with nonelectronic and electronic pieces
of technology for individuals who may not use speech
as their primary means to communicate. The assistive
technology specialists are instructors who support those
interested in accessing the computer or technology to enhance
independence for leisure, vocational or educational purposes.
The behavior and curriculum intervention specialists are
instructors trained in positive behavior programming and
in adapting curriculum for individuals attending school in
their local districts or who may have challenging behaviors at
home. The early childhood intervention specialists also
support students in need of positive behavior programming
and curricular adaptation, and offer the Play and Language
for Autistic Youngsters (P.L.A.Y.®) project for families. The
P.L.A.Y. ® project is an intensive evidence- based parent
training/coaching program. The CCBDD MOVE® specialists work on a curriculum called Mobility Opportunities Via
Education (MOVE®). This curriculum is an activity-based
program which focuses on sitting, standing, walking and
transitioning skills. Occupational and physical therapists
are available to assist families in their home, when a
concern arises over accessibility, mobility or daily living.
If you would like additional information about any of
these services, please call the general manager of
Assistive Technology and Children’s Services at
(216) 736-2629.
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EMPLOYMENT &
COMMUNITY ALTERNATIVES
CCBDD provides and supports employment services
Employment Services is organized geographically into
in the community for adults. We offer these services in a
six regions of Cuyahoga County. This facilitates the location
variety of work settings with varying degrees of support.
of employment in or near the communities where people
Employment services include supports for individuals to
live. For more information contact a regional employment
Sunday
Monday
Wednesday
Thursday
obtain and retain competitive
employment, enclaves,Tuesday
work
manager.
crews and entrepreneurial sites. In some instances we
Regional Employment Managers
provide these services directly; in others we fund/support
similar services from private providers.
Northeast, Southeast
CCBDD
adheres to an Employment First policy in the
Michael Dyess, (216) 383-4809
Down
Syndrome
provision
and support of employment services. Community
Awareness
North Central, Mid-Central
employmentisthefirstandpreferredoutcomeforevery
National Disability
Tyrone McCann, (216) 881-8604
individual
of
working
age
served
by
CCBDD.
Employment
CCBDD believes
Awareness
Month that services to adults should be proNorthwest
vided in the most integrated setting possible in response
Dan Nolen, (216) 941-8191
to the interests/needs of the individuals served. CCBDD
works with individuals in a team approach to determine
Southwest
David Reichert, (216) 741-3476
their desired outcomes and provide services to meet10am
those
outcomes, including services in their local community.
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planning encourages and supports community presence,
participation and relationships. Community partners provide activities such as yoga, tai-chi, art and music therapy.
CCBDD staff facilitate a variety of in-house skill developFriday
ment, social
and recreational activities Saturday
based on individuals' interests and needs, including academic or personal
development classes, computer, art and crafts, reading,
photography,wellness/fitness,sports/recreation,cooking/baking and gardening. Individuals may also choose
paid work as an activity. Training is offered to develop or
improve soft skills necessary for more community-based
employment. Staff in the AACs, Employment Services and
Community and Medicaid Services divisions work together
to support people who wish to leave the AAC to work in the
community.
If parents/caregivers or individuals have questions about
programs and activities, they should contact the habilitation
supervisor at their center.
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Individuals in Adult Activities receive habilitation,
EMPLOYMENT
SERVICES
Rosh Hashanah
begins
In addition to the Adult Activities staff, a number of other
recreation and vocational services throughout the county
at sundown
staff provide related services. Nursing services are proEmployment Services offers a range of employat eight centers, various community agencies with whom
vided at all AACs. Occupational and physical therapists,
ment opportunities for more than 1,400 individuals who
we contract, senior centers and adult day centers.
speech/language
pathologists
are employed in the community. These services include
- Food Pantry
Staff Inservice
Day and psychologists provide
For questionsMHAAC
about eligibility
determination, call
services on
a referral
basis.
The ECA department contracts
competitive job placement, enclaves (a group of indiSAW,
Inc.
AAC
employees
CCBDD Intake at (216) 736-2673.
with manydo
outside
vendors and instructors to conduct a
viduals working in a business with a supervisor), custodial
not
report
Services are coordinated via planning conferences
variety of classes and after-hours recreational activities.
crews, grounds maintenance and various entrepreneurial
and based on individual interests and needs. The goal and
Support administrators help individuals get the community
ventures. Individuals are employed in factories, restaurants,
purpose is to link, coordinate and provide personal outDay
Yom Kippur begins at
servicestheyneed.Theycanhelpwithcrises,financial
hotels, banks, colleges, Columbus
hospitals and
many other work
services andDay
supports for adults so
Down Syndrome
Sweetest
Day
sundown come-driven activities,
observed
assistance, residential placements and
legal issues.
places.
they increase or maintain their self-determination, self-reliFor additional information, contact the general manager
IndividualsreceivingEmploymentServicesbenefitfrom
ance and self-esteem and expand their active participation
of Employment & Community Alternatives at (216) 736anindividualizedvocationalassessmentthatidentifies
SAW,
Board Meeting
in their community. Towards this goal, services
and Inc.
supports
4518.
the individual’s skills, strengths, interests and amount
EAAC,
7:30am
include daily living skills, personal care, recreation and
of support needed. As a result, an individual is matched
leisure, self-determination education, community awarewith a job that maximizes his or her skills and provides the
ness and participation in activities, vocational activities,
highest degree of independence and economic resources
health, safety and wellness training, mobility training and
possible.
other professional services such as occupational therapy,
Services
works closely
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begins at sundown
National
Boss'swith
Day SAW, Inc.,
speech/language therapy, psychological services and
which serves as the employer for individuals working
behavior intervention.
in enclaves, grounds maintenance, custodial crews,
County
Boards
of DD 49th
MDA - Public Hearing on SWAAC - PTCU Luncheon
the Just-A-Buck dollar stores, Crops Café and Cleveland
Anniversary
(In
1967,
the
Programs & Expenditures for individuals/staff
Crops. Employment Services also contracts with a numAdult Activities and Programs
Ohio General Assembly estab5:30pm, CCBDD Board
ber of community providers of employment services.
lished a board ofPrograms
DD in all 88and activities promote choice, an
understandMeeting,
6:30pm
Employment Services provides transitional work forcounties.)
indiing
of
what
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to
work
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the
community
and active
viduals who have experienced a job loss or are awaiting
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ADMISSION AND PLACEMENT
Intake/Registration
Planning
Obtaining services and supports from the CCBDD
begins with the intake process. The intake and eligibility
specialist provides information about CCBDD services
and supports. He or she will also give you information
about what is necessary to complete the intake process.
Anyone seeking help or information about CCBDD services
and supports or other kinds of community services should
call Intake at (216) 736-2673.
Eligibility
The development and use of individual plans assures
that each person will have the opportunity to identify what
outcomes are important to him or her and specify the
supports that are necessary and available to meet those
outcomes. A range of help-givers, including family and
friends, community partners and educators, as well as
specialized service providers, may provide the needed
supports. The two most common individual plans are the
IFSP and the ISP.
ISP
To be eligible to receive supports from the CCBDD Early
Intervention Services and Supports, children, ages birth
through two, must exhibit a delay in one area of development
or have a diagnosed physical or mental condition that
may result in a developmental delay or have a disability
based on a written medical report or have already been
determined IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Act), Part C
eligible in Ohio.
Children, ages 3-5, must meet the Ohio Department
of Education (Rules for Preschoolers with Disabilities)
eligibility requirements. This determination is based on
the results of a multifactored evaluation conducted by
the parents' school district of residence.
To be eligible to receive technical supports from the
CCBDD's Children's Services and Assistive Technology
department, a child, 6-21 years of age, must meet the
definitionfor“multipledisabilities”accordingtotheOhio
Department of Education’s Model Policies and Procedures
for the Education of Children with Disabilities. The determinationofmeetingthedefinitionfor“multipledisabilities”
is based on the results of a multifactored evaluation, which
is conducted by the parents’ school district of residence.
Eligibility for CCBDD services and supports is based on
the following criteria:
1. Children, ages birth through two, must exhibit a delay
in one area of development;
2. Children, ages 3 through 5, must exhibit two delays in
areas of development;
3. Children, ages 6 to 15, must have a qualifying disability
assessed on the COEDI (Children's Ohio Eligibility
Determination Instrument);
4. Individuals, ages 16 and above, must have a qualifying
disability assessed on the OEDI (Ohio Eligibility
Determination Instrument).
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The Individual Service Plan (ISP) outlines the services,
supports and, if applicable, goals that meet the individual’s
desired outcomes and needs.
It is developed with the active participation of the individual
and the team–other people and providers selected by the
individual. This may include family members/advocates,
the guardian, if one is appointed, friends, as well as staff
who provide services and supports.
The ISP is reviewed and updated annually, as a well as
any time an update is needed.
IFSP
An Individualized Family Service Plan, or IFSP, is
developed for families with children eligible for IDEA Part C
and receiving early intervention services from CCBDD.
The IFSP contains the child’s current level of development,
outlines the family’s priorities, resources, strengths and
needs, and describes what the family would like to work on
and the people and strategies to assist them in achieving
their goals. The IFSP is created within 45 days of the date
of referral to the program and is reviewed at least every
180days.NeartheanniversarydateoftheirfirstIFSP,
children will receive a re-evaluation/reassessment to determine continuing eligibility and need for ongoing services in
conjunction with their annual IFSP review
Medical Requirements for Enrollment
Immunizations
Early Intervention (0 -3 years)
• Children participating in the Early Intervention program
shall have received immunizations that meet the current
immunization recommendations for their age according
to the ODH guidelines.
• Contact Nursing for further information on immunizations
forspecificagegroups.
PROGRAM REVIEW AND
PROVIDER SUPPORT
Medical Requirements for Enrollment (cont.)
Emergency Medical Authorization Form
Admission Physicals
Early Intervention
• A current medical examination
Adults
• A medical examination current within 6 months of
the eligibility determination date but not to exceed
12 months
Requirements for Continuous Enrollment
Early Intervention
• Immunizations need to be current with ODH
requirements.
• Routine physical exams are recommended.
Adults
• Routine physical exams are recommended every
three years.
• Immunizations: a tetanus booster, tetanus diphtheria (Td) or tetanus-diphtheria-pertussis (Tdap)
within10years,annualinfluenzavaccinesand
any other vaccines recommended by a healthcare
provider
Ava is making great strides as she talks turkey with
her speech therapist during a home visit.
The department of Program Review and Provider Support
is responsible for internal and external technical assistance
toassurecompliancewithapplicablecertificationstandards.
Early Intervention - A Monday
new emergency medical authoriSunday
Tuesday
Achildmaybeadmittedifhe/sheis“inprocessofbeing
immunized”accordingtotheOhioRevisedCodedefinition
to meet the state minimum requirements. Contact Nursing
for further information.
Exemptions: Exceptions to the enforcement of this
policy shall be made only in cases where medical contraindication is present in a statement written by a physician
orwherecertificationispresentedstatingtheobjection(s)
to immunization (including religious convictions) given by
the parent or guardian. Exemption forms are available
from CCBDD or the local health department. For further
information, contact Nursing at (216) 241-8230.
Adults
• A tuberculin skin test (TST) dated within one year of
the date of admission unless the individual has had a
positive tuberculin skin test at any time in the past. If
an individual has had a positive tuberculin skin test in
the past, the admission requirement is a chest x-ray
result dated within one year of admission and a CCBDD
TB risk assessment and a TB signs and symptoms
assessment completed at the time of admission by a
CCBDD nurse. Contact Nursing for further information.
Adult immunizations recommended: A tetanus booster
[tetanus, tetanus-diphtheria (Td)] or tetanus-diphtheriapertussis(Tdap)within10years;annualinfluenzavaccine
and other vaccines as a healthcare provider recommends.
PROVIDER
COMPLIANCEThursday
Wednesday
REVIEW OF OFFICIAL RECORDS
Each individual receiving supports from CCBDD has at
leastone“official”filerecordandmayhavemultiplerecords
dependingFriday
on the number of departments
providing supports
Saturday
totheindividual.Thefilerecordisacombinationofbothan
electronicandhardcopyrecord.Eachindividual’sofficial
record is available for review by the individual or parent/
guardian of a minor or guardian of an adult.
zation form needs to be completed annually and updated
CCBDD is required by state rule to assist the Ohio
forchangestoaddressandphonenumber(s)andsignifiDepartmentofDDinassuringthatcertifiedprovidersof
cant health status changes.
waiver services are meeting compliance standards. Areas
Adults - An emergency medical authorization form10am
is to
of review include, but are not limited to, employee backbe completed at least every three years and reviewed
Officialrecordsinclude:
ground checks, required training, required documentation,
annually. It is to be updated for changes to addresses and
• Early intervention
implementation
of
planned
services
and
supports.
Formal
phonenumbersandsignificanthealthstatuschanges.
• Services for adults (Employment and Community
regular reviews are conducted at least once every three
Alternatives
years, and special reviews may be conducted as required
Medication/Treatment/Task Administration
• Support administration/waiver services
for special circumstances. For more information, call the
For those enrollees who are not able to administer their
manager of Program Review and Provider Support at
own medication/treatment/task, performance of these BrAAC
duties - Summer
MDA - PTCU Board Individuals, parents or guardians may request a record
Picnic MHAAC - Food Pantry
(216) 931-7474.
can only be implemented when the medication/treatment/
Meeting, 10:15am review by contacting:
• Early Intervention - Records are stored at the location
task permit is completed by a physician or health care
PROVIDER SUPPORT
of the service coordinator. Contact the General Manager
professional with prescriptive authority. These orders must
CCBDDhasacommitmenttosupportcertifiedproviders
of Children’s Services at (216) 736-2629 for assistance.
be renewed at least once a year, anytime there is a change
of DD services and supports in Cuyahoga County. In
End
• Adult Activities – Records are stored at the center
in of
theDaylight
orders, following an enrollee’s prolonged absence
addition
to coordination of provider compliance oversight,
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from programming
and/or when the CCBDD nurseElection
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where Veterans'
supports are
provided. Contact the site's adDay
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staff are available in a support capacity. We have a
reason to believe the order is not valid, current or requires
ministrativeoffice.Ifsupportsarereceivedatacontract
provider support phone line, provider support section on
clarificationfromtheprescriber.
agency, contact that agency or the Administrative SuSOUP Advocacy
Group
Inc. Board
Meeting BAAC - Worker Council
our website
and ongoing hands-on guidanceSAW,
by means
of
pervisor/Contract
Agencies at (216) 736-4507.
Meeting, 10:30am
Meeting, 1:30pm
ECAAC, 7:30am
formal information
sharing sessions.
• Community Employment – Records are stored at
EMERGENCIES
1:30pm
MDA - CCBDD Board
various locations. Contact the employment supervisor
EAAC - PTCU MeetingFREE CHOICE OF PROVIDER
Meeting, 5:30pm
Call intake at (216) 736-2673 during normal work hours
assigned to the individual.
6pm
FOR MEDICAID WAIVER SERVICES
(8 am-4:30 pm, Monday-Friday, except holidays) to assist
• Support Administration/Waiver Services - Records are
individuals experiencing a crisis/emergency.
stored at the site where the support administrator has
The CCBDD recognizes and supports the right of
CCBDD also maintains an after-hours on-call system
anoffice.Contactthesupportadministratorassigned
individualstochooseanyqualifiedandwillingproviderof
for assistance in case of a crisis/emergency. A crisis is
to the individual.
Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS).
a situation which jeopardizes the health or safety of an
All sites closed
• WaiverAll
Services
– Records are stored at the location
Individualshavetherighttochooseanyqualifiedprovider
sites closed
individual and requires immediate intervention. The afterof the individual’s support administrator. Contact the
at the time of enrollment in a Medicaid HCBS program,
hours (4:30 pm-8 am, Monday-Friday, all day Saturday,
general manager of Community and Medicaid Services
annually at the time of redetermination and at any other
Sunday and holidays) telephone number is (216) 694-7077.
or waiver administrator at (216) 241-8230.
time the individual/guardian expresses an interest in or
The CCBDD operates a hotline for reporting major
makes a request to choose a new, different or additional
Note: Closed records can be accessed through the
unusual incidents (MUIs) as required by state law. This
provider.
Thanksgiving Day
custodian of records, (216) 241-8230.
hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Alleged instances of abuse, neglect or other MUIs are
SYSTEMS AND QUALITY COMPLIANCE
to be reported to the hotline at (440) 333-MUI1 (6841).
The manager of Program Review and Provider Support
coordinates the activities of the CCBDD in developing and
implementing plans for continued quality improvement.
The manager provides leadership and assistance to all
departments to assure continued compliance with accreditation standards.
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The Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities (CCBDD) was created
by the Ohio General Assembly in 1967 along with those in all of Ohio’s other counties
as a result of the strong lobbying efforts of parents whose local school districts refused to enroll their children. Early on, services centered on children and school-age
programs. Since then our focus has broadened far beyond that and aligns strongly
with our mission of supporting and empowering people with developmental disabilities
to live, learn, work and play in the community. We follow a philosophy of selfdetermination and assist those we support using an individualized, person-centered
approach.
Today, CCBDD serves more than 13,000 individuals across the age span and
from all areas of the county. The services that CCBDD provides cover a broad
spectrum, ranging from early intervention with the families of infants and toddlers
to transition services for school-age students and leisure-oriented programs for
seniors. They also include support administration (case management), a variety of
therapies (physical and occupational, speech and language), behavior and curriculum
support, family resources and respite care, job readiness training and community
employment. Our Just-A-Buck stores in Parma, South Euclid and Rocky River serve
as retail employment training programs. Cleveland Crops, our urban farming and
culinary arts training venture, provides individuals education and preparation for
jobs in the green industry and local food economy.
CCBDD has facilities located throughout the county. We have eight adult activities
centers, two centers that house our support administrators (SAs), two centers that
serve as home base for our early intervention teams and specialists and provide
officespaceforpartneragencies,atransportationcenter,anoperationscenterand
ourcentraladministrativeoffice,locatedindowntownCleveland.
A seven-member volunteer board directs the operations of CCBDD. Two members
are appointed by the presiding judge of the Cuyahoga County Probate Court and
fivebytheCuyahogaCountyExecutive.Atleastthreemembersmustbetheparents
or immediate family members of individuals enrolled with us.
CCBDD operates on an annual budget of approximately $195 million. 54 percent
of that operating revenue comes from a 3.9-mill continuing property tax that passed
with a 69 percent ‘yes’ vote in 2005. Federal dollars account for 34% of revenue and
donations and grants total the remaining 7%. Less than 5% comes from the Ohio
Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD).
DODD continually reviews our programs and services to ensure they meet the
needsofpeoplewithdevelopmentaldisabilities.In2011,wereceivedafive-yearaccreditation for all of our programs and services from DODD. This is the highest level
the state confers, and only a few Boards of DD earn it. The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities awarded the CCBDD a three-year accreditation in
1985 and has reaccredited us every three years since.
Robert's hands remind us that the greatest gift
is love.
December
GLOSSARY OF COMMON TERMS
In addition, parents of children, ages 0-3, have procedural
safeguards as mandated by IDEA and assured through
the Ohio Department of Health. (See Early Intervention.)
These procedures are not to be used for resolving complaints involving
delegated nursing rules
or decisions
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to terminate, reduce or deny Medicaid-funded services.
• All complaints involving delegated nursing rules
should
be referred
to Meeting
the supervisor of Nursing
SWAAC
- PTCU
Supports.
• Any decision to terminate, reduce or deny Medicaidfunded services is subject to the Ohio Department
of Job and Family Services (ODFJS) appeal process.
All complaints concerning such decisions may be
referred to our Community and Medicaid Services
also assist the community in learning more about the
IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) is the
Department for assistance or directly to ODJFS.
unique capabilities of people with DD.
federal act which assures that all children in need of
• Any other complaint regarding Medicaid services
- PTCU Meeting
RRAAC - PTCU Meeting BAAC - Worker Council
special education and/or related services receive a ECAAC
free,
should be referred to Support Administration.
Service
Coordination
is
a
process
of
assisting
individuals
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and Choir Performance
appropriate public education designed to meet their
and families to identify and acquire the appropriate
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individual needs. IDEA covers children between birth and
Complaints regarding residential facilitiescanbefiled
services and supports they choose for themselves within
21 years of age.
with the Ohio Department of DD. The toll free number to
the diverse resources available.
filesuchcomplaintsis(877)464-6733.
IEP is the individual education plan. It is a written statement
SSI stands for Supplemental Security Income, a federal
developed by the parents and school district staff. The plan
program that makes monthly cash payments to people
specifiesthechild'seducationalgoals,whatspecialeducawith handicaps, no matter how young a person is, and to
tion and related services will be provided and how they will
adults, Group
even if they
have never
AND CONFIDENTIALITY
MHAAC
- Foodworked.
Pantry
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SOUP
Advocacy
EAAC - Holiday
Luncheon
be provided.
Meeting, 5:30pm CCBDDRRAAC
Meeting, 10:30am Holiday
understands thatParty
your personal information
IFSP is the individual family service plan. It describes
in
1:30pm
needs
to
be
kept private. Protecting it is important. We
writing a planning process between families and profesfollow strict federal and state laws, including HIPAA (Health
sionalsthatresultsintheidentificationofoutcomesfor
Insurance Portability Administration Act) Privacy and SeCCBDD
COMPLAINT
RESOLUTION/
children under the age of three. Each plan contains the
curity rules, that require us to keep your Protected Health
child’s current level of development; the family’s concerns,
APPEAL OF AN ADVERSE ACTION
Information (PHI) and electronic Protected Health Information
priorities and resources; services to be provided; the
and
DUE
PROCESS
(ePHI)confidentialandsecure.Theguidelinesforprotecting
duration of those services and the person responsible for
your personal
information
be found in the CCBDD
BrAAC
- Holidaycan
Party
implementing the plan.
CCBDD has written procedures to protect and ensure
Privacy Notice.
the rights of all individuals receiving our services and
ISP is the individual service plan. It is a formal document
that outlines the services, supports and goals that meet the supports. In accordance with these procedures, those
To request a copy of the most current CCBDD Privacy
receiving CCBDD services and supports may challenge
Hanukkah
begins at
individual's desired outcomes and needs.
Notice or for more information about HIPAA,
our privacy
board policies, procedures, practices and/or decisions
sundown
practices and your rights:
Person-Centered Planning (PCP) is a process of gathering made by CCBDD.
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Winter Solstice
information for planning that starts with listening to the
The procedures may include an informal process that
• Visit our website at www.CuyahogaBDD.org
individual and his/her family to learn what is important to
could be used before or in place of formal complaint/
• Write, e-mail or call:
them and their desired outcomes.
It focuses
on empowering
AACs closed
thru 1/4/17
due process procedures.
CCBDDPrivacyOfficer
and supporting the individual
to have
a valued life in the
for Winter
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For preschool-age children (ages 3-5) and children of
communitywhileensuringhealthandsafety.Itidentifies
CCBDDofficesopen
legal school age (5-21), such decisions may be chalCleveland, Ohio 44114-1129
services and supports that
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lenged in accordance with the rules of the Ohio Department
(216) 241-8230
control in life, work toward their desired outcomes and
of Education. For all others, the rules for such a challenge
[email protected]
enable community participation and health and safety.
are contained in Chapter 9 of the CCBDD Policy Manual.
Kwanzaa begins
Christmas
New Year's Eve
Respite Care means appropriate short-term, temporary
DD means developmental disability. A developmental
care that is provided to an individual who has a substantial
disability is a mental or physical impairment that starts
developmental disability to sustain the family structure or
beforeage22,continuesindefinitelyandcausessubstantial
to meet planned or emergency needs of the family. Care
difficultiesinself-care,language,mobility,self-direction,
is provided by trained
respite providers within
the family
independentliving,learningandeconomicself-suffiSunday
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Tuesday
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home or in an approved respite home.
ciency.Specificexamplesincludeintellectualorcognitive
disability, cerebral palsy, autism and various genetic and
Support Administrator (SA) is a CCBDD staff person
chromosomal conditions such as Down syndrome and
who helps individuals to explore and develop services
Fragile X syndrome. Developmental disabilities can range and supports they choose for themselves and that assist
in severity from mild to profound based on an individual’s them to live, learn, work and play in the community to the
need for supports. The incidence rate for developmental
greatest extent possible. An SA can work with individuals
disabilities is 1-2 percent of the population in the Western
and their families to identify and address issues and
world.
concerns,findresources,andprovideinformation.SAs
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Medical & INFORMATION
Dental Services
COMMUNITY DIRECTORY
Advocacy
Advocacy and Protective Services (APSI)
5811 Canal Road, Suite 210
Valley View, Ohio 44125
(216) 573-6365
The Arc of Greater Cleveland
2421 Community College Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44115
Our mission is to support and(216)
empower
622-0755
people
with
developmental
disabilities
Benefits
Cuyahoga County Department of Children and Family Services
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toPayne
live,
learn, work and play
(216) 987-7000
in
the
community.
Food Stamps Information
(216) 987-6588
Social Security Administration
1-800-772-1213
Court Agencies
Cuyahoga County Probate Court
1 Lakeside Avenue, NW
(216) 443-8764
Offenders with DD
Cuyahoga County Adult Probation
Marion Building
1276 West 3rd Street
(216) 443-5394
Educational Resources
Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County
6393 Oak Tree Boulevard
(216) 524-3000
Legal Services
Legal Aid
(216) 687-1900
(One of a network of regional resource centers for the education of children with
special needs; provides counseling, information and referral assistance to
parents, including information about preschool for children with special needs)
Ohio Legal Rights Services
8 E. Long Street, #500
Columbus, Ohio 43215
TTY
1 (800) 282-9181
1 (800) 858-3542
Visit us on the Web at www.CuyahogaBDD.org or
look for CCBDD on Facebook and Twitter.
Referral Services
CONTENTS
Academy of Medicine
- Physicians Referral Service
11001 Cedar Avenue
Common Abbreviations
Glossary of Terms
First Call for Help - United Way
Services
PrivacyandConfidentiality
3113
Prospect
Avenue
Complaint Resolution and Due Process
1
(216) 229-2200
3
3
3
211
CCBDD Admission/Placement
4
(Human care information and referral; available daily from 8:30 am to midnight)
Program Review and Provider Support
5
Emergencies
Healthy Start
5
(216) 987-7346
Free Choice of Provider for Medicaid Services
5
(Free health insurance for children and teens in working families)
Systems and Quality Compliance
5
(216)
575-0061
Children'sStarting
ServicesPoint
& Supports
6
(Phone referrals to child care services, information about evaluating and choosing
Employment & Community Alternatives
7
child care providers and scholarships for low-income families needing assistance
Employment
7
withServices
child care costs)
Adult Activities
24-hour Mental Health Emergency/Information/
7
SAW, Inc.Referral
Board of Line
Trustees
9
for Adults and Children
(216)
623-6888
Assistive Technology
9 help with mental
(24-hour assistance to residents of Cuyahoga County who need
health emergencies or are seeking information and referral on9mental health
Deaf Services
services)
Speech/Language Services
9
Therapy Services
Occupational/Physical
24-hourFamilyHelpline/BellflowerCenterfor
Prevention
Child Abuse
Behavioral
and Health of
Supports
9
(216)
229-8800
10
(Free
anonymous
support,
Behavioral
Health
Services 24-hour telephone service to provide crisis intervention,
10
information and referrals for families and individuals)
Forensic Services
10
Vocational
Services
Health Services
Opportunities
for &Ohioans
Human Sexuality
Education
Support with Disabilities
(formerly Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation)
Community & Medicaid Services
Support Administration
Lakewood, Ohio 44107-2160
Family Supports
TTY
FAX
Transition Services
Transportation Services
10
(216) 778-5198
______________
Phone
______________
Phone
(216)
778-4725
______________
Phone
MetroHealth Center for Community Services Primary Sites (Medical only)
MetroHealth Old Brooklyn
Health Center
MetroHealth
Beachwood Health Center*
____________________________________________
______________
4229 Pearl Road
3609 Park East Drive
Phone
Habilitation Supervisor
North Building, Third Floor
(216) 957-2000
____________________________________________
______________
(216)
957-9959
MetroHealth Pepper Phone
Pike Health Center
Support Administrator
29125 Chagrin Boulevard, Suite 110
MetroHealth Broadway Health Center*
Pepper Pike, Ohio 44122
____________________________________________
______________
(216) 591-0523
Cleveand, OH 44105
Driver
Route Number
(216) 957-1500
MetroHealth Premier Health Center
Road, 881-4333
Suite 2100
MetroHealth
Brooklyn Medical Group
Bus Dispatch
Westlake,
Ohio
44145
5208
Memphis
Avenue
(216) 881-4333
(216) 957-3200
Transportation/Emergency
(216) 904-2375
(216) 398-0100
MetroHealth Strongsville
Group
Cab/Vendor
(216)Medical
736-2955
16000 Pearl Road
MetroHealth Buckeye Health Center
2816
East 116
Street
Regional
Travel
Coordinator-West
(216) 299-7393
(440) 238-2124
Cleveland,
44120
Regional Ohio
Travel
Coordinator-East
(216) 299-7459
(216) 957-4200
Regional Travel Coordinator-Downtown
(216)
407-2718
MetroHealth Westlake
Health
Center
Road, 904-0227
Bldg. #1
MetroHealth
Independence
Health Center
Regional Travel
Coordinator-Downtown
(Advanced Eye-Care only)
(216) 957-3200
6595
Brecksville
RoadProgram Supervisor
Community
Travel
(216) 870-0435
th
MetroHealth
West
150
Health & Surgery Center
(216) 520-2045
th
Michael A. Donzella Administration Building 4330 West 150 Street
(216) 241-8230
MetroHealth Lakewood Health Center
(216) 861-0253 fax
Pediatrics
(216) 251-6990
Cleveland,
Ohio
44114-1129
MetroHealth West Park
Medical
Group*
Emergency
After-Hours
Number
(216)
694-7077
Lakewood,
Ohio
44107
(216) 227-1330
Support Administration (West) Big Creek Center
(216) 362-6450
MetroHealth Lee-Harvard Health Center
(216) 957-5000
Support
Administration
(East)
Forest
Hill
Center
(216) 761-3353
4071 Lee Road, Suite 260
John Glen Smith Health Center
Ohio957-1200
Department of DD
(877) 464-6733
11100 St. Clair Avenue
(216)
MetroHealth Middleburg Heights
(216) 249-3600
November Family Health Center
7800
Pearl RoadDay Announcements Thomas F. McCafferty Health Center
Calamity
4242 Lorain Avenue
www.cancellations.com
or www.CuyahogaBDD.org
(216)
957-9700
(216) 249-3600
www.Facebook.com/CuyahogaBDD
*Offers MetroHealth Express Care services
Free Clinic of Greater Cleveland
12321 Euclid Avenue COMMON
Cleveland,
Ohio
44106 Center
AAC - Adult
Activities
(216) 421-2000
ABBREVIATIONS
BAAC - Beachwood Adult Activities Center
Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services
BCC - Big Creek Center
Collinwood
Norwood
BCISSt.
- Behavior
& Curriculum Intervention
15322
Clair Avenue
1468Specialist
East 55th Street
Cleveland,
Ohio Daily
44110 Living Skills
BDLS - Basic
(216)
851-1500
BrAAC
- Brooklyn Adult Activities Center(216) 881-2000
CCBDD
- Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental
Disabilities
East
Cleveland
Southeast
15201
Avenue and Medicaid Services
13301 Miles Avenue
CMS Euclid
- Community
East Cleveland, Ohio 44112
EAAC - Euclid Adult Activities Center Cleveland, Ohio 44105
(216) 541-5600
(216) 751-3100
EBEI - Evidence-Based Early Intervention
Hough
Superior
ECA - Employment & Community Alternatives
8300 Hough Avenue
12100 Superior Avenue
ECAAC -Ohio
East44103
Cleveland Adult ActivitiesCleveland,
Center Ohio 44106
Cleveland,
FHC231-7700
- Forest Hill Center
(216)
(216) 851-2600
GRSC - Green Road Services Center
Miles/Broadway
IFSPMiles
- Individual
9127
Avenue Family Service Plan
Cleveland,
Ohio 44105
ISP - Individual
Service Plan
(216)
MDA325-6544
- Michael A. Donzella Administration Building
Only
MHAAC - Maple Heights AdultMedical
Activities
Center
MOVE - Mobility
Cleveland
Clinic Opportunities Via Education/Experiences
(866) 320-4573
9500
Avenue
MUIEuclid
- Major
Unusual Incident
Cleveland,
Ohio- Ohio
44106Department of Developmental Disabilities
Ohio DODD
11
11
(216)
227-3250
11
(216)
277-3292
(216)
227-3293
11
1-866-325-0026
12
University
Hospitals
Center
for Comprehensive Care
PCP - Person
Centered
Planning
(For children, adolescents and young adults with DD)
PLAY - Play and Language for Autistic Youngsters
2101 Adelbert Road
PSP - Primary
Service Provider
Cleveland,
Ohio 44106
(216) 286-6770
Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities
16
PTCU (Parents/Teachers/Community
United)
16
(216) 241-8230
Volunteer Services
16
IntakeOffice
(216)736-2673
www.CuyahogaBDD.org
CCBDD Board
Members
17
17
on the cover is from a photo taken of 18
a mural on a
CCBDD Site Directory
19
wall at our East Cleveland Adult Activities Center painted by a
Community Directory
44
talented group of artists who attend the center.
1
45
MetroHealth Medical Center
_________________________________________
Adult
& Pediatric Comprehensive Care Units
AdultMetroHealth
Services Site
2500
Drive
____________________________________________
Manager
MetroHealth
Medical Center Dental Clinic
____________________________________________
Cleveland,
Ohio 44109
Supervisor
_______________
Phone
(888) 844-8447
Communication
CCBDD
Map
The Site
artwork
(216) 778-7800
University
Hospitals
NEON - North
East Ohio Network
2101
Road Center
OPRAdelbert
- Operations
10
Year-Round
Activities
15 contact:
If you would
like additional information about DD services, please
Rights of People with DD
15
MetroHealth Medical Center and Outpatient Plaza
____________________________________________
Early Intervention Primary Service Provider (PSP)
PAAC - Parma Adult Activities Center
PTCU - Parents, Teachers, Community United
Dental Services
Only
NWESC - Northwest Employment
Services
Center
RRAAC
- Rocky
RiverUniversity
Adult Activities
Case
Western
Reserve
SchoolCenter
of Dental Medicine
Adults (216) 368-8730
2124
Road
SA -Cornell
Support
Administrator
Children (216) 368-6185
SWAAC - Southwest Adult Activities Center
Kenneth
T. Kmieck
(440) 888-9755
TSC - Transportation
Services Center
th
Street
7057
West -130
WPDSC
William
Patrick Day Services Center
St. Luke’s Dental Associates
11201 Shaker Boulevard
(216) 368-7238
The ARC of Greater Cleveland has compiled a list of private dentists in Cuyahoga County
who work with patients with developmental disabilities. To obtain a copy, call (216) 622-0755.
CuyahogaBDD
www.CuyahogaBDD.org
(216) 241-8230
CLEVELAND, OH
PERMIT NO. 1610
PAID
NONPROFIT ORG.
U.S. POSTAGE
2016
CCBDD Fact Finder

2016 Fact Finder calendar - Cuyahoga County Board of DD

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