NORTH CANTON − Steve Pryce says he knows what it's like to be in need of support. The North Canton man, who suffers from a mental-health disability, works for an Akron-based agency that helps people ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Kim Boulter, a Lewis Center mother who helped found the Ohio chapter of nationwide organization Changing Spaces, folds up the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio—For more than a decade, Disability Rights Ohio has been the state’s official advocate for people with disabilities, with powers no other nonprofit in Ohio has to file lawsuits on their ...

The Ohio Supreme Court recently upheld a directive from Secretary of State Frank LaRose limiting who can deliver ballots for disabled and elderly voters. Under the directive, family members or ...

States from across the country are trying to model Ohio as it helps some of the 1.7 million Ohioans with disabilities find work. Just before the pandemic, Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order ...

An Ohio lawmaker from Greater Cincinnati is among those trying to guarantee workers with developmental disabilities earn a fair wage.State Rep. Scott Lipps (R-Franklin) is one of the sponsors of a ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Ohio is just five days away from Election Day and one organization is working to make sure voting is accessible to all. According to the Ohio Secretary of State’s website, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A disability advocacy organization has sued the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health, accusing the agency of withholding records tied to alleged abuse and neglect at its ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Maria Matzik has muscular dystrophy, spinal muscular atrophy Type 2. She has a ventilator and a tracheotomy. She has difficulty getting around, which makes voting on Election Day ...

MARIETTA — Dr. Bill Bauer has been elected president of the board of directors for the nonprofit Disability Rights Ohio. Kerstin Sjoberg, executive director of Disability Rights Ohio, said the agency ...