Providing constructive feedback to leadership to help improve government policies and programs is a worthy endeavor. Most people in leadership positions do value the opinions of people experiencing or close to problems in our system.

Citizen-provided information is often the best and most accurate information a leader can receive. Sometimes it is the only way they can learn about real issues, difficulties, and successes of government initiatives to serve their constituents. We think leaders respond to positive feedback that they believe is accurate and reliable.

Providing your opinion and feedback to leadership could help get WorkWORLD^TM provided free to all in Ohio. This page provides, as a convenience, key contact information for agencies in your state and members of your state legislature. A different page has contact information for federal agencies.

Additionally, the Achieving Free WorkWORLD in Your State Through Pledges page shows how state agencies, community-based organizations, and individuals can help build a state funding pool to make WorkWORLD free to residents of Ohio.

If you do contact leadership, tell them why WorkWORLD is valuable to you, and how you use the WorkWORLD program or website. Leadership can be encouraged to visit our explanation page for our new funding structure, so that they can consider the value of working with us to arrange for free distribution of our software to all that want it in Ohio.

Contact information and agency structures change frequently at the state level. If you find information here that needs to be updated, or if you know of other people and agencies in Ohio that should be added to the list, please email us at workworld@vcu.edu.

You may also wish to review our new funding structure page which details changes in distribution and other steps we are taking to keep WorkWORLD available for all.

Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
Kenneth Ritchey, Director
1810 Sullivant Avenue
Columbus, OH  43223-1239
Phone: 614-466-0129
Email: Kenneth.Ritchey@dmr.state.oh.us

Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
Dave Zwyer, Executive Director
8 East Long Street
12th Floor
Columbus, OH  43215
Phone: 614-466-5205
Fax: 614-466-0298
Email: David.Zwyer@dmr.state.oh.us

DD Council
Gerald Plassenthal, Chairperson
4405 Galloway Rd
Sandusky, OH  44870
Phone: 419-626-0208
Fax: 419-621-3961
Email: Gplassenthal_erie@oacbmrdd.org

Ohio Legal Rights Service
Carolyn Knight, Executive Director
8 East Long Street, 6th Floor
Columbus, OH  43215
Phone: 614-466-7264
Fax: 614-644-1888
Email: CKnight@olrs.state.oh.us

Department of Job & Family Services
Barbara Edwards, Deputy Director
30 East Broad Street, 31st Floor
Columbus, OH  43266
Phone: 614-466-4443
Fax: 614-752-3986

Veterans Affairs
Robert Labadie, State Director of Veterans Affairs
OH
Email: rlabadie@gov.state.oh.us

Bureau WIA
One Stop State Leads
145 South Front Street
Columbus, OH  43216-1618
Phone: 614-466-3817
Fax: 614-728-5938
Email: mzpantherii@cros.net

Governor's Council on Workforce Development - Department of Job and Family Services
Wendy Johnson, Bureau Chief
P.O. Box 1618
Columbus, OH  43216-1618
Phone: 614-995-4252
Fax: 614-728-5938
Email: weberj@odjfs.state.oh.us

Tri-County Independent Living Center, Inc.
Rose Juriga, Executive Director
680 East Market Street Suite 205
Akron, OH  44304
Phone: 330-762-0007
Fax: 330-762-7416
Email: rose@tcilc.org

The Center For Independent Living Options, Inc.
Lin Laing, Executive Director
632 Vine Street, Suite 601
Cincinnati, OH  45202
Phone: 513-241-2600
Fax: 513-241-1707
Email: cilo@fwinstarmail.com

Leap
Melanie Hogan, Executive Director
1468 W.25th St.
Cleveland, OH  44113
Phone: 216-696-2716
Email: mhogan@leapinfo.org

Mid-Ohio Board For Independent Living Environment
Beverly Rackett, Executive Director
690 South High St.
Columbus, OH  43206
Phone: 614-443-5936
Fax: 614-443-5954

Access Center For Independent Living
Alan Cochrun, Executive Director
35 S Jefferson Street
Dayton, OH  45402
Phone: 937-341-5202
Fax: 937-341-5218
Email: alan@acils.com

Ability Center Of Defiance
Kristina Noe, Executive Director
516 Perry Street
Defiance, OH  43512
Phone: 419-782-9231
Fax: 419-782-9231
Email: kenm@abilitycenter.org

Society For Equal Access
Daniel Conrad, Executive Director
821 Anola Ave Suite B
Dover, OH  44622
Phone: 330-343-3668
Fax: 330-343-3721
Email: ilc@tusco.net

Leap CIL
Elsie Danevich, Program Director
2100 North Ridge Road
Elyria, OH  44035
Phone: 440-324-3444
Fax: 440-324-2112
Email: edanevich@leapinfo.org

Services For Independent Living
Linda Hildebrand, Executive Director
25100 Euclid Avenue, Suite 105
Euclid, OH  44117
Phone: 216-731-1529
Fax: 216-731-3083
Email: sil@stratos.net

Fairfield Center For Disabilities And Cerebral Palsy
Executive Director
681 East Sixth Avenue
Lancaster, OH  43130
Phone: 740-653-5501
Fax: 740-653-6046
Email: fcdcp@ohiohills.com

Southeastern Ohio Center For Independent Living
Pamela Patula, Executive Director
418 South Broad Street
Lancaster, OH  43130
Phone: 740-689-1494
Fax: 740-689-1455
Email: socil@sbcglobal.net

ILC Of North Central Ohio
Jonnie Fisher, Executive Director
One Marion Avenue, Suite 115-C
Mansfield, OH  44903
Phone: 419-526-6770
Fax: 419-526-6870

Ability Center Of Greater Toledo
Tim Harrington, Executive Director
5605 Monroe St.
Sylvania, OH  43560
Phone: 419-885-5733
Fax: 419-882-4813
Email: act@abilitycenter.org

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