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| Levies help improve quality of life for people with disabilities |
| Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
| I am the parent of a special son with multiple disabilities. Though he has limited skills, his favorite activity is going for walks. We are so fortunate to live in an area that has a selection of parks and trails where we can enjoy the beauty of Licking County in a variety of locations. Supporting the Licking Park District levy assures that these valuable |
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| Leader has made difference |
| Tuesday, February 14, 2012 |
| Edward Stark, who becomes superintendent of the Trumbull County Board of Developmental Disabilities’ Fairhaven Program on March 1, wasn’t working for the board in 2001 when Dr. Douglas Burkhardt became superintendent.
But he knows enough about how troubled the program was under its former superintendent and assistant superintendent to appreciate what a |
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| Area DD Alliance recognized |
| Monday, February 13, 2012 |
| A successful collaboration between the Belmont, Harrison and Noble County Boards of Developmental Disabilities, known as the BHN Alliance, was recognized recently by the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities with a Visionary Leadership Award for being pioneers in the field of shared administrative services.
Ohio Department of DD officials were on |
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| Play groups offered for toddlers |
| Monday, February 13, 2012 |
| In order to help better prepare toddlers for preschool, the Pickaway County Board of Developmental Disabilities has started community-based play groups throughout the county.
Designed for children with or without developmental delays, the play groups allow children to play and learn from one another.
“It’s like a preschool in one hour,” said Tiffany |
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| Disabilities board selects 2012 officers |
| Sunday, February 12, 2012 |
| The Licking County Board of Developmental Disabilities selected the following board officers for 2012:
» David Wigginton was re-elected to serve as president. He is a six-year member of the board and is an attorney with Shaller, Campbell and Untied, Newark. Wigginton also is a two-year member of the board of trustees for the Ohio Association of County |
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| Program at center encourages people with disabilities to create, explore |
| Friday, February 10, 2012 |
| Norma Carter always has had a knack for sewing, but she never realized how creative she could be with a needle and thread until this week.
With a box of colored floss in front of her, Carter carefully stitched a design onto a piece of dark purple fabric Thursday, occasionally incorporating a shiny bead to give the piece a more three-dimensional look.
"I |
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| Developmental disabilities levy doesn't mean new taxes |
| Wednesday, February 8, 2012 |
| The Licking County Board of Developmental Disabilities has a levy renewal on the March 6 ballot. This levy includes no additional taxes. The original levy was approved in 1987 and renewed every five years.
Over the past few years, the entire country has been in an economic recession. During this time of anemic job offerings and general malaise, all |
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| Developmental Disabilities service center reaping benefits of move |
| Monday, February 6, 2012 |
| The new Tuscarawas County Board of Developmental Disabilities Service and Support Center, which opened last July, is proving its worth in the savings seen so far. Officials earlier had estimated that the new facility would save TCBDD more than $3.8 million dollars over the next 20 years by not having to pay rent for other offices, saving on energy costs |
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| RELEASE: OACB hires Montgomery Co. DDS manager to coordinate children's services |
| Wednesday, February 1, 2012 |
| The Ohio Association of County Boards Serving People with Developmental Disabilities (OACB) announced Wednesday they have hired Dr. Leslie McClain, Children's Services Administrator at the Montgomery County Board of Developmental Disabilities Services (DDS) in Dayton, as their Children's Services Coordinator beginning March 1. Dr. McClain will manage all |
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| Gongwer: Senator Kearney to lead Senate minority caucus |
| Tuesday, January 24, 2012 |
| Senate Democrats announced Tuesday they have chosen Senator Eric Kearney of Cincinnati to replace Senator Capri Cafaro of Hubbard as minority leader.
Lawmakers said the transition in caucus leadership was based on Senator Cafaro's desire to focus more on issues in her district, and hand control to another legislator who can allocate more time to the job in |
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