Interagency Planning Team

Professionals from many agencies and organizations play a role in empowering people with developmental disabilities on their journey to meaningful employment and fulfilling lives. Professional members of a person’s team may include Service and Support Administrators, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors, Transition Coordinators, and other professionals. People with disabilities live their best lives when planning teams work together to coordinate, communicate, and facilitate services and supports.

DODD MyLearning

The Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities MyLearning platform offers a variety of online learning at no cost for providers, county board staff, and people with developmental disabilities.

Charting the LifeCourse - Daily Life and Employment

Getting a job or career doesn’t just happen – it takes some planning. These Charting the LifeCourse tools will help have conversations, explore the vision, and plan the life experiences and supports to make it happen.

The State Employment Leadership Network (SELN) Guidance for Conversations

Guided conversations help individuals with disabilities and their families discover employment possibilities and understand the support options that exist.

DODD/OOD Joint Guidance

Guidance document on how to utilize vocational rehabilitation and HCBS waiver funding for employment services.

Tools for Multi-Agency Planning

While commonly used in transition planning, multi-agency planning tools are beneficial for every age and stage of life.

Supporting a Vision for Employment eLearning Course

SELN online course crafted for professionals responsible for advising, assisting, and advocating for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) seeking employment.

It Starts with Families

Strategies to support the family unit must be a fundamental consideration across all agencies, at all levels of each agency, and in all aspects of planning. To do this, we must connect families to important information, research, and resources and support effective family engagement strategies.

Postsecondary Education and Training Resources

Programs, services, and supports to help adult students navigate postsecondary options.