#AdvocacyMatters: Your Experiences, Our Future

May 30, 2025 / #AdvocacyMatters

Understanding the real, lived experiences of disabled people throughout the communities we serve is the only way our ultimate vision of a truly equitable Ohio will begin to take shape. With meaningful feedback and a diverse range of perspectives, we can better address the needs of Ohioans with disabilities.

Earlier this week we launched our 2026 Goals & Objectives Survey to collect the experiences, stories, and perspectives that will inform, improve, and shape our work in the coming year. This survey covers a broad range of topics, including education issues, access to voting and civil participation, abuse, neglect, and exploitation, and access to home and community-based services.

Hoping to capture the clearest picture of perspectives from all across our communities, we’ve worked to make this goal-setting process as accessible as possible. Surveys are available in English, Spanish, and Somali, and can be completed online, via accessible and fillable PDFs, and by mailed paper copy. Our team is also working to survey both children and adults living in facility settings.

Survey responses will be accepted through Friday, June 20th.

You can learn more and take the survey at www.disabilityrightsohio.org/survey

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