OLRS 2008 Annual Report
Services and Priorities

OLRS is an independent state agency, created by state law to protect and advocate the rights of people with disabilities. OLRS is Ohio's federally designated Protection and Advocacy system for people with disabilities.

In 2008 OLRS:

• represented 5,252 individual clients
• represented 154 groups of clients
• provided information and referral to 789 individuals
• effected change through 162 policy cases
• provided 74 speaking engagements

With the involvement of people with disabilities, OLRS established these priority areas for services:

• Abuse and Neglect
• Community Integration
• Children
• Access to Courts/Criminal Justice
• Employment
• Self Advocates / Peer Support

The mission of OLRS is to protect and advocate, in partnership with people with disabilities, for their human, civil, and legal rights.