U.S. Access Board Seeks Public Comment on Final Specification for Low Transfer Surface Height of Medical Diagnostic Equipment   More Info:  U.S. Access Board Seeks Public Comment on Final Specification for Low Transfer Surface Height of Medical Diagnostic Equipment (access-board.gov)

Center for Independent Living (CILs) Funding The Ohio Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) and the Centers for Independent Living (CILs) want to thank the General Assembly for the continued support of the work our network does. We appreciate the House adding one million in funding, and the Senate further increasing by another one million for…

The Ohio SILC mourns the loss of Judy Heumann. Judy was a driving force in advancing disability rights, and considered the mother of the disability right movement. Her legacy and impact to the disability community is monumental. The World Mourns the Passing of Judy Heumann, Disability Rights Activist – Judy Heumann (judithheumann.com)

OSILC Board Member Tom Webb selected for training program to improve access to medical education for people with disabilities Link to Article

Congratulations OSILC Council Member Nichole Davis!! She was named one of the Modern Healthcare’s ‘Top 25 Emerging Leaders’ in health care.   “Nicole Davis, Enterprise Administrator, or Surgical Processing, Enterprise Surgical Operations at Cleveland Clinic, Davis has managed and oversees enterprise-wide projects, including surgical instrument standardization, managing a multi-million-dollar budget, and expanding and standardizing the…

Governor DeWine has made 3 new appointments to our Council: Nichole Davis of Cleveland is clinical researcher at the Cleveland Clinic, Board Certified Patient Advocate, and founder of Wayfinder Patient Advocates Tom Webb of Dayton is a board member of the Access Center for Independent Living, the Director of Disability Services at Wright State University,…

COVID-19 vaccines are designed to protect you from severe illness, including hospitalization or death. While there is a chance, particularly with the Omicron variant, for fully vaccinated Ohioans to get COVID-19, the good news is that when you’re vaccinated, you can feel confident that your risk of developing severe disease is very low. The same…