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Parents and caregivers at Cuyahoga County meeting urge changes to DODD waiver processes
Summary
Two public commenters told county council they and other families face delays and denials from the Ohio Board of Developmental Disabilities and asked county leaders to audit local SSA compliance and improve access to self-directed waivers.
Two parents and caregivers used the public comment period at the July 22 Cuyahoga County Council meeting to describe delays and denials from the state developmental disabilities system and to ask the council for action.
"I had to make the hardest decision in my life and send my child away," said Sierra Hobbs, who identified herself as a Cuyahoga County resident and mother of a child with multiple disabilities. Hobbs said she has sought help from the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) for…
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