The Ability Center of Greater Toledo
Independent Living
Independent Living Skills Training
Offers skills training in areas such as basic computers, cooking, budgeting and navigating the mass transit system.
Youth Transition - School of Life
Empowers youth with disabilities to access their community of choice to achieve desired careers, life-long learning and enrich their quality of life. Assistance is provided for: IEP’s or 504 Plans, vocational goals, volunteer opportunities, college entrance applications and facilitating links with the community supports.
Project LIFE (Learn! Inclusion! Friendship! Experience!)
Is a peer support and social network for teens with and without disabilities in area high schools. Its focuses on building inner strength, confidence, friendships and life-long social skills through participation in standard high school activities (e.g. dances, recreational activities, attending football and basketball games, and more).
Recreation Inclusion
The Center provides information regarding recreational opportunities in community-based programs.
Disability Mentoring Day
The Ability Center serves as the local coordinator of this national program which began in 1999 as a White House effort to boost the employment of persons with disabilities. Each year, ACT assists ten to 25 Northwest Ohio high school students in learning about a career of their choice by visiting area businesses. The students spend part of a day in a business that matches their vocational interests to meet one-on-one with a mentor who can offer insights and advice both career paths. This opportunity shows students the importance of developing the necessary skills and experiences to compete in today's job market.
Peer Support
The Center can link a person who, due to their disability, is struggling with daily living issues, with a person who has experience living with a disability - someone who understands what they are going through. In this way, no one has to face issues alone, or "re-invent the wheel."
ILIVE (Independent Living Inclusion Vocational Experience)
ILIVE is an art program designed to enable individuals with disabilities, who have an interest in the arts, the opportunity to increase independent living and vocational skills through community-based vocational experiences. The participants learn how the arts can assist them in becoming active members of our community. Local artists with disabilities are provided guidance by local artists without disabilities.
To date, ILIVE artists have completed projects for the Erie Street Market ("art benches" and a 1500 sq.-ft., 3-dimensional mural), The Ability Center, and the Wolf Creek YMCA.
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