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The Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities distributes a number of newsletters from its various partners and departments. Use the filtering options below to browse a publication archive dating back to 2020.

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Friday Update

“What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.” Perhaps those words by General Eisenhower were never more relevant...

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I know it seems like an almost impossible task to keep up with all the changing information related to our community response to the coronavirus outbreak...

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With news breaking daily about COVID-19 coronavirus, the Board of DD is monitoring the situation and making the necessary preparations in case the coronavirus becomes more prevalent in our community...

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The next Family and Advocate Forum with Superintendent Lori Mariucci will be Tuesday, March 10, 9:30 a.m., at the Administration Building, 1154 Larc Lane...

Aging Gracefully

How various drugs affect memory and cause memory loss.

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Hats off to the Lucas County Lightning athletes in the Special Olympics Winter Games held at Bowling Green State University...

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Lucas County will field two basketball teams, swimmers, our competitive cheer team and skills basketball athletes at the State Winter Games competition on the campus of Bowling Green State University February 21-23, 2020...

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Lucas County will field two basketball teams, swimmers, our competitive cheer team and skills basketball athletes at the State Winter Games competition on the campus of Bowling Green State University...

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Just a reminder to everyone that the CommUNITY Film Fest is Sunday, February 9 at Maumee Indoor Theater, 601 Conant, from 2-5 pm!  The entries this year are amazing, as always!...

Aging Gracefully

Emergency preparedness with focus on steps and plans specifically for senior citizens or people with special needs.

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Mr. Rick Henzler,  who had been serving as Vice-President, was elected Board President at the January meeting. Mr. Henzler was first appointed to the Board in January 2010 by the County Commissioners as the parent representative for an individual eligible for adult services...

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Dual Diagnosis: Mental Health and Intellectual Developmental Disabilities is the title of a training being presented as a collaboration of the Northwest Ohio Development Center, Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Lucas County and Coordinating Center of Excellence...

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The Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council wants to know what issues are important to you -- transportation, employment, housing, other?...

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Having a developmental disability might put a person at greater risk for falling if they have a vision impairment, muscle weakness, gait and balance difficulties, use multiple medications, or have a sedentary lifestyle...

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The Lucas County Board of DD Action Plan for 2020 outlines the goals and priorities for the coming year...

Aging Gracefully

Recommended health screenings for people over 50.

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Remote Support and Assistive Technology.

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About the Lucas County Dementia Grant Project.

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Supporting people with DD who are grieving.

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Suicide by older adults.

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