SANDUSKY COUNTY BOARD OF MENTAL RETARDATION AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   The Sandusky County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities provides supports, programs, and services to enhance the independence, community acceptance and physical, mental and emotional well being of individuals who have mental retardation or developmental disabilities. These programs, supports and services will be tailored to address the choices, needs and preferences of the individual and his/her family.   VISION We offer individuals with MR/DD and their families, services and supports based on choices that enhance their lives, one person at a time.   MISSION STATEMENT  The mission of the Sandusky County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities is to promote the availability of services and supports that assist individuals with developmental disabilities and their families to achieve quality of life, health, and safety, while observing community standards.     THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   The right to be treated with courtesy and respect and with full recognition of their dignity and individuality;   The right to an appropriate, safe and sanitary living environment that complies with local, state and federal standards and recognizes the person's need for privacy and independence;   The right to food adequate to meet accepted standards of nutrition;   The right to practice the religion of their choice or to abstain from the practice of religion;   The right of timely access to appropriate medical or dental treatment;   The right of access to necessary ancillary services including, but not limited to, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy and behavior modification and other psychological services;   The right to receive appropriate care and treatment in the least intrusive manner;   The right to privacy, including both periods of privacy and places of privacy;   The right to communicate freely with persons of their choice in any reasonable manner they choose;   The right to ownership and use of personal possessions so as to maintain individuality and personal dignity;   The right to social interaction with members of either sex;       The right of access to opportunities that enable individuals to develop their full human potential;   The right to pursue vocational opportunities that will promote and enhance economic independence;   The right to be treated equally as citizens under the law;   The right to be free from emotional, psychological and physical abuse;   The right to participate in appropriate programs of education, training, social development and habilitation and in programs of reasonable recreation;   The right to participate in decisions that affect their lives;   The right to select a parent or advocate to act on their behalf;   The right to manage their personal financial affairs, based on individual ability to do so;   The right to confidential treatment of all information in their personal and medical records;   The right to voice grievances and recommend changes in policies and services without restraint, interference, coercion, discrimination or reprisal;   The right to be free from unnecessary chemical or physical restraints;   The right to participate in the political process;   The right to refuse to participate in medical, psychological or other research or experiments;     In addition to the rights specified in section 5123.62 of the Revised Code, individuals with mental retardation and developmental disabilities who can safely self-administer medication or receive assistance with self-administration of medication have the right to self-administer medication or receive assistance with the self-administration of medication.   Individuals with mental retardation and developmental disabilities have the right to freedom from exploitation and humiliation.