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SANDUSKY COUNTY BOARD OF MENTAL RETARDATION
AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
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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
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VISION
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We offer individuals with MR/DD and their families, services and
supports based on choices that enhance their lives, one person at a
time.
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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.
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THE RIGHTS
OF PERSONS WITH MENTAL RETARDATION
AND OTHER
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
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The right to be treated with courtesy
and respect and with full recognition of their dignity and
individuality;
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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;
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The right to food adequate to meet
accepted standards of nutrition;
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The right to practice the religion of
their choice or to abstain from the practice of religion;
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The right of timely access to
appropriate medical or dental treatment;
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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;
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The right to receive appropriate care
and treatment in the least intrusive manner;
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The right to privacy, including both
periods of privacy and places of privacy;
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The right to communicate freely with
persons of their choice in any reasonable manner they choose;
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The right to ownership and use of
personal possessions so as to maintain individuality and personal
dignity;
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The right to social interaction with
members of either sex;
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The right of access to opportunities
that enable individuals to develop their full human potential;
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- 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;
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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.
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Individuals with mental retardation
and developmental disabilities have the right to freedom from
exploitation and humiliation. |
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