Adult Options Department

of the Lucas County Board
of Mental Retardation
and Developmental Disabilities

Adult Options is a habilitation center certified through the Ohio Department of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. Adult Options provides supports, programs, and services to enhance independence, and community access, while promoting physical, mental and emotional well being of people with developmental disabilities. Individuals must be eligible for services from Lucas County Board of Mental Retardation Developmental Disabilities to participate (see Services & Eligibility).

In order to choose Adult Options as a provider you will first need to contact Intake at 419-381-8320 to become eligible for services from Lucas County Board of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. Once you are determined eligible and enrolled in board services you may then request Adult Options as a provider!

Lott Industries and Employment Options

Lott Industries is a subsidiary not-for-profit corporation that provides meaningful work opportunities for individuals with disabilities enrolled in Adult Options. The corporation is governed by a board of trustees appointed by the Lucas County board of Mental retardation and Developmental Disabilities.

A variety of employment opportunities can be explored through Lott Industries and Adult Options. Click here to read the Lott Industries employee handbook.

Supported Employment provides ongoing assistance in getting and keeping a community job with an area business in the Toledo-Lucas County area. We can assist you with finding the job you want, and help you apply for the job. Once you find a job, professional staff can provide on-the-job training and travel training if necessary. A job coach can provide training until you demonstrate the ability to complete the job independently. During the entire time you are successfully employed a professional staff will visit you a couple times a month on the job to make sure you are still satisfied with the job you found. Many people hold more than one job throughout their careers and you can ask for assistance at any time in the future to look for a new job. There are currently more than 200 people we help working in over 175 area businesses throughout the Toledo-Lucas county area.

Enclave Employment can also be obtained through Lott Industries. An enclave is a crew of workers with developmental disabilities supervised by a staff person from the Lucas County Board of MR/DD. An enclave normally works at the site of the community employer. Job training and ongoing supervision is provided to support successful employment. There are currently over 30 enclaves operating out of the four Lott Industries employment facilities.

Lott Industries Facility Based Employment can be obtained through enrollment into Adult Options. There are currently three production facilities employing over 900 individuals with developmental disabilities. Lott Industries is essentially a subcontract job shop involved in light assembly, packaging, sorting and inspection, and document destruction. Lott Industries subcontracts with over 400 businesses. Lott Industries is QS9000 and ISO14000 certified tier two supplier for the automotive industry.

Clinical & Habilitation Services

Adult Options provides a broad array of clinical and habilitation services to help you become more independent and use community resources. We care about the physical, mental and emotional well being of persons with disabilities and want to make sure you have all the support you need. You can receive this support as well as support working or you can get the help you need even if you do not choose employment as a part of your personal program.

Communication, sign language, occupational therapy, health services, behavioral support, and work adjustment are specific examples of services that you can ask for in Adult Options. Non-work activities include therapeutic sensory motor and functional self-help skill training. Skill development plans are developed to meet individualized needs.

Adult Options has a strongly demonstrated committed to self-advocacy, parent advocacy, and working collectively with state and local agencies promoting advocacy. Within Adult Options each facility provides support, training and resources to encourage consumer lead advocacy councils. Employee Advocacy and Advisory Council (E.A.A.C.) meet in each facility monthly and with the Superintendent of the Lucas County Board of MR/DD quarterly. Annually, all facility E.A.A.C.’s meet jointly with the Administrative Team to share accomplishments and highlight objectives for the upcoming year.

Recreation and Special Olympics

A broad array of art, cultural, leisure, recreational and athletic activities are available including dinner dances, square dancing, bowling, soccer, golf, softball, tennis, and swimming. The sporting events of the unified program provides athletes with disabilities opportunities to be paired with people without disabilities. Adult Options has also partnered with other community agencies to expand inclusive recreation opportunities.

Senior Options

More than 100 individuals with developmental disabilities are now retired and involved in meaningful, goal oriented senior services. Larc Lane Center was recently completely renovated and now operates as a base facility to promote community activities focusing on recreation leisure and age appropriate activities. Additionally there are three community senior centers sites where seniors with disabilities attend daily among several others that are visited monthly. Although most seniors attend programs full-time some people choose to attend part-time.

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