The Pulse March 3rd to 8th, 2025

Upcoming things to sign up to get involved with or make your voice heard thru surveys. 

• Sign Up to Register for Cleveland Sight Center 2025 White Cane Walk 
• Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities wants to survey people on the Ohio ISP Plans
• IncludeAbility. Supports and Services Assessment Survey Link https://wooster.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bpyHMu3AeQJyzOe
• 2025 Survey: A Dads Perspective Supporting Fathers of Children with a Developmental Disability https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2025FatherSurvey?
• Ohio Advocacy Heartbeat is doing a study on Nutrition Access for People with Disabilities in Ohio to help a disability advocate with some advocacy goals around #Nutrition4All so if you can help please do this survey. https://forms.gle/KJL7savupnGCdsAT7?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1vJKQBJDx4H7Jf0_OZP9k6D4rvj4SeQQcEDWDWAj0Z2BVq329d6ZWMBj8_aem_XC-01t_K3Ivj7p8xr88NHA

Advocacy & Disability Related Events week of March 3-7th around Ohio. 

Monday March 3rd

• Wear Orange Summit County Developmental Disabilities Inclusion Day – All Day
• Union County Board of Developmental Disabilities Conversation on Disabilities 5-6pm in Marysville, Ohio
• Stark County Board of Developmental Disabilities Wear Orange Inclusion Day

Tuesday March 4th

• 2025 O4A Advocacy Conference- All Day
• This is Me: More Than DD Inclusion Day Marion County Board of Developmental Disabilities-All Day https://marioncountynow.com/news/277772-celebrating-abilities-marion-county-recognizes-dd-awareness-month/
• Driving Towards Access Ohio Developmental Disabilities Day at Ohio Statehouse (Pre-Registration was required)
• Beyond Medicaid Basics Medicaid and Financial Security in Ohio 1-2pm (Registration link https://bit.ly/3EUGlP0 )

Wednesday March 5th

• Tuscarwras County DD Awareness Month Proclamation Signing 10-11 am in New Philadelphia, Ohio
• Ohio Self Determination Association at We Thrive Together at 11 am For more information please go to https://wethrivetogether.org/upcoming-events/&nbsp
• Ohio Olmsted Taskforce Monthly Meeting 1pm for more information check out this link .

Thursday March 6th

• Supported Decision Making Network of Ohio Padlet Meeting 11am

Friday March 7th

• National Council on Disability March – Washington DC
• Jackson County Board of Developmental Disabilities is holding a DD Awareness Month event from 10-2pm in Jackson, Ohio.
• Athens County Board of Developmental Disabilities March on Court Street 10:30 am Athen, Ohio.
• DD Walk for Awareness in Chillicothe, Ohio from 10:30am-2pm
• Disability Rights Ohio Budget Debrief at 3pm. contact Brittanie Maddox -Community Engagement and Advocacy Specialist bmaddox@disabilityrightsohio.org

Saturday March 8th

• No Known Events

March holds a lot of Awareness Month Campaigns

• Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
• Trisomy Awareness Month
• National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month
• Multiple System Atrophy Awareness Month
• World Down Syndrome Awareness Day

Our full calendar is on our home page OhioAdvocacyHeartbeat.com