We hope you're having a wonderful holiday and safely enjoying time with family and friends! ⠀ ⠀ #thanksgiving #besafe #eatwell #enjoy #holiday 
Charles Cantey spent much of his life at Summit Behavioral Health, a state mental health hospital. When he was released this spring, his team at HCDDS re-established his eligibility, completed an assessment and enrolled him on a waiver, and found him an apartment and provider.⠀ ⠀ "I had mixed feelings, wondering if I could make it in society because I was locked up for 25 years," he said. "My team has given me hope. It seemed like they really did care - they cared about me and my life out in society." ⠀ ⠀ A few months after moving in to his apartment, Cantey wanted to get a job and was hired at Panera Bread. "All of this transformation was driven by Charles - he has a clear direction of where he wants to go," said service & support administrator James Dalton. "He wants to move forward and we're here to support him."⠀ ⠀ Read the full story on our website, hamiltondds.org {link in bio}⠀ ⠀ #supportingpeople #community #hereforyou #teamwork #hcdds #freshstart 
Early Intervention visits look a bit different these days but still make an impact. Developmental specialist Elizabeth Bell is working with Elina and Jamie, with help from speech & language pathologist Jessica Searight. ⠀ ⠀ They put items on her head, sing songs about it, and “sneeze” them off her head. “We focus on having the child ask for more turns, having child do it themselves, anticipating the next move, counting 1,2,3 GO! before sneezing the item off,” she said. They also expand the play by having the child try these games with their parents. ⠀ ⠀ #earlyintervention #hcdds #virtualvisits #hereforyou #services #learningthroughplay 
Happy Thursday to everyone. I am about to do a touchless pick up. A family has donated a piece of equipment that we will loan out in the future. Normally I send on the equipment to @may_we_help or other non-profits that assist with lending out items. This pick up is a small lift, so I will be able to loan this out when someone’s lift breaks and they are waiting for the repair. The Home Mods team would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Please stay safe. #hcdds #takeover #homemodification #accessibility #equipment #cincinnati #helpingfamilies 
Our team was able to assist this family with a new ramp this afternoon. This ramp was installed from American Ramp Systems, and allows this person to access the community. I was glad to assist them through this process – check out the before and after pics. #hcdds #takeover #homemod #accessibility #community #hamiltoncounty 
Even though we are working remotely, there are many amazing things happening. Today we just completed this ceiling lift project for someone we support, and it will help the family with making transfers from the bed safe. We were glad to assist with setting this up through the Ohio Medicaid waiver. #hcdds #takeover #homemod #liftsystem #supportingpeople #hamiltoncounty #hereforyou 
Good afternoon! I am Josh Svarda, the Home Modification and Equipment Coordinator, and I will be taking over the Instagram account this week. I have been working with Hamilton County DD Services for six years. I have the awesome opportunity to meet with families and people with disabilities in Hamilton County. Together with my team, we come up with solutions that assist people we support with staying in the community. I will show you some great projects that we are working on this week - I love to come up with solutions that help the people we serve. It is challenging and rewarding when you see projects completed. ⠀ When I am not working, I enjoy spending time with my family. #hcdds #takeover #homemod #equipment #innovativesolutions #supportingpeople #community #accessibility #cincy #ohio 
Today was the first day for Leia Snyder, our next superintendent. She’ll work with current Superintendent Alice Pavey during a training and transition period leading to Alice’s retirement at the end of the year. Join us in welcoming Leia to HCDDS! #hcdds #superintendent #leadership #welcome #gladyourehere #ddservices #supportingpeople #cincinnati #hamiltoncounty #ohio 
Congratulations to Ryan Braun and Lisa Danford of our community relations team for winning two @cincinnatiprsa Blacksmith Awards! They won on behalf of People for DD Services for the levy public affairs campaign and for using LinkedIn to boost engagement and promote HCDDS messages. ⠀ ⠀ Special shout-out to the HCDDS employees who were part of the LinkedIn test group and to the many volunteers who helped with the levy campaign – none of this would be possible without your support and dedication!⠀ ⠀ This year’s ceremony was virtual, but it was still fun celebrating at home with our furry friends 😃⠀ ⠀ #celebrate #virtualawards #2020Blacksmiths #cincinnati #hcdds #people4ddservices