OK Rehabilitation Services Guide

People with Disabilities Day set

The Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services will host the 32nd Annual “People with Disabilities Awareness Day” from noon to 4:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 10 at the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt recently joined DRS for a public serv‐ice announcement promoting the event.

“Our friends and neighbors with disabilities are a largely untapped resource,” Holt said. “They are hard‐working, dedicated employees who make our state and city’s workforce stronger.”

The theme for this year’s event is “SEE ME ... not my disability.”

“People with Disabilities Awareness Day is an opportunity to celebrate our clients, state lawmakers and partners who work with us to build a stronger

state workforce,” Melinda Fruendt, DRS executive director, said. “We help clients achieve their dreams of inde‐pendence, which not only gives them a foundation for success but also cre‐ates a larger pool of dedicated candi‐dates who are ready to go to work for Oklahoma employers.”

A number of exhibitors are to be on hand and special entertainment will be provided by students from the Oklahoma School for the Blind and the Oklahoma School for the Deaf.

Students from OSB will provide the vocal performance, while students from OSD interpret the music through American Sign Language. The collabo‐rative performance celebrates accessi‐bility, inclusion and the many ways people express themselves through art.

“This performance is a powerful example of what inclusion looks like

in practice,” OSB Superintendent Brent Pearce said. “Our students are sharing their voices, while their peers at OSD are ensuring the music is accessible to everyone in the room.”

OSD Superintendent Dr. Heather Laine said the collaboration between the two schools allows students to showcase both their skills and their creativity.

“By combining music and sign lan‐guage, our students are demonstrat‐ing that music isn't only heard, it's felt through vibration, expression and emotions, turning sound into something you can see with your heart.” Laine said. “It’s a meaning‐ful opportunity for them to per‐form together and connect with the broader community.”

The performance takes place at 1 p.m., followed by an awards ceremony at 3 p.m.

MELINDA FRUENDT Executive Director Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services

A visit with Executive Director Melinda Fruendt

By Mark Beutler Director of Communications Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services

Please describe our mission and what we do.

The Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services exists to help Oklahomans with disabilities prepare for, find and keep meaningful employ‐ment and live as independently as possible. Our mission is centered on ability and opportunity. Through a wide range of programs and services, we partner with individuals, families, employers and communities to remove barriers and support people

in achieving their personal and pro‐fessional goals.

How important is it to have a diverse workforce in Oklahoma, including Oklahomans with disabil‑ ities?

A diverse workforce is essential to a strong and thriving Oklahoma. When people with disabilities are part of the workforce, businesses benefit from unique perspectives, strong problem‐solving skills, and dedicated employees. This strength‐ens our economy and our communi‐ties. Oklahomans with disabilities want to work, contribute and be val‐ued for their talents, and it’s impor‐tant that our workforce reflects the

full range of people who live and work in our state.

What are some of the challenges our clients face when trying to find employment?

Many of our clients face barriers that go beyond the job application itself. These can include limited access to transportation, lack of appropriate workplace accommoda‐tions, misconceptions about disabili‐ty, or the need for specialized training or assistive technology. Navigating these challenges can feel overwhelm‐ing, which is why DRS focuses on individualized support — meeting people where they are and helping them move forward with confidence.

What are some of the services we offer?

DRS offers a comprehensive set of services tailored to individual needs. Our Vocational Rehabilitation program helps peo‐ple with disabilities prepare for and obtain employment. Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired and Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing provide specialized sup‐port, training and resources. Disability Determination Services conducts medical eligibility deter‐minations for Social Security dis‐ability benefits. We also oversee programs such as the Oklahoma School for the Blind and the Oklahoma School for the Deaf, which serve both residential and day students from across the state. Together, these programs reflect our commitment to lifelong learn‐ing, independence and employment success.

You’ve been with the agency for many years. What changes have you seen, and what do you hope to see in the future?

Over the years, I’ve seen DRS become more innovative, collabo‐rative and person‐centered. We’ve strengthened partnerships with employers, expanded the use of technology and focused more intentionally on outcomes. Looking ahead, I hope to see continued growth in employment opportuni‐ties, increased awareness of the value people with disabilities bring to the workforce and ongoing mod‐ernization of our services.

What challenges do you face as executive director, and what challenges does the agency face?

Like many public agencies, we face challenges related to funding, workforce capacity and the grow‐ing demand for services. As execu‐tive director, one of my greatest

responsibilities is ensuring we remain responsive, effective and fiscally responsible while support‐ing our dedicated staff. Our chal‐lenge — and our opportunity — is to continue adapting to change while staying focused on our mis‐sion and the people we serve.

Additional thoughts?

Employment has the power to transform lives, families and entire communities. During National Disability Employment Awareness Month, it’s important to focus on ability and recognize the meaning‐ful contributions people with dis‐abilities make every day. At DRS, we are proud of the work being done across the agency and remain deeply committed to helping Oklahomans with disabilities achieve independence, purpose and success.

Library makes the world accessible for the disabled

Staff of the Oklahoma Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped keep the window to the world open for Oklahomans with disabilities.

OLBPH staff makes it pos‐sible for its patrons to con‐nect to thousands of books and periodicals available in audio recorded and Braille formats — all for free. The library provides these servic‐es at no cost to eligible indi‐viduals with visual, physical or reading disabilities. Patrons with internet access have the option of get‐ting books and magazines in seconds by using the Braille and Audio Reading Download (BARD) service. Other patrons get specially‐formatted audio car‐tridges and the device needed to play them through the mail. The cartridges typically contain multiple

books and are customized for each patron. Postage to and from the library is classified as “free matter,” so there is no charge at all for users.

The library, through its Accessible Instructional Materials center, pro‐vides Braille and large‐print text‐books, assistive devices and tactile manipulatives for students with visu‐al impairments from birth to 12th grade.

For more information services, go to the library’s website at www.okla‐homa.gov/olbph. The library, which is operated by DRS’ Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired, is part of the Library of Congress’ National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled.

Oklahomans for Special Library Services is the library’s friends group supporting the work of the library.

DRS gave David Joy a purpose after heart attack took his sight

David Joy stopped breathing on a Seattle operating table in 2022. In the time it took medical staff to resuscitate him, his eyesight was gone.

Joy was an 11‐year veteran Boeing employee and had just got home from work when he began to feel searing pain. He drove himself to the hospital where doctors told him he was having a major heart attack and needed an immediate quintu‐ple bypass.

“I ended up coding during the surgery,” he said. “They ended up getting me back, but I had spent too much time without oxy‐gen. It took the blood flow away from my eyeballs, and those died. I woke up from a coma and was blind.”

Joy had also lost temporary use of his feet and hands. When hospital staff rolled him out and put him in his wife’s car, he said they did so without linking him to any social services or counseling.

“I had lost everything,” he said. “I was making over six fig‐ures. I had the world in my hands. Overnight, my world was different. We knew we were going to lose the vehicles. We knew we were going to lose the house. I had no job coming out of this.”

His brother convinced him to leave the dreary, wet climate of Seattle for the sun‐drenched plains of Oklahoma. His sister‐in‐law was working in occupational therapy and began trying to find support for him.

“Amazing as it sounds, three days later the Department of Rehabilitation Services called me back and was already making an appointment to come meet me,” Joy said. “My brother’s wife was the blessing in the situation.”

For more than a year, DRS worked with Joy and helped him develop the skills needed to be independent and have a career. He recently graduated from DRS’ Business Enterprise Program, or BEP. It provides employment opportunities for people who are legally blind by helping them become licensed managers and establishing food service operations across the state.

“I was worried that work opportunities would be beyond my ability,” he said. “But DRS staff who worked on my case refused to let me give up. I was thinking, “I can’t do this,’ and they said, ‘yes you can!’

“DRS helped me learn to use a computer,” Joy added. “They have given me access to a world outside my home and are once again making me a productive member of society.”

Oklahoma School for the Deaf is a beacon of hope

The Oklahoma School for the Deaf (OSD) is a state‐operated residential and day school serving deaf and hard‐of‐hear‐ing students across Oklahoma.

Located in Sulphur, the school provides comprehen‐sive academic, vocational, and life‐skills education in both American Sign Language (ASL) and English, fostering bilingual proficien‐cy and community inclusion.

Established shortly after Oklahoma’s statehood, OSD has long served as the state’s primary educational institu‐tion for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. Its mission centers on providing equal educational opportuni‐ties and preparing students

for independent, productive lives. The school also acts as a statewide resource, offer‐ing training, outreach, and support services to families and educators.

Today, the Oklahoma State School for the Deaf stands as

At Oklahoma School for the Deaf, students participate in a number of athletic and social activities.

due to hearing impairments, offering a nurturing residen‐tial environment where they can thrive and adjust, ensur‐ing that every child's poten‐tial can be fully realized through application and admission to OSD.

a beacon of hope, with a remarkable and uninterrupt‐ed history of serving deaf and hard‐of‐hearing children since territorial days. The school warmly welcomes any child who struggles to progress in public schools

Enrollment at OSD offers children the opportunity to thrive in an inclusive, com‐munication‐accessible envi‐ronment. Students benefit from tailored classroom instruction, meaningful peer interaction, athletic partici‐pation and a wide range of extracurricular activities, all designed to support their educational and social devel‐opment without communica‐tion barriers.

For more information, visit osd.k12.ok.us.

A little more than a decade ago, Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services began working with Susan Sanchez to help her return to college. Now, she is a counselor with the department having earned two advanced degrees.

Sanchez went from DRS client to counselor

When Susan Sanchez graduated from high school a year early, she immediately headed off for college. But it wasn’t long before mental health issues forced her to drop out.

“During my darkest moments in 1997, I was noncommunicative, hearing voices and having night‐mares,” she said. “There were many nights where I was awake all night.

My parents drove me to support groups and were my biggest resources. I was privileged in the fact they cared.”

Sanchez was diagnosed with bipo‐lar disorder and depressive symp‐toms, and her journey led her to seek medical care. At one point she was taking four different medications and began to see some light in her future.

“I had not spoken many words in years,” she said. “When I had a full conversation with my sister, she cried because I had not had a full conversation with her in many years.”

A little more than a decade ago, Oklahoma Department of Rehabili‐tation Services began working with Sanchez to help her return to college.

“I was doing really well,” she said. “I basically had remem‐bered my faith — my church. I was giving back. I had become very mentally healthy and I was thinking it was time for me to move up and find a job I would like to do and that was meaning‐ful.”

Sanchez found the encouragement and empowerment she needed at DRS.

“All of this support made me feel safe,” she said. “It was the right time for me to be doing it, and DRS helped me gain confi‐dence. It affected my family and everybody else because they were like, ‘I am so thankful DRS is helping you because we wouldn’t be able to.’”

Sanchez earned a bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences and a master’s degree in community counseling. Currently she is studying for certified rehabilitation counseling.

“Today I’m a counselor with DRS so I can empower other Oklahomans with disabilities and help them find their voice again,” Sanchez said. “The voice I once lost, I know others had the same mental health struggles, physical disabilities or learn‐ing disabilities. They just need somebody to point them in the right direction and to offer them advice and support so they can take the steps needed to become working taxpayers.

“And now I can see that person as an individual, and their dis‐ability is not who they are or what defines them,” she added. “By working with DRS both as a client and today as a counselor, I hope others will now see me and not my disability.”

How to contact the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services

Oklahoma Rehabilitation Services

3535 NW 58th Street, Suite 500 Oklahoma City, OK 73112

(800) 845‐8476 Toll Free (405) 951‐3400 Main Office oklahoma.gov/okdrs

Oklahoma School for the Blind staff helped Piper Conner gain the confidence she needs to advocate for herself whether it is in public, at school or at a friend’s house.

OSB helps Piper Conner achieve her goals

Piper Conner is matter of fact when discussing her future. The families she has both at home and at school are ready to help her achieve her dreams.

Conner has been a student at the Oklahoma School for the Blind in Muskogee, which is part of Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services. She said her goals will lead either into a career in mechanical aerospace or the medical field.

“I always answer mechanical aero‐space because that is what my dad

does. He is a professor at Oklahoma State University,” Conner said. “My mother is in social work, but both of my grandparents are doctors.”

Conner attended public school through the sixth grade, but after learning about OSB and its resources, she and her parents saw opportuni‐ties at the specialized school.

“It seemed like it might be a better opportunity,” she said. “It was some‐thing to try and see if it would be bet‐ter than what I could get from a public

school. The path to getting to my goals feels better because there are people at OSB who will, and are already, helping me reach those goals.”

At her public school, Conner was involved in cheerleading, but after school officials learned about her con‐genital visual impairment — retinopa‐thy of prematurity, they suggested she no longer participate. She also found herself being sidelined when it came to the school’s marching band.

“They didn’t want to put me on the field,” she said.

ROP happens when abnormal blood vessels grow in the retina (the light‐sensitive layer of tissue in the back of your eye). Conner has center vision but does not have peripheral vision.

She was also struggling to get her work assignments completed on time.

“I was struggling a little bit with getting my work done,” she said. “The accommodations public schools provided me worked pretty well. I could function there, but I could get better accommodation at OSB. People are more equipped to work with children with visual impairments.”

OSB’s wealth of resources and its staff who work with, and sup‐port Conner helped her build a strong social and academic founda‐tion.

“Having all the resources I would or might need has helped me get farther in my education,” she said. “I think I have flourished socially at OSB. I feel more comfortable with the fact that I do have a disability, but that’s OK. I am a part of the jazz band and the Family, Career and Community Leaders of America. I am the student body president. I play goal ball and track. I do quite a few things.”

OSB staff helped her gain the confidence she needs to advocate for herself whether it is in public, at school or over at a friend’s house.

“It’s not a bad thing about my visual impairment,” she said. “It is not a bad thing to tell others either. They can also help you be better.”

Building taxpayers

DRS Impact in State Fiscal Year 2025

*84,719 Total number of individuals served by DRS.

*4,840 Applications for services received by Vocational Rehabilitation and Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired.

*13,765 VR and SBVI cases served by staff.

*$30,852 Annual average earnings of clients who received VR and SBVI services.

*4,628 Average yearly taxes paid by VR and SBVI clients.

*1,112 VR and SBVI client’s employment outcomes achieved.

*3,753 Total number of VR and SBVI clients employment plans completed.

DRS helped Mason regain his independence

DRS staff helped Mason Hightower get a powered arm and hand brace designed to help restore function to paralyzed or weakened upper extremities. It allows him to perform actions and daily activities that might otherwise be impossible.

In the spring of 2020, Mason Hightower’s life was taking off. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma with two bachelor’s degrees in finance and sports management.

He entered graduate school that fall, pursuing a master’s degree in Intercollegiate Sports Management. But an illness would sideline that dream, leaving him fighting for his life.

Oklahoma, like the rest of the country, was in the middle of the COVID pandemic and Hightower began to feel strange. He went to three different urgent care facilities and was told each time that he probably had COVID even though every test he took came back negative.

Eventually he drove home to Duncan, where his parents took him to the emergency room. He was diagnosed with Endocarditis — a rare but life‐threatening inflammation of the heart’s inner lining and valves.

At Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Hightower underwent his first of four open heart surgeries to repair the damage the infection had caused.

“We were told multiple times he was not going to make it,” said his mother, Jeanine Hightower. “It was during COVID so we couldn’t stay with him. They told us when he died, they would let us know. He was on every bit of life support he could be on.”

An artificial heart helped him get strong enough to under‐go a heart transplant on Nov. 15, 2020.

“During that surgery, he had five strokes,” she said.

Mason Hightower survived but couldn’t speak or swal‐low. He had to be fed through a tube in his stomach and was paralyzed on his right side. He was unable to use his right arm, which had served him well while playing baseball at a Kansas junior college.

In‐patient rehabilitation would help him finally be able to walk and swallow.

The Hightower family turned to the Department of Rehabilitation Services, and the agency helped put Mason on a path to independence. DRS staff helped him a device he can control with his eyes that generates speech when he is unable to speak for himself.

DRS staff also helped him get a powered arm and hand brace designed to help restore function to paralyzed or weakened upper extremities. It helps Hightower perform actions and daily activities that might otherwise be impossible.

“They also got him this robotic arm to help him grip things,” Jeanine Hightower said. “He can bend his elbow and wrist. His elbow is better, but it may take years for him to get all the function back. It has been life‐changing. He is now able to pick up a baseball like he once did and throw it. That is huge.”

Mason Hightower now works in a Norman school, working as a paraprofessional and assisting students. He said he wants to one day land a job related to one of his two OU degrees. Hightower said DRS has made a difference in his life and his recovery.

“DRS helps me fight, fight, fight,” he said. “See me, not my disability.”

OSB offers a complete educational program

Established in 1897, the Oklahoma School for the Blind is a fully‐accredited school that offers a complete educational program, tuition free, for blind and visual‐ly‐impaired students from preschool through high school in Muskogee.

Instruction is provided in traditional academic sub‐jects, as well as orientation and mobility, Braille, inde‐pendent living skills and assistive technology.

Students at OSB participate in electives including wrestling, cheerleading, and band. The school has also partnered with the Indian Capitol Technology Center for those students who wish to receive training in the industrial arts.

OSB provides full residential services for students during the week and transporta‐tion for homegoing on weekends. Room, board, and educational services are provid‐ed at no cost to eligible students.

Day students receive the same educational services at no charge, but they generally go home at the end of the school day. OSB is the only school of its kind in Oklahoma designed specifically for the needs of pre‐k and K‐12 students who are blind or visually impaired.

Trained specialists provide support services in the areas of Braille, reading, speech and language pathology, orientation and mobility, occupational/ physical therapy, assistive technology and independent living skills.

Ability Connection Oklahoma ‑ OKC and Tulsa

Ability Connection Oklahoma is a non‐profit organization serving children and adults with disabilities, statewide.

Email: okc@acok.org10400 Greenbriar Pl., Ste. 102

Oklahoma City OK 73159

Voice: (405) 759‐3562

Toll Free: (800) 827‐2289 6565 S. Yale, Ste. 423 Tulsa OK 74136

Voice:(918) 794‐4655 acok.org

Community Charity Eye Clinic

Email: twilson@skylineurbanministry or (405) 632‐2644 ext. 110. Skyline Urban Ministry 500 SE 15th St.

Oklahoma City OK 73129

Voice: (405) 632‐2644

Dale Rogers Training Center

Dale Rogers Training is the oldest and largest provider of employment servic‐es in Oklahoma.

Email: dalerogers@drtc.org 2501 N. Utah

Oklahoma City OK 73107

Voice: (405) 946‐4489

Fax: (405) 943‐9710 drtc.org

D‑Dent of Oklahoma City

D‐DENT is a 501©(3) entity as deter‐mined by the Federal IRS and is regis‐tered with the State of Oklahoma as a non‐profit organization available to tax‐deductible donations.

Administrative Office Location 3000 United Founders Blvd., Suite 122

Oklahoma City OK 73112

Voice: (405) 424‐8092

Toll Free: (800) 522‐9510 d‐dentok.org

Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment

Persons under 21 who are receiving

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medical benefits may receive health and dental screenings and follow‐up treatment for certain conditions.

Sequoyah Memorial Office Bldg. 2400 Lincoln Blvd.

Oklahoma City OK 73105

Voice: (405) 521‐2779 hoklahoma.gov/okdhs.html

Mid Del Group Home

Email: cjudd@mdgh.org

Vocational assistance as well as group home services to individuals that expe‐rience a developmental disability.

P.O. Box 30033

Midwest City OK 73140

Voice: (405) 732‐8568 mdgh.org

Neighborhood Housing Services Of Oklahoma City

Neighborhood Housing Services

Oklahoma works and partners with organizations committed to providing affordable housing and creating a posi‐tive impact on their community.

Email: info@nhsokla.org

4101 N. Classen Blvd., Suite A Oklahoma City OK 73118

Voice: (405) 231‐4663

Fax: (405) 231‐5137 nhsokla.org

Oklahoma ABLE Tech

ABLE Tech’s mission is to improve the lives of all Oklahomans by providing assistive technology (AT) devices and services, financing opportunities, digi‐tal accessibility services, advocacy and education.

Email: abletech@okstate.edu

1514 W. Hall of Fame

Stillwater OK 74078

Voice: (405) 744‐4254

Toll Free: (800) 257‐1705 okabletech.org

Oklahoma Works

A system of one‐stop career and serv‐ice centers that provide a variety of career, training, job search and support

services. The centers combine offices of the State Employment Service, Jobs Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and Department of Human Services. Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development

900 N. Portland Ave.

Oklahoma City OK 73107 oklahoma.gov/workforce.html

Special Education Services

The Oklahoma State Department of Education

Special Education Services (OSDE‐SES) is committed to providing guidance and support in order to promote excel‐lence in education from infancy to adulthood for children with disabilities as outlined in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA).

Oklahoma Department of Education

2500 N. Lincoln Blvd., Room 412

Oklahoma City OK

Voice: (405) 521‐3351

Fax: (405) 522‐2380 oklahoma.gov/education.html

Smart Start Oklahoma

Smart Start Central Oklahoma is a non‐profit organization dedicated to ensur‐ing all children in Oklahoma County receive the smart start they need and deserve.

Email: info@smartstartokc.org

12201 N Portland Ave., Suite D107

Oklahoma City OK 73120

Voice: (405) 286‐2734

Fax: (405) 286‐2367

The Center for Individuals with Physical Challenges

The Center’s mission is to provide opportunities for persons with physical disabilities to enhance the quality of their lives.

815 S. Utica Ave.

Tulsa OK 74104

Voice: (918) 584‐8607

Fax: (918) 584‐8646 tulsacenter.org

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AARP Oklahoma

Hours: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday.

Email: ok@aarp.org

126 N. Bryant Ave.

Edmond OK 73034

Toll Free: 866‐295‐7277

Fax: 405‐844‐7772

Bethany Children’s Health Center

The Children's Health Center, a pri‐vate, nonprofit pediatric hospital, is dedicated to helping children with complex medical and physical dis‐abilities maximize their potential.

6800 N.W. 39th Expressway Bethany OK 73008

Voice: (405) 789‐6711 bethanychildrens.org

Central Oklahoma Habitat for Humanity

Through volunteer labor and dona‐tions of money and materials, Habitat builds and rehabilitates simple, decent houses with the help of the homeowner (partner) fami‐lies.

5005 S. I‐35 Service Road

Oklahoma City OK 73129

Voice: (405) 232‐4828

Fax: (405) 232‐4868 cohfh.org

Disability Rights Oklahoma

Protects disability rights in Oklahoma.

Oklahoma City Office

4334 NW Expressway, Suite 124 Oklahoma City, OK 73116

Phone: (405) 525‐7755 (V/TDD)

Toll Free: (800) 880‐7755 (V/TDD)

Fax: (405) 525‐7759

Tulsa Office

2816 East 51st Street, Suite 300 Tulsa, OK 74105

Phone: (918) 743‐6220 (V/TDD)

Toll Free: (800) 880‐7755 (V/TDD)

Fax: (918) 743‐7157

Hearts for Hearing

Provides solutions and support for children and adults with hearing loss.

Oklahoma City • Tulsa • Norman (405) 548‐4300 heartsforhearing.org

Honoring America's Warriors

Honoring America's Warriors mission is fulfilled by creating activities that allow these men and women to be with other veterans' peer to peer who cope with the same issues on a daily basis in a non‐clinical environ‐ment.

4149 Highline Blvd STE 280

Oklahoma City OK 73108

Voice: (405) 948‐HER honoringamericaswarriors.org

J.D. McCarty Center for Children with Developmental Disabilities

The McCarty Center's mission is to provide a comprehensive program of rehabilitative care to Oklahoma's children with developmental disabili‐ties, from birth to age 21.

2002 E. Robinson St. Norman OK 73071

Voice: (405) 307‐2800

Toll Free: (800) 777‐1272

Fax: (405) 307‐2801 jdmc.org

Laura Lynn’s Home Care

Professional in‐home care. 9801 N. May Ave. Oklahoma City, OK 73120 (405) 418‐2961 lauralynnshomecare.com

Navigating Medicare

We strive to make your insurance decisions simple.

2232 W. Hefner Rd., Suite A Oklahoma City, OK 73120 (405) 842‐0494 navigatingmedicare.com

Special Olympics

Year‐round sports activities for indi‐viduals with disabilities. Call for information on events and for refer‐ral to local Special Olympics pro‐grams.

Email: info@sook.org

6835 S. Canton Ave. Tulsa, OK 74136

Voice: (918) 481‐1234

Toll Free: (800) 722‐9004

Fax: (918) 496‐1515

Social Security Office in Oklahoma City

Your most‐needed services, online. 12301 N. Kelley Avenue Oklahoma City OK 73131

Voice: (866) 331‐2207

TTY: (800) 325‐0778

Toll Free: (800) 772‐1213

Fax: (833) 950‐3005

ssa.gov

The Arc of Oklahoma

A state chapter of The Arc of the United States, the largest national community‐based organization advo‐cating for and with people with intel‐lectual and developmental disabili‐ties.

Email: tarc@ddadvocacy.net

Headquarters: 5401 S Harvard Ave, Suite 209 Tulsa, OK 74135

OKC Mailing Address: PO Box 6096, Moore, OK 73153

Voice: (888) 910.6459

Fax: (918) 582‐3628 thearcok.org

For many more resources, visit the Department of Rehabilitation’s web‑ site, oklahoma.gov/ okdrs.html, and see