OSDA and the Franklin County Board of DD invite you to attend the next Project STIRTM Leadership training taught by People with Disabilities. You will learn to empower yourself and others to speak up and take more control over your lives! 

Project STIRTM is a 3-day training taught by people with Developmental Disabilities. You will learn to use tools to help your advocate for yourself, connect with others and gain leadership skills. You will also learn how to empower people with disabilities to have greater choice and control.

 Participants will learn to:

• Speak up about things important to them,
• Solve problems,
• Use their rights and responsibilities,
• Be more involved in their community,
• Become a leader,
• Start or strengthen a local advocacy or network group,
• Plan for the future by Charting their LifeCourse! 

It is recommended that attendees with a disability invite an ally to participate in the training along with them at no additional cost. 

Where? Marriott Columbus Northwest 5605 Blazer Parkway, Dublin, Ohio 43017

DEADLINE To Register: December 1, 2024

REGISTRATION FEE: $600 for OSDA Member / $700 Non-Member

Not a member? Join now at the OSDA website and register at the Member fee. Click the button below!

If you receive SELF Waiver or Level One Waiver services, you may arrange to pay your registration fee ($600) through Participant Directed Goods and Services (PDGS).

Contact your SSA for authorization of this service. If you have questions, contact Cara Lloyd at clloyd@dpioh.com or 614-348-1961.

OACB Advocacy Scholars Program: Scholarships are now available from The Ohio Association of County Boards of DD (OACB) in an effort to prepare and empower people with developmental disabilities to participate in statewide policy and advocacy conversations within Ohio’s County board system. This new initiative—the OACB Advocacy Scholars Program—will award one annual scholarship to an individual from each of OACB’s eight geographic regions who apply to participate in Project STIR™ Leadership Training. Click below for more information and to apply.

If you are a resident of Franklin County and are unable to use your waiver for the registration fee, the Franklin County Board of DD is offering stipends to help pay for the training. Use the Franklin Registration link below. Questions on if you are eligable? Please get in touch with your SSA or Crystal Schneider at crystal.schneider@fcbdd.org.

The fee covers all of your training expenses. There is no additional fee for an Ally for a person with a disability. 

• Dinner each evening is "on your own". 
• The fee does NOT include your hotel room please get in touch with the hotel directly using the information below to reserve a room if you want to stay each night. 
• We have arranged for a group rate of $139/night plus tax.
• Hotel: 

Marriott Columbus Northwest 5605 Blazer Parkway, Dublin, Ohio 43017

Hotels in Dublin, Ohio | Columbus Marriott Northwest

Phone: 800-228-9290

Group Name: OSDA Project STIR 2024

Click Here to Make Hotel Reservations

This project was supported, in part by the Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council, under grant number 22LD02FA24A from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201.

Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy.

Ohio Self Determination Association (OSDA)

6155 Huntly Rd Ste i

Columbus, OH 43229