14-03-2016 10:48 via dispatch.com

Ohioans with disabilities face changes to sheltered workshops

The clock is ticking on Ohio sheltered-workshop and adult day programs serving 24,000 people with developmental disabilities. For more than 50 years, workshops throughout the state have served as a sort of haven where people with disabilities learn job skills, earn money and spend time with friends. But officials with the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services say the programs are too "segregated" and must be revamped.
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