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Bill of Rights

The rights of persons with developmental disabilities include, but are not limited to, the following (Ohio Revised Code Section 5123.62).

  1. AThe right to be treated at all times with courtesy and respect and with full recognition of their dignity and individuality;
  2. BThe right to an appropriate, safe, and sanitary living environment that complies with local, state, and federal standards and recognizes the persons’ need for privacy and independence;
  3. CThe right to food adequate to meet accepted standards of nutrition;
  4. DThe right to practice the religion of their choice or to abstain from the practice of religion;
  5. EThe right of timely access to appropriate medical or dental treatment;
  6. FThe right of access to necessary ancillary services, including, but not limited to, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, and behavior modification and other psychological services;
  7. GThe right to receive appropriate care and treatment in the least intrusive manner;
  8. HThe right to privacy, including both periods of privacy and places of privacy;
  9. IThe right to communicate freely with persons of their choice in any reasonable manner they choose;
  10. JThe right to ownership and use of personal possessions so as to maintain individuality and personal dignity;
  11. KThe right to social interaction with members of either sex;
  12. LThe right of access to opportunities that enable individuals to develop their full human potential;
  13. MThe right to pursue vocational opportunities that will promote and enhance economic independence;
  14. NThe right to be treated equally as citizens under the law;
  15. OThe right to be free from emotional, psychological, and physical abuse;
  16. PThe right to participate in appropriate programs of education, training, social development, and habilitation and in programs of reasonable recreation;
  17. QThe right to participate in decisions that affect their lives;
  18. RThe right to select a parent or advocate to act on their behalf;
  19. SThe right to manage their personal financial affairs, based on individual ability to do so;
  20. TThe right to confidential treatment of all information in their personal and medical records, except to the extent that disclosure or release of records is permitted under sections 5123.89 and 5126.044 of the Revised Code;
  21. UThe right to voice grievances and recommend changes in policies and services without restraint, interference, coercion, discrimination, or reprisal;
  22. VThe right to be free from unnecessary chemical or physical restraints;
  23. WThe right to participate in the political process;
  24. XThe right to refuse to participate in medical, psychological, or other research or experiments.
View the official Ohio Revised Code 5123.62

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