Ohio Legal Rights Service, WIPA Assistance

http://www.olrs.ohio.gov/wipa-program    50 W. Broad St., Suite 1400,  Columbus, Ohio 43215-5923.  Phone:  614-466-7264 or 800-282-9181; (TTY) 614-728-2553 or 800-858-3542.   The Ohio Legal Rights Service, WIPA is the SSA-designated WIPA (Social Security, Work Incentives Planning and Assistance) service provider for 31 Ohio counties, including Cuyahoga and Lucas Counties.  OLRS offers expert assistance at benefit-planning for people with disabilities who receive Social Security benefits, to help people maximize both their benefit-income and their employment income.    Through the PABSS program, LRS may investigate and review any complaint of improper or inadequate services provided to a person with a disability by a service provider, employer or other entity involved in the beneficiary's return to work effort; provide information and referral to Social Security beneficiaries with disabilities about work incentives and employment; provide information and technical assistance on work incentives to individuals; advocate to identify and correct deficiencies in entities providing vocational rehabilitation services, employment services and other support services to beneficiaries with disabilities; and assist beneficiaries who are working with accommodations or discrimination issues.   E-mail contact: intake@olrs.ohio.gov .