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Rights & Responsibilities
Coshocton County Board of Developmental Disabilities must ensure that the rights and responsibilities of developmentally disabled person are protected and annually reviewed with all employees of the County Board. These rights which must be protected by the Board include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. The right to be treated at all times with courtesy and respect and with full recognition of their dignity and individuality.
2. The right to an appropriate, safe, and sanitary living environment that complies with local, state, and federal standards and recognizes a person’s need for privacy and independence.
3. The right to food adequate to meet accepted standards of nutrition.
4. The right to practice the religion of choice or to abstain from the practice of religion.
5. The right to timely access to appropriate medical and dental treatment.
6. The right of access to necessary ancillary services, including, but not limited to, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, and behavioral modification and other psychological services.
7. The right to receive appropriate care and treatment, in the least intrusive manner.
8. The right to privacy, including both periods of privacy and places or privacy.
9. The right to communicated freely with persons of their choice in any reasonable manner they choose.
10. The rights to ownership and use of personal possessions in order to maintain individuality and personal dignity.
11. The right to interact socially with other members of society.
12. The right of access to opportunities that will enable individuals to develop their full human potential.
13. The right to pursue vocational opportunities that will promote and enhance economic independence.
14. The right to be treated equally as citizens under the law.
15. The right to be free from emotional psychological and physical abuse.
16. The right to participate in educational training, social development, habilitation, and recreational programs.
17. The right to participate in decisions that affect their lives.
18. The right to select a parent or advocate to act on their behalf.
19. The right to manage their personal financial affairs, based on individual ability to do so.
20. The right to confidential treatment of all information in their personal and medical records except as provided in sections 5123.89 and 5126.044 of the Revised Code.
21. The right to voice grievances or recommend changes in policies and services without restraint, interference, coercion, discrimination or reprisal.
22. The right to be free from unnecessary chemical or physical restraints.
23. The right to participate in the political process.
24. The right to refuse to participate in medical, psychological or other research or experiments.