Speakers Bureau

Ohio Legal Rights Service (LRS) staff are available through the LRS Speakers Bureau to share their professional expertise and knowledge with groups or organizations for people with disabilities. Speakers can provide information on a variety of topics including, but not limited to:

• Overview of LRS
• Abuse and neglect
• Advance directives for health care
• Community inclusion and access to government services and public places
• Constitutional and privacy rights
• Employment discrimination
• Guardianship
• Housing discrimination
• Mental health rights
• Special education
• Vocational rehabilitation
• Voting rights

To request a speaker

Use one of the following ways to request a speaker from LRS. Requests will be approved based on agency priorities and staff availability.

• Complete the online Speakers Bureau Request Form
• Call the LRS Intake Department to request a speaker at 614-466-7264 or 800-282-9181; TTY 614-728-2553 or 800-858-3542. Intake hours are weekdays (except holidays) from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
• Send your request by mail: Ohio Legal Rights Service, Attn: Kim McConnell, 50 West Broad Street, Suite 1400, Columbus, Ohio 43215-5923.

If you have questions about the LRS Speakers Bureau, contact Kim McConnell at 614-466-7264 or 1-800-282-9181; TTY 614-728-2553 or 800-858-3542, or at kmcconnell@olrs.state.oh.us.