Email: okcbdirectors@gmail.com
Oklahoma Council of the Blind (OCB) is a statewide organization of blind and visually impaired individuals, their families and friends. The organization works to encourage, empower, educate and enhance the lives of Oklahomans who are blind or visually impaired. OCB strives to empower blind Oklahomans to become full and independent participants in society through advocacy, leadership and public education on issues that affect the lives of citizens with visual impairments.
P.O. Box 1476
Oklahoma City OK 73101
Toll Free: 877-578-6212
The Oklahoma Dental Association fosters an awareness of the obligations and responsibilities of the dental profession society, to help advance the art and science of dentistry, and to promote public health and health services in the State of Oklahoma.
317 NE 13th Street
Oklahoma City OK 73104
Voice: 405-848-8873
Toll Free: 800-876-8890
Fax: 405-848-8875
Title 25, Section 1402
It is a discriminatory practice for a person to deny an individual the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations of a "place of public accommodation" because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability.
Free For Everyone. All residents are eligible to get pharmacy discounts through this program. The program may be used to provide savings on prescriptions not covered by your health insurance or Medicare Part D. The program may also be used instead of your insurance coverage when it offers greater savings than your copay.
�?�No Restrictions. There are no enrollment forms, no age or income requirements, no waiting periods, no eligibility required, no exclusions, covers pre-existing conditions, no claim forms to file, no annual or lifetime limits.
�?�Lowest Price. This program has Lowest Rx Price Logic to guarantee that you get the best pricing on prescriptions (Card holders pay the lower of a discount off Average Wholesale Price-AWP, discount off MAC Pricing, or Pharmacy Promotional/Retail price). You can save up to 80% on your medications (average savings are roughly 30%)!
�?�Medications. The program includes discounts on brand and generic medications, open formulary so that all medications are eligible for discounts.
�?�Accepted Everywhere. The Discount Prescription Card is pre-activated and accepted at over 68,000 pharmacies around the country including most major chains.
�?�Confidential. No personal information is required to get a card.
Title 47, Section 15-111
A. Municipalities and political subdivisions of the state with authority to regulate the standing or parking of vehicles shall extend special parking privileges to a physically disabled person who displays on a motor vehicle operated by or under the direction and for the use of the physically disabled person:
1. A placard indicating physical disability, issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 15-112 of this title;
2. A physically disabled license plate, issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 1135.1 of this title;
3. A disabled veterans license plate with the international accessibility symbol, issued pursuant to the provisions of Section 1135.2 of this title;
4. A disability sticker issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs and federal military bases; or
5. A physically disabled placard or license plate issued by another state.
B. No such special parking privilege, however, shall excuse the violation of any state statute, nor shall any such privilege be applicable where the standing or parking would create a dangerous situation or impede the normal flow of traffic.
C. Municipalities and political subdivisions of the state with authority to regulate the standing or parking of vehicles shall follow the current version of the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) when designing or redesigning disabled parking spaces.
https://law.justia.com/codes/oklahoma/2021/title-47/section-47-15-111/
Oklahoma Department of Public Safety
3600 North Martin Luther King Avenue
Oklahoma City OK 73111
Voice: 405-425-2424
Provides extra penalties for crimes against persons or property where such crimes are committed with malicious intent to intimidate or harass a person because of race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin or disability. A year 2000 amendment to this law prohibits the touching of any assistive device with malicious intent to intimidate or harass. Assistive devices are items that help a person with a disability to see, hear, communicate or maneuver.
Administers SoonerCare, Oklahoma's Medicaid Program.
Who to Call with Questions About SoonerCare (Medicaid):
SoonerCare Eligibility Questions
Call your OKDHS county office.
SoonerCare Helpline
800-987-7767 Voice
8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday
Visually impaired and translation services available. General questions, enrollment information, benefits information for members.
Transportation Arrangements:
SoonerCare members can call SoonerRide at 1-877-404-4500 or 1-800-722-0353 (TDD).
Bill Information:
SoonerCare members can call the OHCA Call Tree (Customer Service) at 1-800-987-7767.
SoonerCare
SoonerCare is Oklahoma's state-funded managed care program. It is administered by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) and offers varying health benefit packages. These include:
SoonerCare Choice, in which each member has a medical home that provides basic health care services. Members have a primary care provider who takes care of most of their medical needs or refers them for specialty care as needed. Members with complex medical needs have access to exceptional needs coordinators to help coordinate and access appropriate care.
SoonerCare Traditional, a comprehensive medical benefit plan that purchases benefits for members on a fee-for-service basis. SoonerCare Traditional covers members who are institutionalized, in state or tribal custody or enrolled under a Home and Community-Based Waiver.
SoonerCare Supplemental, a plan for people who are covered by Medicare. SoonerCare Supplemental pays the co-insurance and deductible and provides medical benefits that supplement services covered by Medicare.
TEFRA (Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982) helps children with disabilities who would not otherwise qualify for SoonerCare. It extends benefits to home-based children who meet an institutional level of care. Financial qualifications for TEFRA consider only the child's income, so the parent's income does not create an obstacle to enrollment. For more information, contact the SoonerCare Helpline at (800) 987-7767.
Oklahoma Cares provides SoonerCare benefits to women under age 65 who need further diagnostics or treatment for breast or cervical abnormal findings, precancerous conditions or cancer. Oklahoma Cares members are covered under either the SoonerCare Choice or SoonerCare Traditional benefit package until they no longer require treatment or qualify financially. Women who are interested should ask if their health care provider is a certified screening provider. If not, they can find a screening provider in their area by contacting the Oklahoma State Department of Health at (866) 550-5585.
SoonerPlan offers limited benefits for family planning services. SoonerPlan provides lab tests and office visits, contraceptive products, pregnancy tests, tubal ligations and vasectomies to women and men age 21 or older who do not usually qualify for full benefits under SoonerCare. For more information, contact your local county health department.
4545 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City OK 73105
Voice: 405-522-7300 Administrative Offices
Email: oils@oilsonline.org
Free legal representation for low income Native Americans in cases involving housing, child welfare, land issues, individual civil rights, and tribal sovereignty issues.
4200 Perimeter Center Dr., Ste. 222
Oklahoma City OK 73112
Voice: 405-943-6457
Toll Free: 800-658-1497 In State Only
Fax: 405-917-7060
Title 74, Section 840, Subsection 4.12
This program allows applicants with severe disabilities to waive written Merit tests so long as they meet basic education and experience qualifications for state jobs. The law also provides that state agencies may choose to hire these applicants regardless of whether their names appear on registers of qualified Merit System applicants maintained by OPM.
Email: Oklahoma_Poison@OUHSC.edu
The Oklahoma Poison Control Center operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for the convenience of the public and healthcare professionals.
The Poison Center does not answer poison exposure questions via email.
1000 NE 13th Street Suite 3830, Nicholson Tower
Oklahoma City OK 73104
Toll Free: Poison Help Line: 800-222-1222
Fax: 405-271-1816
Title 7, Section 19.1
Provides that any blind, physically handicapped, deaf or hard of hearing person who is a passenger on any public conveyance shall be entitled to have with him or her a guide, signal or service dog specially trained for that purpose, without having to pay any added charge. Dog trainers from recognized assistance dog training facilities may also use public conveyances (transportation) with dogs in training.
Individuals using guide, signal or service dogs and trainers from recognized training centers with dogs in training may not be denied admittance to or refused access to public places. These include, but are not limited to, streets, sidewalks, transportation vehicles, places of lodging, government buildings, college dorms, educational facilities, restaurants, stores, entertainment and recreation facilities or other places where the public is invited. No added fee may be charged to a person for bringing his or her guide, signal or service dog into a public place, but the owner or trainer will be liable for any damages the animal does to the premises.
Title 47, Section 1601 and following
The Oklahoma Mobility-Impaired Driver Refueling Service Act provides that any service station may on a voluntary basis participate in the refueling service program and on request offer refueling assistance to a mobility-impaired driver who displays a refueling ID card. The Department of Public Safety (DPS) issues the ID cards and writes the rules for the program. Contact DPS at:
Department of Public Safety
3600 North Martin Luther King Ave
Oklahoma City, OK
405-425-2424 DPS Main Information Line
Service stations that choose to participate must post signs notifying the public of the refueling assistance they offer. A list of participating service stations may be requested from DPS.
Under this state law participation in the refueling assistance program is strictly voluntary and no service station is required to offer refueling assistance. However, gasoline service stations are public accommodations that are also subject to Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title III requires newly constructed and altered public accommodations (such as gas stations) to be accessible to persons with disabilities. By contrast, existing facilities must remove architectural barriers only when removal can be done easily, without great difficulty or expense. When an existing gasoline station cannot easily make its self-service pumps accessible, it must use alternate methods of providing disabled individuals with equal access to its goods and services. Provision of refueling assistance is the principle alternate method used by service stations. Stations cannot charge extra for the refueling help, and they cannot require a person to prove a disability. In certain situations alternate methods such as refueling help are not required because of security considerations (e.g. only one employee on duty).
Email: orc@okstate.edu
The mission of the Oklahoma Rehabilitation Council (ORC) is to facilitate consumer education and empowerment, to assure services are of high quality and lead to employment of individuals with disabilities within Oklahoma.
3535 N.W. 58, Ste. 500
Oklahoma City OK 73112
Voice: 405-951-3579
Title 74, Section 840, Subsection 5.16
Under this law, Oklahoma state agencies may hire TANF (welfare) recipients and Department of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) clients for temporary positions up to 2 years without having to count these positions against their legislatively set limits on positions (FTEs).
Title 63, Section 2416 and following
Establishes a five-cent telephone bill surcharge to pay for telephone accessibility equipment for people with hearing and speech disabilities and to fund some other specialized equipment and services for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, speech impaired and deaf-blind. The program is administered by the Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services.
Email: oktransit@oktransit.org
Oklahoma Transit Association (OTA) is the state�??s voice for public transit. OTA�??s membership is comprised of the 34 urban, small urban, suburban, rural and tribal transit agencies in the state who share the common priority of providing and improving mobility and access for all Oklahoman's.
Andrea Ball, PMB #13281
101 Park Avenue, Suite 1300
Oklahoma City OK 73102
Voice: 301-335-2715
Oklahoma Wesleyan University desires to give all students eligible for admission and enrollment the opportunity to succeed. Assistance is usually provided through the Student Academic Center.
OKWU�??s Student Success Center office provides a variety of testing, academic, and disability services. Any questions offered by the Student Success Center can be sent to, sshattingh@okwu.edu.
Links to Support for Students With Disabilities:
https://www.okwu.edu/residential/campus-life/ssc/
2201 Silver Lake Rd
Bartlesville OK 74006
Voice: 918-335-6828
Toll Free: 800-468-6292
Hunting and Fishing Licenses for People with Disabilities - Legally blind or physically impaired persons who have difficulty using fishing equipment are not required to purchase State fishing licenses if they carry with them a letter from a doctor specifying their disability and functional limitations.
Licenses can be purchased online or applications can be mailed to ODWC Headquarters in Oklahoma City.
Disability licenses are available to legal residents of Oklahoma who receive disability benefits through one of the following:
�?�Social Security Disability or Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
�?�Railroad Retirement
�?�Multiple Injury Trust Fund
�?�United States Postal Service
1801 N. Lincoln Blvd.
Oklahoma City OK 73105
Voice: 405-521-3851
