Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities

What Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities does

The Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities (Cuyahoga DD) is a county government agency headquartered at 1275 Lakeside Avenue East, Cleveland, Ohio, providing developmental disability services across the lifespan to residents of Cuyahoga County. Services are organized into four life-stage cohorts: Early Childhood (Birth-Age 2), School-Age/Youth (Ages 3-13), Transition (Ages 14-22), and Adulthood (Age 22+). Core programmatic offerings include the Family Supports Program, Housing Opportunities, Assistive Technology services (including video demos and consultations), Inclusive Event Supports, a Provider Search Tool, and an Online Resource Guide connecting individuals to inclusive jobs, programs, and events. The agency operates a certified provider network and delivers eligibility determination, service coordination, and administrative functions directly from its headquarters.

The organization is publicly funded through county tax revenues and Ohio state appropriations allocated for developmental disabilities services, with services provided at no direct cost to eligible individuals regardless of ability to pay. Its go-to-market is community-led: outreach occurs via a website resource hub, Facebook presence, Constant Contact email newsletter, and partnerships with healthcare, education, and cultural institutions including Cleveland Clinic Children's (PEERS Social Skills Groups), The Children's Museum of Cleveland (Connect & Play Days), and provider agencies such as Our Lady of the Wayside. In October 2025, the agency extended its technology surface with the launch of Digital Boundaries, a VR simulation series on online safety developed jointly with Floreo for neurodivergent youth and adults, with planned rollout in Cleveland and nationwide.

Operationally, the agency sits within the public sector governance structure of Cuyahoga County, with its board appointed by the County Executive and County Council. As of February 2026, the board expanded to include additional DD service recipients and family members following the appointments of Dennis Roberts and Derek Topola. The agency employs between 501 and 1,000 staff across service coordination, eligibility, provider oversight, and administrative functions. No traditional commercial revenue model, pricing structure, or private capital backing applies.

Name

Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities

Legal name

Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities

Website

https://cuyahogabdd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities is a Cleveland-based county government agency providing publicly funded developmental disability services across the lifespan—from early childhood through adulthood—to eligible residents of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, delivered directly and through a certified provider network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Developmental Disability Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Down Syndrome & Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Childcare (HSAAAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Benefits Administration (BPAIAKAC), Developmental Screening & Assessment (0–5) (EDACAFAA)

Keywords

• Developmental disability services
• Early intervention programs
• Adult disability supports
• Behavioral health services
• Assistive technology services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cleveland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a county board of developmental disabilities, the organization is funded through public/government sources including county tax revenues and state funding allocated for developmental disabilities services in Ohio. Services are provided to eligible individuals regardless of ability to pay.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities is a public county-government agency that provides lifespan developmental disability services — including early intervention, school-age supports, adult day and employment services, and behavioral supports — to eligible residents of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Services are publicly funded and delivered directly to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.

Product overview

Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities operates as a county government agency providing a comprehensive suite of developmental disability services organized by life stage: Early Childhood (Birth-2), School-Age/Youth (3-13), Transition (14-22), and Adulthood (22+). Core programs include the Family Supports Program (funding for enrichment items), Housing Opportunities with assistive technology, Assistive Technology Video Demos, and Inclusive Event Supports. Provider-facing tools include a Provider Search Tool, billing/claims system, documentation resources, and MUI reporting. The agency recently launched Digital Boundaries, a VR simulation program developed in partnership with Floreo for online safety training. Additional offerings span advocacy resources, volunteer programs, and an Online Resource Guide connecting users to community programs and jobs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Early Intervention Services Publicly funded early-intervention services for infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities, administered by the county board for eligible Cuyahoga County residents and their families.
• School-Age Supports Service coordination and supports for school-age children with developmental disabilities residing in Cuyahoga County, provided as part of the county board's mandated service portfolio.
• Adult Services Adult developmental disability services including day, employment, and community-based supports for eligible adults in Cuyahoga County.
• Behavior Support Services Behavioral assessment and intervention supports for individuals with developmental disabilities served by the county board.

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FloreocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 October 2025Floreo, a VR developer specializing in therapy for neurodivergent individuals, partnered with Cuyahoga DD to create Digital Boundaries - a new series of VR simulations focused on online safety skills for individuals with autism and developmental disabilities. The initiative aims to improve digital literacy and personal safety through immersive scenarios. The program is being rolled out across Cleveland and nationwide, representing a significant innovation in DD service delivery.
• Cleveland Clinic Children'scoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Cleveland Clinic Children's to offer PEERS (Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills) Social Skills Groups. The evidence-based intervention targets adolescents (ages 12-17) and young adults (ages 18-25) with developmental disabilities, teaching social skills through didactic lessons, role-play demonstrations, and group socialization activities.
• The Children's Museum of ClevelandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint program presenting Connect & Play Days - inclusive museum events for children ages 8 and under with disabilities, their siblings, and caregivers. Events provide innovative exhibits and gather feedback to help shape an upcoming outdoor exhibit, promoting accessibility and community inclusion.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hamilton County Developmental Disabilities Services: Hamilton County (Cincinnati) operates the analogous county-level DD board with the same Ohio mandate, age-banded service structure, and public funding model. It is a direct comparable for staffing scale, budget size, and provider-network dynamics in a similarly sized Ohio urban county.
• Montgomery County Board of Developmental Disabilities: Montgomery County (Dayton) DD board is another Ohio statutory peer offering the same Birth-through-Adulthood service model under state mandate. Comparable for budgeting, provider network management, and family-supports programming.
• Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities: The Franklin County (Columbus) DD board is the closest Ohio peer, providing the same statutory lifespan DD services under the same Ohio Revised Code framework with comparable headcount and program breadth. It offers a near-identical service catalog (early intervention, school-age, transition, adult) and competes for state-level recognition and best-practice status.
• Summit County Board of Developmental Disabilities: Summit County (Akron) DD board delivers the same statutory lifespan services under Ohio Revised Code. It is closely comparable in governance structure, service portfolio, and provider-oversight responsibilities, and serves a neighboring Northeast Ohio population.

Broad incumbents

• The Arc of the United States: The Arc is a national DD advocacy and service organization with state and local chapters that deliver case management, family supports, and direct programs overlapping with county DD board offerings. It is a comparable advocacy-and-service hybrid operating at a national scale.
• Easterseals: Easterseals is a national nonprofit providing disability and DD services across multiple states, often overlapping county-board service lines in early intervention, employment, and adult day programs. It is a broader incumbent that competes for philanthropic and Medicaid dollars and offers a benchmark for national DD service delivery.
• Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities: DODD is the state-level regulator that funds and oversees all 88 county DD boards including Cuyahoga DD. As the upstream policy and funding authority, it sets the rules of the game and is the natural incumbent counterpart for benchmarking mandates, rates, and statewide initiatives.

Emerging players

• Floreo: Floreo is the VR developer partner that co-built Digital Boundaries with Cuyahoga DD. While Floreo sells directly to schools, clinics, and families, its neurodivergent-focused VR curriculum overlaps the agency's target population and positions it as both a partner and an emerging competitor in tech-enabled DD service delivery.
• Tobii Dynavox: Tobii Dynavox is a leading provider of AAC (augmentative and alternative communication) devices and software that intersect with Cuyahoga DD's assistive technology services. Comparable as a specialized vendor that supports the same IDD population on the speech/language enablement side.

Regional players

• ResCare (BrightSpring Health Services): BrightSpring/ResCare is one of the largest national providers of home and community-based DD services, including residential, day, and employment supports—the same service categories Cuyahoga DD funds through its provider network. It serves as a national-scale private comparator for the provider-agency layer that Cuyahoga DD oversees.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CuyahogaDD
• Xx.com/Cuyahoga_DD

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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