Velez said she wants everyone to know that people with disabilities, like her, are people too and that they also have feelings. "My son, who is 21 years old, is on the autism spectrum," said Miller. His passion for helping them achieve their goals comes from a personal place. He said roughly 75 percent have invisible disabilities. Miller said there are around 1.8 million people in Ohio living with a disability. After working with Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities to perfect her interviewing skills, Velez landed her dream job. "Our agency, Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities, is about removing whatever barriers those disabilities present to them to gain employment and how do we help them navigate around that so that they can be given the same opportunity," said Miller. Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities connects people with disabilities to jobs through vocational rehabilitation. "It also is an opportunity to see just some of the unbelievable talents that these individuals have and going to work every single day and sometimes we want to make sure that we put a spotlight on this," said Miller. Miller said it's important to take a step back and think about the people who get up and go to work and school every day with a disability that cannot be seen just by looking at them. Kevin Miller is the director of opportunities at Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities. She doesn't need a cane or a wheelchair, but her autism affects her daily life. She is one of the thousands of Americans living with what's known as an invisible disability. "I have autism when I was three years old," she said. She was a toddler when her family learned why. Viviana Velez struggled with taking tests and social interactions. Invisible disabilities can be autism or mental health conditions. ![]() ![]() Roughly 75 percent of people in Ohio with disabilities have invisible disabilities.Around 1.8 million people in Ohio live with disabilities.
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