SOAG Southern Ohio Advocacy Group

09/02/2026

08/29/2026

Join us September 18 for the RedStorm All-Abilities Track Invitational—a day celebrating inclusion, determination, and the power of sport to bring our community together.

📅 September 18
📝 Registration: 8:30 a.m.
🏁 Events: 10 a.m.–2 p.m.

Come compete, cheer, volunteer, and celebrate athletes of all abilities! Interested in participating? Contact Coach Matt Paxton at [email protected]

08/26/2026

Ohio’s first deaf police officer serves in Highland Hills

08/25/2026

Due to construction in Yoctangee Park, the annual SOAG Advocacy Picnic will take place at Harmony Lake in Hillsboro. The picnic will be held on September 22 at 11:00 am.
The Highland County Board of Developmental Disabilities, is supplying hotdogs, buns, plates, water, and forks. Guests are asked to bring a side to share.

08/24/2026

08/20/2026

SOAG is thankful for its partnership with Advancing Abilities Day Program. We’ll be back at their Chillicothe facility on November 17 to discuss internet safety.

08/19/2026

🎨 Together, we advocate. We paint. We create. We build a better community!

Join Advancing Abilities for our monthly advocacy gathering—a welcoming space where everyone has a voice! We’ll connect, share ideas, create art, and inspire positive change together.

📅 Monday, September 14, 2026
⏰ Starting at noon
📍 Walnut Street Park, Waverly
🥨 Light snacks provided!

Come express yourself, meet new people, and help build a stronger, more inclusive community. Everyone is welcome! 💜

08/16/2026

We’re excited to announce the launch of a new all-terrain wheelchair lending program designed to expand trail access for visitors with disabilities, mobility challenges, or injuries. Thanks to the generous support of the Zion Forever Project, Zion now has an Extreme Motus all-terrain wheelchair available for free check-out!

Visitors interested in the program can come to the Zion Canyon Visitor Center to rent the Extreme Motus for the day. The chair is available on a first-come, first-served basis; we don’t take reservations.

For more information about the program, visit our website at go.nps.gov/motus

NPS Photo

08/09/2026