Council lauds community living project proposal
With a goal to enrich the lives others and create sustainable housing in the city for individuals with disabilities, Solon residents Ara and Leslie Bagdasarian made a presentation to City Council Monday. In turn, City officials lauded the “Solon Community Living,” non-profit, long term supportive living option for individuals with disabilities that will cost $3 million. More than 30 residents, many of whom have children with special needs, turned out in support of the project. The Bagdasarians, whose adult children Alex and Julie have Fragile X Syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes intellectual disability and cognitive impairment, have their set [...]
Solon council moves forward on project to provide housing for those with disabilities
SOLON, Ohio -- City Council has referred to the planning and law departments a preliminary proposal to provide a 10-unit, nonprofit, long-term living option for adults with disabilities on vacant city-owned land off Aurora Road and Portz Parkway. The “Solon Community Living” project was presented to council on May 20 by Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities member Ara Bagdasarian and his wife, Leslie, president of the Fragile X Alliance of Ohio support group. Living in Solon for more than 20 years, the Bagdasarians have both a son and daughter with Fragile X syndrome, a genetic disorder for which there [...]
Parents Have Mission to Create Longtime Home in City for Special Needs Individuals
When both of their children were diagnosed as toddlers with Fragile X Syndrome, a genetic disorder that causes intellectual disability and cognitive impairment, Ara and Leslie Bagdasarian embraced a lifelong mission. "There was a clock ticking in the back of our heads," said Mr. Bagdasarian of Solon. Their children Julie, now 27, and Alex, 25, would have no siblings. They considered what life would be like for their children after the couple passed away. "That's what keeps me up at night," Mr. Bagdasarian said. That has inspired the Bagdasarians to work toward ensuring that the Solon community in which they [...]
