<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Annette Lutz<div>President</div><div>Capital Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio</div><div>614-288-4323</div><div>President.capital.nfboh@gmail.com</div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Everyday we raise the expectations of blind people because we know that low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want, blindness is not what holds you back. </span></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities <ood.ohio@public.govdelivery.com><br><b>Date:</b> April 27, 2026 at 10:53:56\u202fAM EDT<br><b>To:</b> president.capital.nfboh@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Accessible Ohio Feedback Forum</b><br><br></div><div dir="ltr">\ufeff
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<img class="govd_template_image" src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/OHOOD/2025/09/12257826/6401633/feedback-forum_crop.png" style="width: 580px; height: auto; -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic; line-height: 1; outline: none; text-decoration: none; max-width: 100%; border: none;" alt="Accessible Ohio Feedback Forum graphic with several raised hands holding comment icons" width="580" height="222" data-unique-identifier=""><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; color: #000000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13px; text-align: left; margin: 1em 0 13px;" align="left">Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) invites you to share your ideas for the Accessible Ohio program. Please join us for the Accessible Ohio Feedback Forum on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at 10 a.m.</p>
<p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; color: #000000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13px; text-align: left; margin: 0 0 13px;" align="left">Accessible Ohio reinforces Governor Mike DeWine\u2019s Executive Order which established Ohio as a disability inclusion state and a model employer of individuals with disabilities. Our team\u2019s mission is to prioritize accessibility from the start, promote inclusiveness, and ensure everyone can experience Ohio in an equitable way. Accessible Ohio is a resource for Ohio\u2019s businesses, communities, venues, attractions, and employers by providing consultations, education, and resources.</p>
<p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; color: #000000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 13px; text-align: left; margin: 0 0 13px;" align="left">Join us to provide valuable feedback as we share updates about our services. We seek your input as we strive to make Ohio more accessible and inclusive for all.</p>
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<p><font size="1">Programs provided by Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) are funded, in whole or in part, with federal grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). For purposes of the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program, including Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS), OOD received 78.7% of its funding through the DOE VR grant. In federal fiscal year (FFY) 2025, OOD received $177,897,297 in federal funds. Funds appropriated by the state covered 21.3% of the total costs, or $48,147,553. Of these federal funds, $26,684,595 is set aside for Pre-ETS.</font></p>
<p><font size="1">For purposes of the Works4Me Program, OOD received 100% of its funding through the DOE Disability Innovation Fund grant. In FFY 2025, OOD received $1,793,225 for this Program.</font></p>
<p><font size="1">For purposes of the Supported Employment (SE) Program, the DOE SE grant funded 90% of the costs for this Program up to the grant amount and 100% of the costs of the regular Supported Employment Program up to the grant amount. In FFY 2025, OOD received $446,137 for SE Youth with a Disability, and state-appropriated funds paid the remaining 10%, or $49,571 of the total costs. In FFY 2025, OOD received $446,137 in regular SE grant funds.</font></p>
<p><font size="1">For purposes of the Independent Living Services Older Blind (ILOB) Program, the federal grant received from DOE in FFY 2025 paid 90% of the total costs incurred under the Program. In FFY 2025, OOD received $1,129,124 in federal grant funds. Funds appropriated by the state paid the 10% required match, or $125,458 of the total costs incurred under the ILOB Program. For purposes of the Independent Living (IL) Program, the federal grant received from HHS paid 90% of the total costs incurred in FFY 2025. In FFY 2025, OOD received $640,682 in federal grant funds. Funds appropriated by the state paid the 10% required match, or $71,187 of the total costs incurred under the IL Program.</font></p>
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