[Ohio-talk] Interesting figures

[Marianne Denning]

Eric, was all of the money returned for VR services?  I know there is
a match between the state and federal government.

On 5/22/15, Eric Duffy via Ohio-talk <ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Ohio
>
> In Ohio, the workforce participation rate of people with disabilities has
> remained fairly low at only 33.8%. Compare that number with the general
> population without disabilities who are employed at a rate of where 75.9%.
> There are 812,500 working age Ohioans with disabilities and of those who are
> vocational rehabilitation clients, 3,510 were able to find jobs. Governor
> John Kasich made Ohio an "Employment First" state by decree and there are
> several model programs, including Project SEARCH, which originated in Ohio.
> However, progress has been hampered by the fact that the state returned
> $18,215,538 to Washington. This hurts economic prospects for people with
> disabilities--especially the 50,300 Ohioans between the ages of 16 to 20 by
> not continuing to fund these vocational rehabilitation programs.
>
> For in-depth data on Ohio, disability, and employment click here
> <http://cp.mcafee.com/d/avndzgArhopjjod78VN4TsSej78L3HCzASej78L3D4joVcsyYehKr7cFI9Lnd79JnoBKcX8Y54j5GDQVsShcmGvjBPtZvsZZZ_HYqejhOqenS3hOVRXBQn4QujK--YqenPhPORQX8FGT7esG7DR8OJMddECS3hOrKrKr01SfBoHN2zIUX2yIFzKnMifBoG2ism-1Uuimr8igEsyyOUf7m73D7NUWPxEVLsQszNRDSww2494vFcWNCRgZ0aK2RN1kg4iQRwKCTsgq208EmF90V4So-24KJlrPZww2ydqE697DY01dLnd78VwSbwaAq81CfWlB0yq80pVyyhEwhod40Nfp_gQg1ahDPh00KQ9OwhDm1Ew6p4jh0cJSaQid40tY2NEwBcQgjGq80JZlz_d41ykOpEw3FkQx8-kVvgQg0ajGq805S4Ph015i1EwbCy2D-q80MjBkSyy-rvjwA4GyVpkQF>.
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Ohio-talk mailing list
> Ohio-talk at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> Ohio-talk:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/ohio-talk_nfbnet.org/marianne%40denningweb.com
>


-- 
Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
(513) 607-6053