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Elizabeth Sammons

Week of June 10

Did you know?

Clarisa Vollmar is not quite one year old but already has a worldwide
Facebook following of more than 30,000 fans. They are keeping up with her as
she grows, learns, and explores her world as a DeafBlind baby.  Link to the
article: http://mentalfloss.com/article/80906/raising-deafblind-baby

Link to Facebook post
https://www.facebook.com/mentalflossmagazine/posts/10154206861857365

A coming-of-age documentary about a man with autism is set to debut at
theaters across the country this summer.
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A television advertisement featuring a couple talking about raising their
toddler with a disability is hitting the airwaves in battleground states as
the presidential race heats up.
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 Opportunities

The Center for Disability Empowerment invites veterans with disabilities to
its Veterans Helping Veterans event June 15, 7-8:30PM. Join us at North
Broadway United Methodist Church, 48 E. North Broadway, Columbus. Topic:
"Getting Out of the Box," to help vets reach out to others, get out of their
comfort zone, and serve the greater community. Light refreshments will be
provided, as well as good company and meaningful connections. Please RSVP to
mortland.cde at gmail.com. Accommodations available upon request. Questions?
(614) 575-8055. 

Celebrate Fathers with Disabilities! Live Twitter Chat Friday, June 17th 3pm
ET Hosted by the Disabled Parenting Project @disparenting. See  #DPPDadsDay

If you missed the May Twitter chat to celebrate mothers with disabilities,
check out our storify
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The Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities offers 2 identical webinar
sessions on IO Waiver Nursing, June 14, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and June 21 2 p.m.
to 3 p.m. These sessions will be helpful for providers as well as
individuals and their family members to understand when and how nursing
services could be authorized. Use the below link to register for the webinar
of your choice. 

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/rt/4429980002122502146> .

The below Activities are open to anyone with Limb-Loss, their care givers
and families. 

Friday - Sunday , June 17th - 19th  WATER SPORTS WEEKEND 

TAASC Adventure Center 6000 Harriott Drive, Powell, Ohio 43065
614-389-3921

Saturday, June 18th 9:00 am - 11:00 am  Bird Watching & Pontoon Boat Ride

Indian Village Outdoor Education Center (Boat Dock) 3200 Indian Village Rd.,
Columbus, OH 43221  

Tuesday, June 21st   6 pm - 8 pm 

REIKI  Clinic  Reiki Center, 1540 W. Fifth Ave., Columbus, Ohio 43212 

Contact Linda Haley, RMT  614-486-8323

Saturday, June 25th 8:30 am - 11:30 am HORSE BACK RIDING

Discovery Riders  -  5850 State Route 292, Zanesville, Ohio 43360
937-935-6545

Learn more/attend fifth annual Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health
National Summit, July 13, National Press Club, Washington, D.C. The Summit
will include a variety of presentations related to this year's theme,
"Vision to Action: Collaborating Around a National Strategy," featuring
recommendations and strategies set forth in a new National Academies of
Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Health and Medicine Division report on
public health approaches to reduce vision impairment and promote eye health.
<http://www.preventblindness.org/content/focus-eye-health-national-summit

To register or for more information visit
<http://www.preventblindness.org/content/focus-eye-health-national-summit>  

or call (800) 331-2020.

Resources

Ohio is one of only three states to achieve initial approval of its
statewide home and community based services transition plan from the federal
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). In 2014, CMS implemented new
regulations to ensure that individuals receiving services and supports
through Medicaid HCBS programs are assured full access to community living,
and required all states to submit a transition plan with actions to ensure
compliance with the new regulations. After an extensive stakeholder process,
Ohio Medicaid submitted a final HCBS transition plan that CMS initially
approved. Final federal approval will follow the completion of several
activities required in the plan.

Press Release
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Learn about how Assistive Technology (AT) can follow people with
disabilities from secondary school to post-secondary education, vocational
rehabilitation and employment. Download LEADing to Employment Information
Brief: Funding for Assistive Technology - Transitioning from Secondary
School to VR and Work
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Copies of Hearing Health Care for Adults: Priorities for Improving Access
and Affordability are available from the National Academies Press on the
Internet at http://www.nap.edu <http://www.nap.edu/>  

or by calling 202-334-3313 or 1-800-624-6242.  

This roughly one-hour keynote address highlights job seekers who are blind
and how they can improve their shot at employment. 

Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_vo7TQ762U

Check out these educational resources for medical students and professionals
on disability awareness, cultural competence and compliance with the ADA.
The program includes two 20 minute films (one on physical disability, the
other on developmental/intellectual disability) and a training curriculum
with extensive links to resources. This link describes the two training
films, and links to the free down-loadable curriculum:
https://wid.org/2016/01/08/access-to-medical-care-dvd-training/

Reminders

The Eldercare Locator, a service of the U.S. Administration on Aging, helps
seniors and families identify local resources for financial assistance,
health care, home modifications, and more.  See 

 <http://www.eldercare.gov> www.eldercare.gov  or  call 1-800-677-1116
weekdays 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.

The FCC provides this chart of regions where call centers are capable of
receiving 911 texts. See Text-to-911 Regions. In the meantime the FCC urges
people not to rely on text-to-911, and to continue using the relay and TTY
technology currently in place. 

 http://transition.fcc.gov/cgb/text-to-911-deployments.pdf. 

See Also: Text-to-911 Informational Video

http://www.fcc.gov/text-to-911

BSVI has updated and posted its annual compilation of Vision Loss and
Hearing Loss Resources. The document primarily contains Internet links and
other information on general resources, Advocacy Groups , Media and
Communications Access, Hearing Aid Assistance, Learning Resources and other
information. The resources are divided as useful for deafness, blindness and
deaf/blind community members. This is a downloadable Word document
accessible to screen reader users.  

http://www.ood.ohio.gov/Portals/0/VR/Vision%20Loss%20and%20Hearing%20Loss%20
Resources.docx 

Deaf Ohio Resources:
http://ood.ohio.gov/Programs/Community-Centers-for-the-Deaf/Deaf-Ohio-Resour
ces     compiles a wealth of local resources gathered by combining
information from the Community Centers for the Deaf (CCDs) around Ohio.
Resources on advocacy organizations, communication methods, Deaf culture,
education, health, technology, and other relevant areas are  all  in a
searchable excel document.

Elizabeth L. Sammons

Program Administrator

Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Agency

Tel. 614.438.1260