[Ohio-Talk] FW: Dr. Scopas Poggo Thrives in His Career

Sat Aug 22 22:21:29 UTC 2020

Correction. Too often many blind people don't receive support they need to
continue working.

Once again thanks dr. Smith for a great article.

William

On Sat, Aug 22, 2020, 6:15 PM William Turner <turnerw794 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Dr Smith this is a great article. Too often lying people are not
> encouraged to continue working when they begin to lose their sight. It's
> great to see this gentleman receive the support that he needed and he is
> still being succesful.
>
> William Turner
> National Federation of the blind of Ohio Board of Directors. Cleveland
> chapter vice president
>
> On Sat, Aug 22, 2020, 5:24 PM Cheryl Fields via Ohio-Talk <
> ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
>> JW, thank you for this article! Sharing it with a friend that is a
>> professor at the University of Toledo and losing her vision. I’m sure this
>> will be uplifting for her. Have a great day!
>>
>> Cheryl E. Fields
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>> > On Aug 22, 2020, at 10:51 AM, Smith, JW via Ohio-Talk <
>> ohio-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> >
>> > Another good one see below.
>> >
>> > From: Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities <
>> ood.ohio at public.govdelivery.com>
>> > Sent: Friday, August 21, 2020 9:28 AM
>> > To: jwsmithblind at gmail.com
>> > Subject: Dr. Scopas Poggo Thrives in His Career
>> >
>> > Dr. Scopas Poggo Thrives in His Career;Bureau of Services for the
>> Visually Impaired; OOD Continues to Assist Job Seekers
>> >
>> >
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>> > Dr. Scopas Poggo Thrives in His Career
>> > [Photo of African -American gentleman, Dr. Scopas]
>> >
>> > Dr. Scopas Poggo at his office.
>> >
>> > Dr. Scopas Poggo was used to living with a visual disability. Born with
>> night blindness, he made a point of completing primary schoolwork before
>> dark in his native Sudan. "My parents taught me not to complain - to do
>> what I can," Scopas explained. Later as an adult, while working on his
>> Ph.D. in History at the University of California, Santa Barbara, his
>> peripheral vision began to decrease.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > In 1999, Scopas accepted a position with The Ohio State University's
>> Department of African American and African Studies. He sought out a smaller
>> campus, and the Mansfield location fit the bill. "It's a great
>> responsibility to be of service on the campus and in the community," Scopas
>> said.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Scopas was diagnosed with glaucoma in 2001 and had laser surgery to
>> reduce pressure. Even with medication therapy, he continued to experience
>> eye floaters (spots in his vision), causing his eyes to hurt and tire.
>> Scopas' disability continued to progress, and he notified the university
>> that he needed assistance beginning in 2004. He was provided with a student
>> assistant and encouraged to get ideas from staff with Student Disability
>> Services. They suggested Scopas reach out to Opportunities for Ohioans with
>> Disabilities (OOD). The late Sue Steinhour, OOD Vocational Rehabilitation
>> Counselor, introduced Scopas to assistive technology to help navigate
>> reading computer screens and students' assignments.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > By 2008, Scopas was finding it difficult to read fine print and was
>> becoming increasingly concerned because he was working on publishing a
>> book, a key for earning tenure at the university. "I got ZoomText, and I
>> was overjoyed because I could do my work," Scopas said. His book "The First
>> Sudanese Civil War: Africans, Arabs, and Israelis in the Southern Sudan,
>> 1955-1972," was published in 2009 by Palgrave Macmillan. Scopas earned
>> tenure, resulting in promotion from Assistant Professor to Associate
>> Professor. His book continues to be used as a textbook for African Studies
>> worldwide.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > As Scopas' vision continued to decrease, he and the Dean implemented
>> creative solutions, including students using audible clickers instead of
>> raising hands in the classroom. He begins every course by explaining his
>> disability and requesting students to introduce themselves as they approach
>> him on campus.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Scopas reconnected with OOD during the past year. Working with Katelyn
>> Glembot, OOD Sr. Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Scopas received
>> upgraded technology to maintain independence on campus. OrCam, a wearable
>> assistive technology, helps Scopas by audibly conveying visual information.
>> The small device magnetically mounts to his glasses and reads text,
>> recognizes faces, identifies objects, and responds to voice commands.
>> Scopas stressed how valuable the device has been for him in reading
>> historical documents that cannot be scanned. Training was provided by
>> Tiehan Liu with Ohio Job Connection.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Currently, Scopas is on a sabbatical to focus on writing his second
>> book, "Voices of War and Peace in the Sudan, 1955-2018," as well as a
>> chapter for an Oxford University Press encyclopedia. In his free time,
>> Scopas works on his autobiography, which details his experience with OOD so
>> that others with visual disabilities are aware of the available support.
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>> > CNN, 8-19-20
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>> > How Entertainment Professionals with Disabilities are Fighting for
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>> > Los Angeles Times, 8-18-20
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>> > WSYX, 8-17-20
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>> 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) 2019,
>> OOD received $99,548,657 in federal funds. Funds appropriated by the State
>> covered 21.3 % of the total costs, or $26,942,648.  Of these federal funds,
>> $14,932,299 is set aside for Pre-ETS. For purposes of the Supported
>> Employment (SE) Program, the DOE SE grant funded 90% of the costs for the
>> Supported Employment for Youth with a Disability Program up to the grant
>> amount and 100% of the costs of regular Supported Employment program costs
>> up to the grant amount. In FFY 2019, OOD received $297,857 for SE Youth
>> with a Disability and State appropriated funds paid a small amount more
>> than the remaining 10% or $33,192 of the total costs.  In FFY 2019, OOD
>> received $297,857 in regular SE grant funds. For purposes of the
>> Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who are Blind (OIB)
>> Program, the federal grant received from DOE in FFY 2019 paid 90% of the
>> total costs incurred under the program. In FFY 2019, OOD received
>> $1,153,208 in federal grant funds. Funds appropriated by the State paid
>> over the 10% required match or $130,000 of the total costs incurred under
>> the OIB program.For purposes of the Independent Living (IL) Program, the
>> federal grant received from HHS paid 90% of the total costs incurred in FFY
>> 2019. In FFY 2019, OOD received funding of $640,571. Funds appropriated by
>> the State paid 10% or $71,175 of the total costs incurred under the IL
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