[Ohio-Talk] FW: BSVI Bulletin for June/July, 2021

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From: Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities <ood.ohio at public.govdelivery.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2021 9:40 AM
To: Smith, JW <smithj at ohio.edu>
Subject: BSVI Bulletin for June/July, 2021

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June/July, 2021

Welcome!
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BSVI news and updates

Welcome to another edition of the BSVI Bulletin! We hope you are all staying safe and well! In this edition of our newsletter, we'll share some info about Braille displays, and some background on Global Accessibility Awareness Day. But first, here are some updates from BSVI which have occurred since we last connected.

Staff Announcement

We are excited to announce that Allison Meloy began working with the BSVI team in a temporary working level as a Vocational Rehabilitation Program Administrator on June 7, 2021. Allison comes to us with a wide range of experience in the rehabilitation and blindness fields. She has been with OOD for over 2 years, most recently in the Cincinnati office as a BSVI counselor. Prior to moving to Ohio, she was a VR supervisor with the California Department of Rehabilitation for nearly 3 years. She also has about 6.5 years of combined experience as a VR counselor for California's BSVI equivalent  and for the Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services in Pittsburgh, PA. She has a Master's degree in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Bachelor's Degree in English and Music from Chatham University. Originally from Pittsburgh, Allison now lives with her husband in the Cincinnati area.

Allison fills a role which was recently vacated by Katie Frederick. We extend our heart-felt thanks to Katie for all the contributions she made to VSVI while she was part of our team. We wish her all the best in her future endeavors.

Braille display choices

Individuals who use Braille displays on computers and mobile devices currently have a number of choices available at varying price points. Each display has its own unique feature set which you can explore by clicking on the link for each display. While this list does not represent every Braille Display available today, it should be a good starting point if you or someone you know is in the market for one.

APH Manis Q40: A 40 cell display with a QWERTY keyboard, developed in partnership with Humanware<https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flnks.gd%2Fl%2FeyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMTA3MTUuNDMyNTM5NzEiLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5hcGgub3JnL3Byb2R1Y3QvbWFudGlzLXE0MC8ifQ.5L2xQFell2D-OQOUtIHnYv78KIRQBQXf8tHt4QA01dE%2Fs%2F924589850%2Fbr%2F109370129289-l&data=04%7C01%7Csmithj%40ohio.edu%7C6c36dd41f06c4e67a1b308d947af81c5%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637619641579251729%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=IO%2FLBDmTljjv6gyiAU469SMcFn0rYXMewOG4%2B1DDckU%3D&reserved=0>

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Global Accessibility Awareness Day

Thursday, May 20, 2021, marked the tenth Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD).

The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access/inclusion and people with different disabilities. The day was celebrated by both accessibility and mainstream focused technology companies. Below are some highlights of how some companies marked the day, and some more info on GAAD's history.

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highlights upcoming accessibility related software improvements which Apple previewed to mark the day.

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Highlights their ongoing and upcoming accessibility initiatives, as well as projects from other companies.

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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) 2020, OOD received $103,332,949 in federal funds. Funds appropriated by the State covered 21.3 % of the total costs, or $27,966,859.  Of these federal funds, $15,499,942 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 2020, OOD received $369,584 for SE Youth with a Disability, and State appropriated funds paid the remaining 10%, or $41,065 of the total costs.  In FFY 2020, OOD received $369,584 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 2020 paid 90% of the total costs incurred under the program. In FFY 2020, OOD received $1,148,413 in federal grant funds. Funds appropriated by the State paid over the 10% required match, or $127,601 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 2020. In FFY 2020, OOD received $641,721 in federal grant funds. Funds appropriated by the State paid over the 10% of the match required or $71,302 of the total costs incurred under the IL Program.

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