[Ohio-Talk] EXT: Re: Ohio) - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran DeWine visited with students at Oxford Elementary School in Cleveland Heights

[Andra Stover]

Yes, I believe we should.

On Sun, May 19, 2024 at 12:12 PM marianne denning via Ohio-Talk <
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> I would love to see blind students participate in the white cane day and a
> real push for school activities in October.
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> *Subject:* [Ohio-Talk] Ohio) - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and First Lady
> Fran DeWine visited with students at Oxford Elementary School in Cleveland
> Heights
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> Ohio,
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> I have a question?
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> Do you think that the NFB or other networks should be included for those
> students who may not benefit from glasses; to understand that their
> educational experience will be just as important?
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> Here is the article.
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> (CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio) — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and First Lady Fran
> DeWine visited with students at Oxford Elementary School in Cleveland
> Heights today as they received new prescription eyeglasses that will allow
> them to see and learn more clearly.
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> “These students are seeing a whole new world than they were just a few
> moments ago, it’s truly a life-changing experience,” said Governor DeWine.
> “By helping our children see their best, we also help them to read their
> best and learn their best.”
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> The glasses were provided by the Vision to Learn program, a nonprofit that
> works with schools to provide vision screenings, eye exams, and glasses to
> students in high-need communities to help them thrive in the classroom.
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> The program expanded to serve schools in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio this
> spring. At Oxford Elementary School, 265 students were screened for vision
> difficulties, with 74 being prescribed glasses.
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> Today’s event marked the first wave of students to receive glasses. All
> prescriptions are expected to be filled in the coming weeks.
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> “Experts tell us that 80 percent of a child’s learning comes through their
> sense of sight,” said Governor DeWine. “Fortunately, we have leaders who
> are doing innovative work to help connect more students with supports like
> eye exams and glasses. These models are making a real difference. Now, it
> is time to bring these proven solutions to more schools and more
> communities across Ohio.”
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> Vision to Learn will be teaming up with Sight for All United in the coming
> school year to begin assisting more students in the Cleveland area. Sight
> for All United shares a similar goal of eliminating barriers to sight for
> young students throughout Ohio, especially those in areas with limited
> access to eye care options.
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> CHILDREN'S VISION STRIKE FORCE
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> In his recent State of the State Address, Governor DeWine referenced the
> work of Sight for All United to provide vision supports to students in the
> Mahoning Valley. During his address, he announced plans to form a
> Children’s Vision Strike Force to scale these types of models statewide and
> provide schools with the technical assistance they need to implement
> similar programs.
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> Following today’s event at Oxford Elementary School, Governor DeWine
> announced the members of the new strike force.
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> Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Director Bruce Vanderhoff, M.D., MBA, will
> serve as chair. Other members represent a cross-section of experts in the
> eye care and education fields, as well as vision advocacy leaders and state
> policymakers.
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> Members of the Children’s Vision Strike Force include:
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> ·          Bruce Vanderhoff, M.D., MBA, Director, Ohio Department of
> Health (Chair)
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> ·          Sergul Erzurum, M.D., Co-Founder & Board President, Sight for
> All United; Vision to Learn Ohio Advisory Board Member
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> ·          Shane Foster, O.D., Athens Eye Care Mobile Clinic; Chair,
> Vision to Learn Ohio Advisory Board; and Immediate Past President, Ohio
> Optometric Association
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> ·          Jeffrey J. Walline, O.D., PhD, Acting Dean, The Ohio State
> University College of Optometry
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> ·          Stephen D. Dackin, Director, Ohio Department of Education and
> Workforce
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> ·          Kara Wente, Director, Ohio Department of Children and Youth
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> ·          Maureen Corcoran, M.S. Ed., Director, Ohio Department of
> Medicaid
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> ·          Anne Gonzales, Executive Director, Ohio Vision Professionals
> Board
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> ·          Dion Manley, Board Member, Gahanna-Jefferson City Schools;
> Optician
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> ·          Paul Imhoff, Ed.D., Director of Government Relations, Buckeye
> Association of School Administrators
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> ·          Elizabeth Muckley, O.D., CEO and Executive Director, Ohio
> Optometric Association
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> ·          Walker Motley, M.S., M.D., Ohio Ophthalmological Society,
> Cincinnati Children’s Pediatric Ophthalmologist
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> ·          Amy Pulles, CEO, Prevent Blindness Ohio
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> According to an ODH survey, in the 2022-2023 school year, more than 93,000
> Ohio students were referred for a follow-up examination after receiving
> vision screenings at their schools. Of those students, only about 17,000
> had a follow-up exam. It is estimated that at least 35,000 students who
> needed glasses did not receive them.
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> The ODH survey asked caregivers what kept them from providing their
> children with follow-up eye care. The barriers they listed included a lack
> of time, lack of insurance, lack of transportation, or a lack of providers
> in their area.
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> The strike force is tasked with overcoming those barriers, building off
> the successful efforts of several local organizations involved in this
> work, and scaling up to ensure a statewide reach.
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> “I am looking forward to getting to work with this talented group of
> professionals to deliver strategies and solutions that will ensure we
> fulfill our mission,” Dr. Vanderhoff said. “We will work at a rapid pace to
> find a pathway toward our ultimate goal of ensuring that every Ohio student
> who needs glasses can get glasses.”
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> The strike force will have its initial meeting on June 3 and plans to meet
> at least monthly after that, with workgroups addressing specific issues
> between strike force meetings.
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