<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div dir="ltr">Reverent Dr. Carolyn Peters, National Federation Of The Blind, Ohio, affiliate, vice president, 937-657-5134,<div>Dr.Carolyn.peters@gmail.com </div><div></div><div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities <ood.ohio@public.govdelivery.com><br><b>Date:</b> August 29, 2023 at 2:14:19 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> Dr.Carolyn.peters@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Creating a Workplace Culture that Supports Disability Disclosure</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> ood.ohio@public.govdelivery.com<br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<p style="text-align: center; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 15px; margin: 0 0 15px;" align="center"><strong>10 a.m. - 11 a.m.</strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 15px; margin: 0 0 15px;" align="justify">This event is hosted through Microsoft Teams Webinar. <strong>P<strong>re-registration is required to attend</strong></strong>. <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vZXZlbnRzLmdjYy50ZWFtcy5taWNyb3NvZnQuY29tL2V2ZW50L2FlMTMwN2I2LWMyN2YtNDcyYi05N2VhLTI3ZmRlOTJmNzJlZEA1MGY4ZmNjNC05NGQ4LTRmMDctODRlYi0zNmVkNTdjN2M4YTIiLCJidWxsZXRpbl9pZCI6IjIwMjMwODI5LjgxODE3NTYxIn0.TjZR3srq2Y-ogyCpSVGuqli_6FN8XZwdrGTL4Ql1EVo/s/1427219097/br/224972587147-l" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #1D5782;">Please visit the registration site and complete a brief form.</a> Once you have completed the registration form, you will receive an email that includes the link to join the event and add it to your calendar.</p>
<p style="text-align: justify; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 15px; margin: 0 0 15px;" align="justify">OOD is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its services, activities, and programs in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other applicable laws. To request an accommodation based on a disability, please email <a href="mailto:Chris.glover@ood.ohio.gov" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #1D5782;">Chris Glover</a> by September 14, 2023.</p>
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<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="1"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt;">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) 2022, OOD received $103,630,848 in federal funds. Funds appropriated by the State covered 21.3 % of the total costs, or $28,047,485. Of these federal funds, $15,544,627 is set aside for Pre-ETS.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt;">F<font size="1">or 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 2022, OOD received $603,568 for SE Youth with a Disability, and State appropriated funds paid the remaining 10%, or $60,357 of the total costs. In FFY 2022, OOD received $603,568 in regular SE grant funds.</font></span></font></p>
<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="1"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt;">For purposes of the Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who are Blind (OIB) Program, the federal grant received from DOE in FFY 2022 paid 90% of the total costs incurred under the program. In FFY 2022, OOD received $1,139,118 in federal grant funds. Funds appropriated by the State paid over the 10% required match, or $126,569 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 2022. In FFY 2022, OOD received $632,008 in federal grant funds. Funds appropriated by the State paid over the 10% of the match required or $70,223 of the total costs incurred under the IL Program.</span></font></p>
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