<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><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> January 29, 2024 at 11:56:17 AM EST<br><b>To:</b> Dr.Carolyn.peters@gmail.com<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Invitation to Submit Public Comments for the Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE)</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="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 15px; margin: 1em 0 15px;"><strong>Invitation to Submit Public Comments for Vocational Rehabilitation Policies</strong></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 15px; margin: 0 0 15px;">Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) is inviting you to comment on the following <em>DRAFT </em>Vocational Rehabilitation policies:</p>
<p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 15px; margin: 0 0 15px;"><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.zqyMwtRpo2rCVh5BgWDpXU4zv2ZPRQld-RYF_tyUbZw/s/1427219097/br/236163277508-l" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #1D5782;">80-VR-08 - Individualized Plan for Employment (IPE) Policy</a></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 15px; margin: 0 0 15px;"><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.CjTOSHkTcbCzW_BZzKDo8GIPPDvzsyzHpYMkQk-cz2o/s/1427219097/br/236163277508-l" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #1D5782;">80-VR-16 Self-Employment Policy</a></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 15px; margin: 0 0 15px;">The draft policies are written in compliance with:</p>
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<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 15px; margin-top: 0px;">Ohio Revised Code (ORC) 3304.15, 3304.16;</li>
<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 15px;">Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) 3304-2-54, 3304-2-56, 3304-2-59, 3304-2-60, 3304-2-61, 3304-2-62, 3304-2-66;</li>
<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 15px;">Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 361.5, 361.22, 361.40, 361.43, 361.45, 361.46, 361.47, 361.48, 361.49, 361.52, 361.53, 361.57;</li>
<li style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px;">Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) of 2014.</li>
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<p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 15px; margin: 0 0 15px;"><strong>Submission of Public Comments</strong></p>
<p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 15px; margin: 0 0 15px;">Comments should be emailed to <a href="mailto:OOD.PolicyPublicComment@ood.ohio.gov" target="_blank" title="OOD VR Policy Email Address" rel="noopener" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #1D5782;">OOD.PolicyPublicComment@ood.ohio.gov</a> during the comment period which begins <strong>Monday, January 29, 2024 </strong>and ends <strong>Friday, February 12</strong><strong>, 2024</strong>. Along with your comments, please include the policy name and number in the subject of the email.</p>
<p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; line-height: 1.4; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 15px; margin: 0 0 15px;">The OOD Policy Public Comment mailbox is specifically used to collect OOD policy feedback only. If you have questions or comments about a specific VR case, please contact the closest regional <a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.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.Ls0Ck0eRYF95PbRzt_5yUnJ65AyGqgk9A1LusEcS2kg/s/1159417982/br/222426274421-l" target="_blank" title="Find a VR Office" rel="noopener" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; -ms-text-size-adjust: 100%; color: #1D5782;">VR office</a>. </p>
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<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="1"><span style="color: windowtext;">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) 2023, OOD received $105,851,906 in federal funds. Funds appropriated by the State covered 21.3 % of the total costs, or $28,648,610. Of these federal funds, $15,877,786 is set aside for Pre-ETS.</span></font><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="1"><span style="color: windowtext;"> </span></font></p>
<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="1"><span style="color: windowtext;">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 2023, OOD received $301,051 for SE Youth with a Disability, and State appropriated funds paid the remaining 10%, or $33,450 of the total costs. In FFY 2023, OOD received $301,051 in regular SE grant funds.</span></font></p>
<p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="1"><span style="color: windowtext;">For the purposes of the Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who are Blind (OIB) Program, the federal grant received from DOE in FFY 2023 paid 90% of the total costs incurred under the program. In FFY 2023, OOD received $1,159,083 in federal grant funds. Funds appropriated by the State paid the 10% required match, or $128,787 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 2023. In FFY 2023, OOD received $645,712 in federal grant funds. Funds appropriated by the State paid the 10% required match, or $71,746 of the total costs incurred under the IL Program.</span></font></p>
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