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We have seen tremendous success with our Employment First
Partnership with the Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD). Through
Employment First, DODD and OOD partnered to embed 25 vocational rehabilitation
counselors in facility-based programs throughout the state to provide
vocational counseling and employment services to help individuals transition to
competitive, integrated employment.
Since the program’s inception there have been 2,234
applicants and 1,801 individual employment plans (IEPs) written, which has
resulted in 364 individual job placements (226 successful rehabs, 90 days of
stable employment, and 138 individuals in employed status, working but have yet
to reach the 90 day criteria).
We will continue to provide services through the Employment
First Partnership and look forward to the ongoing success of the program.
Photos from ADA 25th Anniversary Events around Ohio
From Toledo to Cincinnati, from Cleveland to Columbus,
Ohioans celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) throughout July.
With the marking of the formal anniversary on July 26th, we
bring to a close this month long focus on this significant milestone.
I wanted to say thank you to everyone who
participated in these celebrations and helped highlight the ADA’s impact and
continuing relevance in the lives of our friends, families, communities and
state. I hope we will continue to strive
to bring the spirit of the ADA with us in our work every day and accomplish
even more in the next twenty-five years.
Individuals in Job Ready Status* Statewide: 3,894
(For larger map and county details please click here)
 *Job Ready Status: Have received Vocational Rehabilitation services and are ready and seeking employment.
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