 James Clinkscale, Diversity & Inclusion Manager, and Kelly Jordan, Business Sourcing Analyst, conduct Windmills training on Wednesday
In partnership with the Department of
Administrative Services (DAS) Human Resources Division, OOD offered disability
awareness training to human resources administrators and Equal Employment Opportunity
(EEO) officers from State of Ohio agencies this past Wednesday.
The sessions focused on the role human resources and EEO personnel can
play in reducing barriers during the application and employment process for
people with disabilities seeking state positions.
This training was a specific recommendation of Governor
John Kasich’s Workforce Integration Taskforce (WIT) which was charged with making
recommendations aimed at reducing barriers to employment for Ohioans with
vision, hearing or combined vision/hearing loss.
Among other activities, morning and afternoon groups
participated in a brainstorming session called “Pick a Disability.” This involves a hypothetical situation of selecting
one disability to take on for the rest of one’s life, and choosing another disability
to avoid at all costs. Participants
voice their perceptions of the selected disabilities, which reveal thinking and
knowledge patterns around specific physical or invisible limitations. Afer, the words participants offer in
describing their image of specific disabilities are discussed in the context of
the hiring and workplace setting.
This "Pick a Disability" module is one of about a
dozen that are part of a program known as Windmills, a training focused on the attitudes
and perceptions we hold of people with disabilities, and how these affect
interactions in the workplace. OOD’s
Business Engagement Unit provides Windmills training to employers around Ohio, upon
request. The interactive program enhances
awareness of cultural diversity, examines personal attitudes and biases toward
people with disabilities, and provides information to better understand the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Visit
our webpage at http://ood.ohio.gov/employers
for inquiries. For a short history of
the Windmills program and a summary of modules, see http://damonbrooks.com/windmills-modules/#content
The Workforce Integration Task Force Report is available
online at http://www.ood.ohio.gov/Portals/0/News%20and%20Press%20Releases/Workforce%20Integration%20Task%20Force%20Report%20FINAL%2012302014%20Web.pdf
(PDF version) or download the text only and BRF formats here: http://www.ood.ohio.gov/Portals/0/WITFinalReport12302014%20Accessible.zip
At OOD, we believe strongly in customer choice and
transparency. We understand that the
people we serve expect and deserve to have access to the information they need
to make an informed decisions for themselves and their loved ones. It is with this in mind that we have been
working to develop an online search tool and provider scorecard to bring
increased transparency and informed choice to the process of choosing a
provider.
We are proud to announce that OOD will be launching our
new online Provider Search tool Tuesday, January 19th. This online tool will allow staff and
vocational rehabilitation (VR) participants to research available providers in
their area. Searches can be targeted by a
specific VR service, or by county, city, address, provider type (i.e.
Employment First) or provider name.
The OOD Community Rehabilitation Program (CRP) Scorecards
will also be part of this new tool. The
scorecards will enable participants, VR Staff, and CRPs to review provider scorecards, which offer demographic information on who the
provider serves in terms of disability type, geographic area, etc. If a CRP provides job development services,
there will also be information about placements (top occupations and average
time to place an individual in a job).
Scorecards will be updated twice a year, with scorecards for new
providers added during these updates.
Informational sessions for providers will include a
demonstration of the tool and a Q&A with Jim Gears, as well as information on
the new Provider Management Program (PMP) that the CRPs now use to maintain their
information and provider agreements.
Provider Informational Sessions
The Division of Disability Determinations (DDD) would like to congratulate
our quarterly award recipients who are recognized for their superior
performance, ability to be customer focused, inventiveness, creativity, teamwork,
and leadership skills.
Mary Walcutt (DCA3)
Kim Bavis (DCS)
Jeff Miller (DCS)
Don Solt (DCS)
Jenny Fleming (DCS)
Heather Wright (DCA2)
Teresa Mercurio (DCA3)
Jennifer Leeper (DCA2)
Ameenah Joseph (DCA2)
Jennifer Smith (DCA2)
Nicole Martin (DCA3)
Rebecca Sprang (DCA2)
Amy Nelson (DCA3)
Bethany Burke (OA3)
Karen Heibutski (DCS)
Khalilah Breathett (DCA2)
Kim Robertson (DCA3)
Kurt Dickman (DCA3)
Jaime McVay (DC Supervisor)
Amy Wobser (DC Supervisor)
Scott Maietta (DC Supervisor)
Kristen Caldwell (DC Supervisor)
Michelle Rinehart (DC Supervisor)
Justin Helinski (DC Supervisor)
As part of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity
Act (WIOA), states are required to submit a combined workforce plan. This week, Ohio released its draft of the
Combined State Plan for a 30-day public comment period. The plan aligns a number of the state’s
largest workforce programs, including vocational rehabilitation, behind one strategic vision to better connect
businesses to qualified workers (including workers with disabilities). Public
forums will run January 26-28 at various venues throughout the state.
To view the draft plan, offer comment, or
register for an upcoming public hearing, visit: http://workforce.ohio.gov/Initiatives/CombinedStatePlan.aspx
Vocational
Rehabilitation
Current
FFY2016
Individuals in Job Ready
Status: 3,606 2,011
(For county level information
and map visit our
website)
Individuals Employed: 1,846 1,855
(Employed, not yet successfully
closed)
Successful Closures: 2,104
(Employed for over 90 days,
case closed successfully)
Disability Determination
(FFY2016 as of 01/01/16)
Applications
Received: 54,917
Determinations: 58,136
Productivity Per Work
Year (PPWY)
375.8
(Total number of cases
processed divided
by the number of work
years funded)
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