 Rick and Doreen Schostek with their son Greg (center).
Rick and
Doreen, parents of 29-year-old Greg Schostek, are very excited that their son
is working and self-sufficient. Greg has autism. “It was a challenge to find a
job for Greg in the community and in a controlled environment,” said Rick. OOD
worked with Greg and his parents to find Greg a job in the laundry department
at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dublin. “He folds towels better than we do,” said
Rick. “Greg is task-oriented and this job is a great fit for him,” said Doreen.
The Schosteks say it was great working with OOD. "We always hoped that Greg would be able to be independent, and thanks to OOD, that's now a reality," said Rick. "OOD Counselor Melinda Wingard provided him with the
necessary resources and supports that helped him get a job in the community.” Greg lives on his own with a roommate and has a caregiver.
The
Schostek family will be featured in an upcoming OOD series of business relations videos.
For more information about OOD services, visit http://oodworks.com/.
 OOD Director Kevin Miller speaking at the Darke County Board of Developmental Disabilities’ inaugural March DD Awareness Breakfast and Employer/Volunteer Appreciation event.
OOD Director Kevin Miller was invited to speak at the
inaugural Darke County Developmental Disabilities (DD) Awareness Breakfast and Employer/Volunteer Appreciation event on Thursday. The breakfast, sponsored by the Darke County Board
of DD, was held in honor of March DD Awareness Month.
Darke DD Superintendent Mike Beasecker opened the event
with remarks about the tremendous progress being made in Darke County to help
individuals with developmental disabilities contribute to their community
through employment and volunteering opportunities. Several area businesses and
other partners were recognized for their role in supporting these connections.
Director Miller communicated the importance of hiring
individuals with disabilities and the benefits to the individual, the community
and the bottom line for businesses. The Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities Director John Martin also addressed the crowd and shared a personal story about respecting choices in how people are supported to live their lives. Darke County Economic Development Director
Mike Bowers concluded the round of speakers and shared how individuals with
disabilities play a vital role in the Darke County economy.
 OOD recently launched an e-learning training that provides a guided, hands-on learning experience to help make Word documents accessible for people with disabilities. Each lesson includes one or more narrated software demonstration that shows accessibility features and best practices for Microsoft Word. For more information on how to make Microsoft Word documents accessible for people with disabilities, visit http://ood.ohio.gov/accessibledocuments/index.html.
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Moments is a nonprofit that serves adults age 40+ in the central Ohio area who
are blind or experiencing vision loss. For more information, visit www.teachablemoments.us.
Vocational Rehabilitation
Current
FFY2017
Individuals in Job Ready
Status: 3,215 3,060
For county level
information
& map, visit our website.
Individuals Employed:
1,956
2,476
Employed, not yet
successfully closed
Successful Closures:
2,785
Employed for over 90
days,
case closed successfully
Disability Determination
(FFY
2017 as of 3/3/2017 – Week 22)
Applications Received: 74,264
Determinations: 79,691
Productivity Per Work
Year (PPWY) 355.1
Total number of cases
processed divided
by
the number of work years funded
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