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Jacqueline Scolaro (right) meets with Taylor Hetrick.
In
1991, Jacqueline Scolaro’s heart was failing and she was eventually placed on a
heart transplant list. After receiving a heart in May 1997, Jacqueline’s goal
was to get a degree in social work to help individuals who have a disability. She
contacted OOD and the agency provided her with a computer and technical
training. Jacqueline attended college and received a bachelor’s degree in psychology
and a master’s degree in social work. In 2010, after receiving her independent
license to practice social work, she started her own business in Canton called
Heart Transactions Counseling Services.
With
the help and support of her husband Rick, her business expanded. She hired OOD
job seeker and social worker Taylor Hetrick. Jacqueline said, “Taylor was not
only qualified for the position, but she also thrives despite her disability. Social
work is becoming more digital and Taylor is very comfortable with the
electronic languages. I know the office is in good hands.” Congratulations
Jacqueline and Taylor!
For more information about how OOD can help you
can find a job, visit http://oodworks.com/.
The Ohio Transition Support Partnership (OTSP) with the Ohio
Department of Education (ODE) allows OOD to serve more students with
disabilities than ever before. Through OTSP, VR staff have an increased
presence in each of the 91 career technical planning districts and other school
districts statewide. OTSP is a key priority for OOD’s State Fiscal Year
2018-2019 budget with the additional funding enabling OOD to continue its engagement with
students with disabilities at a younger age, giving them a head start on
becoming job ready and better prepared to enter the workforce with necessary
skills. For more information, visit http://ood.ohio.gov/Partnerships/OTSP.
Look for an increased OOD
presence on social media as we begin a multi-pronged approach to interact with
businesses, partners, employees and those we serve. Our social media efforts
will now feature many of the items you may have typically seen in our Weekly
Focus e-newsletter. Additionally, the OOD Facebook and Twitter pages
will highlight more up-to-the-minute features with links and videos. Connect to
OOD on social media and see videos and photos from our job fairs, employer
recognition events, the Youth Leadership Forum, and comments from Director
Kevin Miller. Our Weekly Focus e-newsletter will become a monthly publication starting
in April and will feature stories of employment successes, job opportunities,
statewide partnerships, advocacy and policy efforts, and much more.
Connect To OOD by subscribing
to our monthly Focus e-newsletter by going to our website and follow
us on Twitter and Facebook.
Connect to OOD on Twitter and Facebook to see items like this post about a new bill
introduced that could help interactions between law enforcement and people with
communication disabilities.
On
March 16th, OOD Division of Disability Determination (DDD) Area Manager Kim Price presented to the Medicaid
managed care providers on expediting Supplemental Security Income claims.
Price covered application tips, medical evidence requirements, and explained
the sequential evaluation of the claims and the functional definition of Social Security Administration
disability. Through DDD’s homeless, quick decision and military units,
she explained the value of relationships with people and organizations who assist
applicants during the claims process.
A
new resource called AbleData provides information about accessible game
consoles and video games, adaptive controllers and other helpful resources. The
information also covers educational and exercise games, and the benefits of video
gaming, such as improving cognitive functions. For more information, visit
http://abledata.com/products?search_api_views_fulltext=Video+Gaming&field_product_status=All&items_per_page=20.
Vocational
Rehabilitation
Current
FFY2017
Individuals in Job Ready Status: 3,220 3,326
For county level information
& map, visit our website.
Individuals Employed:
1,986
2,728
Employed, not yet
successfully closed
Successful Closures:
3,001
Employed for over 90 days,
case closed successfully
Disability Determination
(FFY
2017 as of 3/17/2017 – Week 24)
Applications Received: 81,276
Determinations: 87,492
Productivity Per Work Year (PPWY) 358.2
Total number of cases processed
divided
by the number of
work years funded
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