Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Council Meeting - November 13, 2019

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PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Council Meeting

November 13, 2019

150 E. Campus View Blvd.

3^rd Floor Helen Keller/David Williams Conference Rooms

Columbus, OH 43235

614-438-1477

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Agenda

Welcome and Introductions

Dr. Carolyn Peters, Chair

Public Comment

Dr. Carolyn Peters, Chair

Approval of August 14, 2019 Meeting Minutes

OOD Council Members

2020 OOD Council Meeting Dates

OOD Council Members

Election of Chair

OOD Council Members

Election of Vice-Chair

OOD Council Members

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act VR Combined State Plan Recommendations

Jeremy Morris, OOD Council Subcommittee Chair

OOD Council Annual Report Letter to Governor Mike DeWine and US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos

John Moore, OOD Council Subcommittee Chair

National Coalition of State Rehabilitation Councils Fall Conference Update

Dr. Carolyn Peters and Dr. Matthew Sauer

Designate 2 OOD Council Members to Attend the National Coalition of State Rehabilitation Councils 2020 Spring Conference

Council Members

Break (10 minutes)

Employer and Innovation Services Update

Kristen Ballinger, Deputy Director, Division of Employer and Innovation Services

Vocational Rehabilitation Program Update

Susan Pugh, Deputy Director, Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation & Greg Dormer, Deputy Director, Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired

Combined State Plan

Chair’s Comments

Dr. Carolyn Peters

Reminder: Ethics Training needs to be completed by end of year

Adjourn

Council Members

If you have questions or need an accommodation, please contact Shirley Marchi at 614-438-1477 or shirley.marchi@ood.ohio.gov

2019 Meeting Dates/Locations/Times

January 9, 2019
April 10, 2019
August 14, 2019
November 13, 2019

All meetings are held at Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities, 150 E. Campus View Blvd. Helen Keller Conference Room, Columbus, OH 43235

All meetings begin at 10:00 a.m.

The above times may vary greatly depending on the length or brevity of the presentation and discussion.

Cellular Phones: So as not to disturb participants at this meeting, please turn off your cellular phone.

The mission of Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities is empowering Ohioans with disabilities through employment, disability determinations, and independence.

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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) 2019, OOD received $99,548,657 in federal funds. Funds appropriated by the State covered 21.3 % of the total costs, or $26,942,648. Of these federal funds, $14,932,299 is set aside for Pre-ETS. 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 2019, OOD received $297,857 for SE Youth with a Disability and State appropriated funds paid a small amount more than the remaining 10% or $33,192 of the total costs. In FFY 2019, OOD received $297,857 in regular SE grant funds. For purposes of the Independent Living Services for Older Individuals Who are Blind (OIB) Program, the federal grant received from DOE in FFY 2019 paid 90% of the total costs incurred under the program. In FFY 2019, OOD received $1,153,208 in federal grant funds. Funds appropriated by the State paid over the 10% required match or $130,000 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 2019. In FFY 2019, OOD received funding of $640,571. Funds appropriated by the State paid 10% or $71,175 of the total costs incurred under the IL Program.