OOD Council Virtual Meeting - May 6 at 10:00 a.m.

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PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT

OOD Council Virtual Meeting May 6, 2020 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities Council Meeting

May 6, 2020

Virtual Meeting Using Microsoft Teams

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10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Agenda

Welcome and Introductions, Dr. Carolyn Peters, Chair (5 minutes)

Approval of January 22, 2020 Meeting Minutes, OOD Council Members (3 minutes)

Written Public Comments, OOD Council Members (30 minutes)

Any public comments or correspondence should be submitted to Shirley.Marchi@ood.ohio.gov by close of business on Friday, May 1, 2020 in order to be distributed to Council Members.

OOD Director Kevin Miller (30 minutes)

Teresa Gray, Acting Deputy Director, Division of Disability Determination
Budget Update
Stakeholder Engagement

Employer and Innovation Services Update, Kristen Ballinger, Deputy Director, Division of Employer and Innovation Services (30 minutes)

Urgent Jobs List
Employer Supports
Virtual Interviews

Vocational Rehabilitation Program Update, Susan Pugh, Deputy Director, Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation & Greg Dormer, Deputy Director, Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired (45 minutes)

VR Service Delivery Update (Remote Services, REACH, Summer Youth)
Combined State Plan
Participant Focus Groups
Customer Satisfaction Survey Report

Chair’s Comments, Dr. Carolyn Peters (30 minutes)

Subcommittee on VR Policy, Susan Pugh, Deputy Director, Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation
Response from Council about Written Public Comments

Council Members Discussion/Comments (15 minutes)

Public Comment, Dr. Carolyn Peters, Chair

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

MATERIALS FOR THIS MEETING WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE OOD WEBSITE: https://ood.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/ood/about-us/ood-council/ood-councils-meetings

Also, a recording of this meeting will be available to all attendees after the meeting on the OOD website.

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Upcoming Meeting Dates

May 6, 2020
August 12, 2020
November 18, 2020

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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.