[Counselor_Educ] Fwd: Stimulus dollars to create jobs for Ohioans with disabilities

[robinsoh at ohio.edu]

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From: Eileen Corson <eileen.corson at rsc.state.oh.us>
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Subject: Stimulus dollars to create jobs for Ohioans with disabilities
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:47:02 -0400 (EDT)



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News Release

Contact: Eileen Corson  614-438-1476
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Proposals sought for stimulus dollars to create jobs and increase independence
for
Ohioans with disabilities
COLUMBUS (June 25, 2009) -Employment for Ohioans with disabilities is the top
spending
priority for $21.6 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
dollars
invested in the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission (RSC). The stimulus
dollars
were awarded through the federal Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA),
part
of the U.S. Department of Education. The first 50 percent is available now and
RSC
is expected to receive the remaining 50 percent in October 2009.
"With an unemployment rate among Ohioans with disabilities at about 70 percent,

these stimulus funds are critical to Ohio's talented workers with
disabilities,"
 said Joyce Young, chairwoman of the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission.
"Last
year RSC helped nearly 9,400 Ohioans with severe disabilities succeed at
finding
 steady employment. We anticipate more long term success with the additional
support
provided through the Recovery Act."
RSC is now accepting proposals for investing the first $2.5 million of a total
of
$5 million for the provision of vocational rehabilitation (VR) community
services
and programs in targeted areas of the state.
RSC is specifically looking for vocational rehabilitation proposals targeted
at:
1.     Reducing or eliminating waiting lists for vocational rehabilitation
services.
2.      Supporting eligible Ohioans with disabilities to obtain employment more

rapidly and/or to obtain higher-quality job placements.
3.      Providing work experience or on-the-job training to assist eligible
Ohioans
with disabilities in building job skills and increasing competitiveness in the
job
search.
4.      Providing increased access to services and/or more rapid engagement in
VR
services for special populations. Special populations include, but are not
limited
to: veterans with disabilities; ex-offenders with disabilities re-entering the
workforce;
people with mental illness; people with developmental disabilities; transition
youth;
people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and people who are blind or visually
impaired.
5.      Providing rehabilitation technology and training to eligible Ohioans
with
disabilities.
To be eligible, interested applicants must submit an expression of interest for

funding at recovery.ohio.gov/opportunities/state
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 by Friday, July 10, 2009 and submit a written proposal to RSC by Friday, July
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In planning for the use of these valuable ARRA stimulus funds, the Commission
held
seven community conversations and several public meetings. The remaining
stimulus
funds will be dedicated to direct vocational rehabilitation services to Ohioans

with disabilities. Examples of these services include: individualized
counseling;
job assessments; job placement assistance; supported employment; rehabilitation

and assistive technology; on-the-job training and support, and assistance with
college
or other technical training required to secure a job.
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About Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission
The Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission is the state agency charged with
partnering
with Ohioans with disabilities to obtain or retain jobs and achieve
independence
 and disability determination outcomes. The Commission accomplishes its mission

through partnerships with community rehabilitation programs and vocational
rehabilitation
professionals across the state. Visit us at www.rsc.ohio.gov
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Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission
Steve Ostrander
614. 438. 1228 steve.ostrander at rsc.state.oh.us
[mailto:steve.ostrander at rsc.state.oh.us]
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Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission
Eileen Corson
614.438.1476
eileen.corson at rsc.state.oh.us [mailto:eileen.corson at rsc.state.oh.us]

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