----- Forwarded message from Eileen Corson < eileen.corson at rsc.state.oh.us > ---- - From: Eileen Corson < eileen.corson at rsc.state.oh.us > Reply-To: eileen.corson at rsc.state.oh.us To: robinsoh at ohio.edu Subject: Stimulus dollars to create jobs for Ohioans with disabilities Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:47:02 -0400 (EDT) RSC logo [ http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102622060742&s=425&e=001buJXn-wmhIYlMa- K8kpSca5T8mALafiV_J6PuOXpaQs1kZVPMRHaEvGeR_HUUL0Dk1P90eyxgNNwcSBwyp19YPunKmfVG- JmkWpt6Drn3khRZYuzxlpuh_sB3xUtfmJG2edXcnQAREg=] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ News Release Contact: Eileen Corson 614-438-1476 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ 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 [ http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102622060742&s=425&e=001buJXn-wmhIYxUP8HEbSL9bEJLp- I2SrX9z7n-9uOoIQnwSi- Oubu1tB95fe4qVLDbyjzKCWWT3sWeJWmXTfkT6HiWl79rUBHr5ra_h8fDcg0jjTNdKV4Ut95qhh2HsK bBBP8gV9xYH620GPRu2zJ6Q==] by Friday, July 10, 2009 and submit a written proposal to RSC by Friday, July 17, 2009. A copy of the request for proposals is available at www.rsc.ohio.gov [ http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102622060742&s=425&e=001buJXn-wmhIbo4h4C8s1u- 2UDLa7zL0mwV67Ey8SviLcK5kEsff43jZHorfoNEV4YjIrQievjF89XFmZhyaiG5JNg1xbz5Y0cuJDz giVXirE-mWin3G7K_ZRrb-2dTHReczhM0-jwOESi87WhcL02VRcDXZoyoHtL] 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. - 30 - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ 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 [ http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102622060742&s=425&e=001buJXn-wmhIaA6xB- mxHEnvJnYsf5apxidITWDXtNzfQNeSgzf-FnBh- 0q2xdlr5pEBIlMwla_gaQTwe1t_qA2ZC18ZEsNEHhixVtThm5Cg3tgP7C8grV3g==]. -30- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission Steve Ostrander 614. 438. 1228 steve.ostrander at rsc.state.oh.us [mailto: steve.ostrander at rsc.state.oh.us ] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission Eileen Corson 614.438.1476 eileen.corson at rsc.state.oh.us [mailto: eileen.corson at rsc.state.oh.us ] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ Forward email http://ui.constantcontact.com/sa/fwtf.jsp? m=1101978504658&ea= robinsoh at ohio.edu &a=1102622060742 This email was sent to robinsoh at ohio.edu by eileen.corson at rsc.state.oh.us. 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