11/21/2016

On Dec. 8, the Assistive Technology and Accessible Educational Materials Center (AT & AEM Center) at the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI) will mail the 2017 Federal Quota Registration of Blind Students packet to you, on behalf of the Ohio Department of Education’s Office for Exceptional Children, requesting the registration of every student attending school in your district who is legally blind.

Districts that serve students with visual impairments know the importance of providing accessible educational materials (audio, braille, digital and large-print textbooks and educational aids). The Federal Quota registration generates funds for registered students, so the center can purchase accessible educational materials at the district’s request from the American Printing House for the Blind.

Each registered student must have a current eye report (2014 or later) on file in the student’s district of attendance. The registration form included in the packet is due by Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, to the AT & AEM Center at OCALI.