December 2025
Becoming a Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) Provider - Grant Application
The Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (DEW) is offering secondary transition enhancement funds to support school districts, educational service centers, and career-technical centers to become Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) providers for the delivery of Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS).
Submit your application here. All applications are due by Dec. 5, 2025.
Contact Amy Szymanski for more information.
- Learn more about Pre-ETS and the steps to become a Pre-ETS provider at the OOD High School and Students 14+ and Become a VR Provider webpages.
- Find the Employment First Pre-Employment Services page here. This is a Pre-ETS curriculum that can be used for providing the five Pre-ETS services.
OCALICON 2025 Sessions On-Demand
Your learning, discovery, and growth continue through on-demand sessions - now through January 9, 2026! Log in to your OCALI Pass to watch over 200 recorded sessions. You can also use the Session Sorter to filter sessions tagged "Transition and Adulthood" (this includes 5 sessions from our own LTC) or try one of our favorites below:
- Breathing Oxygen with Jason Barger
- Empowering Student Voices: A Holistic Approach to Transition Planning with Emily Meier
- Life is Sensory with Kim Clairy
New Take 5 Lessons!
The Take 5 Webinar gallery is hugely popular helping families, professionals, and youth understand transition-related topics, services, and much more. Now, you can use our Take 5 Lessons to facilitate student learning using the Take 5 webinar and its resources. Take a look at our lesson on What's New on Ohio's DB101? which includes information on financial planning and disability benefits.
Ohio Charting the LifeCourse (CtLC) Showcase in February 2026
Get ready to celebrate 10 years of CtLC in Ohio this February! Whether you're new to Charting the LifeCourse (CtLC) or a seasoned pro, there's something for everyone. DODD and DEW Continuing Professional Development Units (CPDU’s) will be offered both days:
- February 25, 2026: Wednesday Workshop (optional)
- February 26, 2026: Thursday Ohio Showcase
Don't miss this opportunity to learn, connect, and grow!
Survey Invitation! Ohio Supported Decision-Making Survey
Supported Decision-Making (SDM) offers a transformative alternative to guardianship, emphasizing autonomy and self-determination for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Despite its promise, critical gaps remain in understanding how families make decisions about guardianship, SDM, and other alternatives. This study aims to address these gaps.
Please help by sharing the study invitations through your organization's listserv. Use the links below to select the email message(s) that best fit your organization.
- Parents and guardians of Ohio youth (14+) who receive special education services
- Parents and family members of adults with IDD who are out of school
- Adults with IDD
Here's a project summary. If you have any questions, please reach out to Jeanne Novak.
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