For more information, visit the Safe and Healthy Buckeyes website.
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Scholarship and Financial Aid Resources
This is a good time of year to start thinking about scholarships and to make sure you complete your Federal Financial Aid (FAFSA) application. Here are some resources we recommend looking into:
- OSU has a new scholarship tool called Scholarship Universe where students can apply for Ohio State and external scholarships!
- Ohio Means Jobs has a scholarship search tool to help match you to scholarships in their database. They have over 1.5 scholarships available that students could qualify for!
- File your FAFSA by 2/1/2021 for maximum aid consideration
- The Complete Guide to Scholarships for Students with Disabilities
- Finding and Applying for Scholarships
- We also recommend just Googling scholarships to help maximize your opportunities
COVID-19 Vaccine Webinar TOMORROW
DODD to host free webinar Wednesday at 3 p.m. on COVID-19 vaccine questions, concerns
The Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD) will host a free webinar from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, January 13, regarding the COVID-19 vaccine. DODD Medical Director Dr. Laura Sorg will address common questions and concerns related to the vaccine. The event is a unique opportunity for people and families served as well as support professionals to hear about the vaccine from a DD services perspective.
All members of the DD community (including people served and family members) as well as professionals in the DD system (DSPs, SSAs, board leaders, etc.) are welcome to attend. Advance sign-up is required, and webinar information will be emailed directly to registrants with further instructions. To register, click below:
COTA fee refunded for AU20
Because the Central Ohio Transit Authority offered free service to the public throughout autumn semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Ohio State is removing the AU20 $13.50 COTA fee for all Columbus campus students assessed the fee.
The COTA fee will be either credited to spring semester 2021, or refunded to you dependent on your billing status. Please refer to your Statement of Account. No additional adjustments to fees or tuition charges are planned for autumn semester 2020.
Sign up for Direct Deposit through Buckeye Link for quicker refunds.
COTA will begin assessing fares again on January 11, 2021. For details about using your BuckID to ride COTA, go to cota.com/osu-students.
Register for Spring Career Fair
The 2021 Spring Career Fair is happening virtually on the Handshake platform on January 27, 2021 from 12-5pm.
Students are required to register for both the fair and for the individual or group sessions with their desired employers. Make sure to register for the Spring Career Fair to connect with employers recruiting across a broad range of disciplines!
For more information, visit OSU’s Career Fair website.
Transition Bootcamp: Sponsor and Vendor Registration
Recruiting young adults for a Sexual Health Education Study
Recruiting school staff for a Sexual Health Education Study
International Day of People with Disabilities
Today we celebrate the International Day of People with Disabilities!
We are proud of how far we have come in the last 10 years to advance inclusive opportunities for our students. It is our passion to help students with disabilities achieve their dreams of independence and inclusion. Our students enjoy engaging in inclusive Ohio State academic coursework and work experiences while developing independent living and self-advocacy skills and participating in campus and community organizations, social activities and events.
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Ohio is home to 1.6 million people with disabilities. It is vital that we continue to celebrate and embrace our differences with empathy and understanding as well as remove barriers for individuals with disabilities to fully participate and be included in our society.
To learn more about the International Day of People with Disabilities, please visit https://idpwd.org/
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SABE Seeks Input on 2020 Election
Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered’s (SABE) GoVote Project has opened a survey to learn about the voting experience of people with disabilities.
Whether you voted by mail-in, by absentee ballot, in-person early voting or on Election Day, the SABE GoVoter Project wants to know if you had any problems or questions about your voting experience.
This includes your experiences with registering to vote, getting information about candidates, the attitude of poll workers and issues to casting your ballot.
Source: The Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council. “Council Connection.” Nov. 2020.