On Dec. 12, 2024, the Assistive Technology and Accessible Educational Materials (AT&AEM) Center at OCALI, on behalf of the Ohio Department of Education, will securely email the annual Federal Quota Registration of Blind Students to all Ohio school districts and community schools. This email requests that all Ohio districts and community schools electronically register every eligible blind student attending their district. Please include all eligible preschool, homebound, homeschooled, scholarship, and adult students.
As a district or a community school that serves students with visual impairments, please realize the importance of providing students with accessible educational materials (audio, braille, digital, and large print textbooks, and educational aids). The Federal Quota registration generates supplemental funds for registered students that the AT&AEM Center utilizes to purchase supplemental accessible educational materials at the district’s request from the American Printing House for the Blind.
Each registered student must meet eligibility guidelines. A signed parent permission form must be kept on file at the student’s school district of attendance. Visit the AT&AEM Center’s website to learn more about the Federal Quota eligibility requirements.
The 2025 Federal Quota Registration of Blind Students must be completed online through the AT&AEM Center’s web portal and electronically signed by the superintendent by Feb. 28, 2025. Students will not be registered if the superintendent does not log onto the web portal to submit their electronic signature.
If you have questions regarding the registration eligibility or process, please contact at [email protected] or join one of the AT&AEM Center’s open office hours. For more information on the upcoming office hours on Jan. 22, and Feb. 12 at 2:30pm, please visit the AT&AEM Center’s website.