Podcasts by OOD Works

Changes to Social Security Disability Benefits in 2022 from 2022-02-03T06:00

Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities’ Division of Disability Determination (DDD), in agreement with the Social Security Administration (SSA), determines medical eligibility for Ohioans wh...

Anthony Keeps Promise Made to His Mother from 2021-12-16T06:00

One of the last things Anthony Winston of Wellsville, Ohio told his mother before her passing in 2014 was that he would return to college to finish his education. 

Anthony, who has cerebra...

Cleveland Clinic, 2021 Governor’s Inclusive Employer Award Winner from 2021-11-18T06:00

In October 2021, OOD announced Cleveland Clinic as the 2021 Governor’s Inclusive Employer Award winner for their commitment to individuals with disabilities in the workplace and being a leader o...

Ohio College2Careers Supports Students with Disabilities from 2021-10-07T06:00

OOD Director Kevin Miller and Kristin Garrett, Ohio College2Careers (Ohio C2C) Program Administrator, join the podcast to discuss career support for college students with disabilities.

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Professor Michael Schor from 2021-08-12T06:00

Michael Schor is the Associate Professor of Instruction at Ohio University (OU) where he teaches finance courses and is the president of the OU Chapter of the American Association of University ...

Priya Prepares for Her Future from 2021-07-15T06:00

Priya Goddard is a 2021 participant of the Youth Leadership Forum (YLF) in Cleveland, a collaboration of Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD), the Ohio Statewide Independent Living ...

Jack Requests Support for People with Disabilities from 2021-06-17T06:00

Jack Salvaggio of Highland Heights, Ohio is a 2017 graduate of Mayfield High School and a 2020 graduate of the Cuyahoga East Vocational Education Consortium. While a student, he connected with O...

Jennifer Walker’s Life-Changing Experience from 2021-05-20T06:00

Jennifer Walker of Blacklick, Ohio is a wife, mother, and teacher. In her sixth year of teaching, her vision began to deteriorate from retinitis pigmentosa. One of the first steps she took was t...

Applying for Social Security Disability Benefits from 2021-04-22T06:00

Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities’ Division of Disability Determination (DDD), in agreement with the Social Security Administration (SSA), determines medical eligibility for Ohioans wh...

Proposed Budget for Fiscal Years 2022-2023 from 2021-03-25T06:00

Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) Director Kevin Miller and Maria Seaman, OOD Chief Financial Officer, discuss Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's biennial Executive Budget for Fisc...

Rhonda's First Year of Recovery from 2021-02-11T06:00

Rhonda Riley is a mother, grandmother, and animal lover from Clinton County, Ohio. She sat down to speak about her struggles with substance use disorder and how a team helped her work through th...

Brandon Lewis, Senior Majoring in Journalism from 2021-01-21T06:00

Brandon Lewis is a senior majoring in journalism at Kent State University. Concerned about securing an internship required for graduation, coupled with having a disability, Brandon reached out t...

Angel Colón with Kroger&Kristen Ballinger with OOD from 2020-12-10T06:00

Angel Colón, Kroger Senior Director of Diversity and Supplier Inclusion, and Kristen Ballinger, Deputy Director of Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) Division of Employer and Inno...

Brock Ewing of Marion from 2020-11-19T06:00

Brock Ewing deferred graduation to participate in the EDGE (Education, Development, Growth, Employment) program, a post-secondary experience at the Ohio State School for the Blind (OSSB), tailor...

Helping Ohioans with Developmental Disabilities from 2020-08-27T06:00

Jeff Davis, Director of the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD), and  Kevin Miller, Director of Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD), discuss how the agencies partn...

William Clark, Poet from 2020-07-30T06:00

William Clark III, a recent Youngstown State University graduate, published a book in June 2020 titled from 2020-06-19T12:00

Dr. Bill Darling, Director of Assistive Technology of Ohio, a federally-funded nonprofit organization that is part of the College of Engineering...

Jennifer Strank, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor from 2020-06-11T06:00

Jennifer Strank is an OOD Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor in Columbiana County. “To help people work, no matter what it is – whether it’s getting back into the workforce, getting their first...

Director Miller on OOD's Response to Coronavirus from 2020-05-13T17:00

In this episode, OOD Director Kevin Miller discusses the agency's response to coronavirus.

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Mary Russ - Parma Heights, Ohio from 2020-04-02T10:00

Mary Russ talks about her experience training as a voice actor and shares a public service announcement to encourage wearing blue in support of people with autism. She also shares about her expe...

Dawn Coleman, Sr. Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor from 2020-03-12T06:00

National Rehabilitation Counselors Appreciation Day is March 22, 2020, and the OOD Works Podcast features Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors this month. 

Dawn Coleman is a Senior Vocatio...

Division of Disability Determination from 2020-02-27T06:00

The OOD Division of Disability Determination (DDD), in agreement with the Social Security Administration (SSA), determines medical eligibility for Ohioans who apply for Social Security disabilit...

Katie Frederick on Self-Advocacy from 2020-02-13T06:00

Katie Frederick, OOD Program Administrator for the Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired, joins the podcast to discuss self-advocacy, assistive technology, and Voicecorps Reading Services...

Chris Page's Experience Helps People with Communication Disabilities from 2020-01-30T06:00

Chris Page was pulled over for a traffic stop in 2016. His failure to make eye contact caused officers to believe he had been drinking. Chris’ difficulty with motor skills led to him failing a f...

Gabriella Drago, Music Therpaist from 2020-01-16T05:00

Gabriella Drago knew she wanted to be a music therapist in the tenth grade. After finishing her degree at Baldwin Wallace University, Gabriella became a board-certified music therapist. 

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Floyd Poruban Runs Successful Nursery from 2019-12-19T05:00

The Poruban Nursery was born out of a passion for horticulture, bleak job prospects, and determination. “Frustration was my motivation,” said Floyd Poruban of Avon, Ohio, who established the bus...

Director Miller on the Communication Disability Law from 2019-11-19T14:00

In this episode, OOD Director Kevin Miller discusses the communication disability law. 

Any individual with a me...

Samantha Meissner and Ohio College2Careers from 2019-11-07T05:00

Samantha grew up believing that she was different from everyone else. She was bullied at school. At age 17, she began receiving services from an Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities couns...

Scott Fedor, Author of Head Strong: How a Broken Neck Strengthened My Spirit from 2019-10-24T05:00

Scott Fedor discusses how his life changed in an instant in 2009 when he dove into a lake and broke his neck. Fedor shares his story and philosophy for living in his new book, OOD Council,  and Dr. jw Smith, vice chair, discuss their personal journeys, talk about their involvement...

Paul Bogdan - Bowling Green, Ohio from 2019-09-12T04:00

What happens when a focused job seeker is backed with incredible support? Listen as Paul Bogdan, a 22-year-old with a passion for photography, talks about his unique journey. He’s joined by Kath...

Brianne Riffle and Wes Fisher on the Youth Leadership Forum from 2019-08-22T04:00

Brianne Riffle and Wes Fisher served as co-chairs of the 2019 Youth Leadership Forum (YLF), a five-day career, leadership, and advocacy training for 11th and 12th grade high school students with...

Director Kevin Miller Discusses the Budget from 2019-08-08T06:00

OOD Director Kevin Miller breaks down Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s budget for OOD for fiscal years 2020-2021. He reveals new patterns of service for individuals with disabilities, and he shares w...

Trailer for OOD Works from 2019-07-18T08:00

Coming soon: OOD Works, the podcast! Join Kim Jump, Chief of Communications for Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD), as she interviews unique individuals who discovered OOD Works! ...

Trailer for OOD Works from 2019-07-18T08:00

Coming soon: OOD Works, the podcast! Join Kim Jump, Chief of Communications for Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD), as she interviews unique individuals who discovered OOD Works! ...

Trailer for OOD Works from 2019-07-18T08:00

Coming soon: OOD Works, the podcast! Join Kim Jump, Chief of Communications for Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD), as she interviews unique individuals who discovered OOD Works! ...