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Federal Quota Registration of Blind Students

1/7/2025

Annual registration must be completed by Feb. 28

On Dec. 12, 2024, the Assistive Technology and Accessible Educational Materials (AT&AEM) Center at OCALI, on behalf of the Department, emailed 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 districts and schools. All eligible preschool, homebound, homeschool, scholarship, and adult students should be included.

The 2024 Federal Quota Registration of Blind Students must be completed through the AT&AEM Center’s web portal and electronically signed by the superintendent by Feb. 28. Students are not registered if the district or community school superintendent does not log in to the web portal to submit the electronic signature. 

Each registered student must meet eligibility guidelines. The student’s school district of attendance must keep a signed parent permission form on file. Visit the AT&AEM Center’s website’s to learn more about the Federal Quota eligibility requirements. Please pay attention to these guidelines, as there is another classification for eligibility that allows students who meet the IDEA definition of a student with visual impairment to also be registered.

Providing students with accessible educational materials (audio, braille, digital and large-print textbooks and educational aids) is important. The Federal Quota generates supplemental funds for registered students that the AT&AEM Center uses to purchase accessible educational materials at the district’s request from the American Printing House for the Blind.

Direct questions regarding the registration eligibility or process to the Federal Quota support team at fqaemsupport@ataem.org, or plan to join the AT&AEM Center’s upcoming office hours on Jan. 22 and Feb. 12 at 2:30 p.m.