Complete 2023 Federal Quota Registration of Blind Students by Feb. 17

1/9/2023

On Dec. 14, 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 districts and community schools. This email requests that school personnel electronically register every legally blind student attending their districts, including all eligible preschool, homebound, home-school or adult students.

As a district or community school that serves students with visual impairments, 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.

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 to learn more about Federal Quota eligibility requirements.

Community schools and districts must complete the 2023 Federal Quota Registration of Blind Students online through the AT&AEM Center’s web portal. The district or community school superintendent must electronically sign it by Feb. 17. Students are not registered if the district or community school superintendent does not log in to the web portal to submit the electronic signature.

Direct questions regarding the registration eligibility or process to the Federal Quota support team at fqaemsupport@ataem.org.