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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">April 17, 2025</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Join us as we host the “All About Service Animals” webinar. We will discuss what a service animal is and how they are utilized in the workplace and community spaces. Best practices
will be shared for interacting with service animals and their handlers in inclusive ways.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Tanya K. Vela</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">, OTR/L, ADAC, OOD Accessible Ohio Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Missy O’Brien</span></strong><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">, Career Development Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">This event is hosted through Microsoft Teams Webinar.
<strong><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">Pre-Registration is required to attend.</span></strong> Please visit the
</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><a href="https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/f240bbb1-e2aa-48a0-90a6-72f1946aa620@50f8fcc4-94d8-4f07-84eb-36ed57c7c8a2">registration site </a><span style="color:black">to complete
a brief form. Once you have completed the registration form, you will receive an email that includes the link to join the event and add it to your calendar.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">The State of Ohio is a disability inclusion state; therefore, we promote access to our events (e.g., meetings, trainings, job fairs). To request a reasonable accommodation due to
a disability, please call Chris Glover, Employer Services Liaison, at 614-842-3659, or send an email to
<a href="mailto:OOD.HiringAbility@ood.ohio.gov" target="_blank" title="mailto:ood.hiringability@ood.ohio.gov">
<span style="color:#0098D3">OOD.HiringAbility@ood.ohio.gov</span></a> by April 10, 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">This webinar has been approved for 1.00 HR (General) re-certification credit hour toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ re-certification through HR Certification
Institute® (HRCI®) and 1.00 SHRM Professional Development Credit (PDC) hour toward SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®. While this training is not pre-approved for CESP Continuing Education (CE) credit, it aligns with CESP content, and verification of attendance will be
provided upon request. These credits are available for attendees of the live broadcast.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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