[OPLINLIST] Upcoming All About Service Animals webinar hosted by Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities

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FREE WEBINAR!




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April 17, 2025
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
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Key Topics

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.



Presenters

Tanya K. Vela, OTR/L, ADAC, OOD Accessible Ohio Specialist

Missy O’Brien, Career Development Specialist



Registration

This event is hosted through Microsoft Teams Webinar. Pre-Registration is required to attend. Please visit the registration site <https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/f240bbb1-e2aa-48a0-90a6-72f1946aa620@50f8fcc4-94d8-4f07-84eb-36ed57c7c8a2> 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.
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Accommodation Requests

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 OOD.HiringAbility at ood.ohio.gov<mailto:OOD.HiringAbility at ood.ohio.gov> by April 10, 2025.



Credit Hours

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.


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OOD is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for the SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®.




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