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    SHRM Portage County Inclusion Learning Series: All About Service Animals

    Date: April 17, 2025, 10:00am – 11:00am
    Organizer:
    Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities
    Location:
    Online Event - link provided upon registration.
    Price:
    Free
    Event Type:
    SHRM Portage County DEI Learning Series w/Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (Virtual)
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    In partnership with the Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities, SHRM Portage County invites you to join OOD's April Meeting titled:

    "All about Service Animals"

    ABOUT THE EVENT:  This is part of our SHRM Portqage County 2025 Diversity and Inclusion Learning Series. We are partnering with the Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities to provide business owners and HR professionals an understanding of the ways we can make our businesses more inclusive.  

    For this event, participants can learn and earn 1 SHRM PDC and/or 1 HRCI  Credit.

    ABOUT THE PRESENTATION:  This presentation is a discussion about all things service animals in the workplace.  This webinar will cover:

    • Understanding what services animals are and are not.
    • The role of service animals in the workplace.
    • Best practices for interacting with service animals and their handlers inclusively.

    ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: Tanya Vela is OOD's Accessible Ohio Specialist for Southeast Ohio. In this role, Tanya supports Ohio’s businesses, communities, venues, and attractions to be accessible and inclusive through individualized consultations, education, and resources. In addition to being a registered and licensed occupational therapist with a bachelor’s degree, Tanya has a master’s degree in health care administration. She is also a certified Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator.

    Melissa O'Brian is the Career Development Specialist for Southwest Ohio with the Division of Employer and Innovation Services at OOD. In this role, Missy supports Ohio’s businesses in their efforts to hire college students with disabilities for internship opportunities. Missy joined OOD in February 2024 and earned a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education.

    ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OHIOANS WITH DISABILITIES: Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) is the State of Ohio agency whose mission is to empower Ohioans with disabilities through employment, disability determination, and independence.

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