Upcoming Community of Practice Events- April 2026
OSSPEAC and the Community of Practice (CoP) are proud to present FOUR upcoming professional development events. Please click the link below to learn more information and register for these FREE events!
Call for Presentations NOW OPEN
Submissions will be accepted through April 15, 2026. Applicants will be notified of the status of their submissions the week of May 4, 2026. Please apply today!
Upcoming, Free PD Opportunity
Please join us on Friday, March 8th, 2024 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM, for our “Dyslexia Panel”. This is designed for OSSPEAC’s Community of Practice members, but is being offered FREE to all OSSPEAC members.
Educational Objectives include:
1) Identify the connection between auditory processing and language/reading development
2) Be able to identify two prominent areas of auditory processing related to language/reading
3) Increase understanding of dyslexia and the at-risk reading profiles that lead to academic disruption and failure.
Business Meeting 2023
We would like to share our most recent business meeting PowerPoint from October 2023. Please review this information related to OSSPEAC, including our scholarship winners!
OSSPEAC continues advocacy for passage of HB 152 Madeline’s Law
OSSPEAC leaders are meeting directly with our legislators in the Ohio Senate as part of a day of advocacy planned by the Ohio Speech and Hearing Governmental Affairs Coalition (OSHGAC). Passage of Madeline’s Law would require health insurers to cover the cost of hearing aids for Ohioans ages 21 and under. It is currently in Senate Committee. Want to track this bill as it makes its way through the legislative process? Use this link https://www.legislature.ohio.gov/legislation/135/hb152
Important New Updates for OSSPEAC Membership!
OSSPEAC has recently been notified of important changes in the Department of Education and Workforce (formerly known as Ohio Department of Education).
There have been some internal changes in the Office of Exceptional Children. Please use this link to learn more. Office for Exceptional Children Contact Information | Ohio Department of Education
OSSPEAC will continue to keep its membership informed of any additional information our organization receives.
First Community of Practice Meeting for 2023-2024!
Please join us for our first meeting of OSSPEAC’s Community of Practice 2023-2024! Please see attached flyer for more information and a link to the zoom session.
In the works!
OSSPEAC is working on a free professional development opportunity to address government affairs as it relates to our field. Be on the lookout for more details in the future!
HB 33
HB 33, the state’s omnibus budget bill, removes most of the authority of the State Board of Education, giving it to a new state education department under the governor, the renamed and reformed Department of Education and Workforce (DEW). The State Board of Education will largely function as a licensing board and the Governor will appoint a director for the newly created DEW.
House Bill 198
House Bill 198, known as Madeline’s Law, would require health insurers to cover the cost of hearing aids for Ohioans ages 21 and under. By an overwhelming majority, the bill passed the House and moved to the Senate for reconciliation. When lawmakers return in August, OSHGAC will be monitoring and potentially recommending organizations to act.