Continuing Education

This list represents current approvals for the Outreach Center for Deafness and Blindness and will continue to be updated as new applications are pending and approved. For all continuing education, please check with your licensing or accrediting organization if you have any questions about specific accreditation in your local area for your profession.

To receive credit for a course, please update your Profile with the relevant professional information and generate the associated certificate(s) for completed work from the Module or Webinar Overviews.

If you have any questions about Continuing Education credit, please email CEU_info@ocali.org.

Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP)

The Outreach Center for Deafness and Blindness has obtained the following approvals from ACVREP:

  • Functional Listening Evaluation: An Introduction (webinar) - 1 hour
  • Functional Vision Assessment: An Introduction (webinar) - 1 hour
  • Hearing Screenings and Audiological Evaluations: An Introduction (webinar) - 1 hour
  • Learning Media Assessment: An Introduction (webinar) - 1 hour
  • Promoting Access for People Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind or Visually Impaired (module) - 2.5 hours
  • Supporting Learner Series: Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired: Identification and Referral – Part 1, 2, and 3 (module) - 1 hour
  • Supporting the Learner Series: The Whole Child: Being Challenged (module) - 1 hour
  • Supporting the Learner Series: The Whole Child: Being Engaged (module) - 1 hour
  • Supporting the Learner Series: The Whole Child: Being Healthy (module) - 1 hour
  • Supporting the Learner Series: The Whole Child: Being Safe (module) - 1 hour
  • Supporting the Learner Series: The Whole Child: Being Supported (module) - 1 hour
  • The Eye Report: An Introduction (webinar) - 1 hour
  • Unlocking the English Code: Literacy for Learners Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing or Blind/Visually Impaired (module) - 3 hours
  • Unlocking the English Code: Assessment for Learners who are Blind/Visually Impaired (module) - 2 hours
  • Unlocking the English Code: Assessment for Learners who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing (module) - 2 hours
  • Unlocking the English Code: Assessment for Learners who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing or Blind/Visually Impaired (module) - 3 hours
  • Unlocking the Foundations of Reading for Learners who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing – Module 1: Setting the Stage (module) - 1 hour
  • Unlocking the Foundations of Reading for Learners who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing – Module 2: Essential Components of Reading (module) - 1 hour
  • Vision Screenings and Comprehensive Eye Exams: An Introduction - 1 hour

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

ASHA CE Approved Provider - OCALI

Information for each individual session may be accessed by clicking the appropriate link. Participants MUST complete the ASHA CEU form in its entirety if they would like OCALI to send their CEU information to ASHA. Information is reported to ASHA monthly with the exception of the Promoting Access module, which is reported to ASHA on a quarterly basis.

ASHA may ask you to verify attendance in each session. The Outreach Center for Deafness and Blindness requests you take the time to download the certificate for each module you complete.

The Outreach Center for Deafness and Blindness has obtained the following approvals from ASHA:

To ensure we are able to provide accurate information to ASHA, complete this ASHA CEU form if you are seeking ASHA CEUs.

Ohio Child Care Resource and Referral Association (OCCRRA)

The following have received the Ohio Approved (OA) Designation for OCCRRA:

  • Promoting Access for People Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind or Visually Impaired (module) - 2.5 hours

To receive credit for a course, please enter your Ohio Professional Registry OPIN in your Profile. If you do not know your OPIN, or you need to create an OPIN so you receive Ohio-approved training, visit occrra.org.

When you have completed an approved course, you will submit it to OCCRRA by following the prompts provided.

Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD)

The Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities has approved the following modules for:

  • Adult Services
    • Ask Abbey and Friends: Word Recognition Toolkit for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Learners (module) - 1.5 hours
    • Ask Abbey: Engaging Learners Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing through Music, Art, and Gym (module) - 1.5 hours
    • Ask Abbey: Developing Literacy Skills for Learners Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing (module) - 1.5 hours
    • Promoting Access for People Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind or Visually Impaired (module) - 2.5 hours
    • Unlocking the English Code: Literacy for Learners Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing or Blind/Visually Impaired (module) - 3 hours
    • Unlocking the English Code: Assessment for Learners Who are Blind/Visually Impaired (module) - 2 hours
    • Unlocking the English Code: Assessment for Learners Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing (module) - 2 hours
    • Unlocking the English Code: Assessment for Learners Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing or Blind/Visually Impaired (module) - 3 hours
  • County Board Member
    • Promoting Access for People Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind or Visually Impaired (module) - 2.5 hours
  • Early Intervention Developmental Specialist/Supervisor
    • Promoting Access for People Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind or Visually Impaired (module) - 2.5 hours
  • Early Intervention Service Coordinator/Supervisor
    • Promoting Access for People Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind or Visually Impaired (module) - 2.5 hours
  • Investigative Agent
    • Promoting Access for People Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind or Visually Impaired (module) - 2.5 hours
  • Service and Support Administration
    • Ask Abbey and Friends: Word Recognition Toolkit for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Learners (module) - 1.5 hours
    • Ask Abbey: Engaging Learners Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing through Music, Art, and Gym (module) - 1.5 hours
    • Ask Abbey: Developing Literacy Skills for Learners Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing (module) - 1.5 hours
    • Promoting Access for People Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind or Visually Impaired (module) - 2.5 hours
    • Unlocking the English Code: Literacy for Learners Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing or Blind/Visually Impaired (module) - 3 hours
    • Unlocking the English Code: Assessment for Learners Who are Blind/Visually Impaired (module) - 2 hours
    • Unlocking the English Code: Assessment for Learners Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing (module) - 2 hours
    • Unlocking the English Code: Assessment for Learners Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing or Blind/Visually Impaired (module) - 3 hours
  • Superintendent
    • Ask Abbey and Friends: Word Recognition Toolkit for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Learners (module) - 1.5 hours
    • Ask Abbey: Engaging Learners Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing through Music, Art, and Gym (module) - 1.5 hours
    • Ask Abbey: Developing Literacy Skills for Learners Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing (module) - 1.5 hours
    • Promoting Access for People Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind or Visually Impaired (module) - 2.5 hours
    • Unlocking the English Code: Literacy for Learners Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing or Blind/Visually Impaired (module) - 3 hours
    • Unlocking the English Code: Assessment for Learners Who are Blind/Visually Impaired (module) - 2 hours
    • Unlocking the English Code: Assessment for Learners Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing (module) - 2 hours
    • Unlocking the English Code: Assessment for Learners Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing or Blind/Visually Impaired (module) - 3 hours

Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board (OSHPB)

The Ohio Speech and Hearing Professionals Board (OSHPB) has approved the following modules for:

  • Ask Abbey and Friends: Word Recognition Toolkit for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Learners (module) - 1.5 hours
  • Ask Abbey: Engaging Learners Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing through Music, Art, and Gym (module) - 1.5 hours
  • Ask Abbey: Considerations for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Learners in the General Education Classroom (module) - 1.5 hours
  • Ask Abbey: Developing Literacy Skills for Learners Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing (module) - 1.5 hours
  • Audiogram to Accessibility: How to Determine Optimal Language Environments (module) - 1 hour
  • Functional Listening Evaluation: An Introduction (webinar) - 1 hour
  • Hearing Screenings and Audiological Evaluations: An Introduction (webinar) - 1 hour
  • Promoting Access for People Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind or Visually Impaired (module) - 2.5 hours
  • Supporting Learner Series: Students who are Blind or Visually Impaired: Identification and Referral – Part 1, 2, and 3 (module) - 1 hour
  • Supporting the Learner Series: The Whole Child: Being Challenged (module) - 1 hour
  • Supporting the Learner Series: The Whole Child: Being Engaged (module) - 1 hour
  • Supporting the Learner Series: The Whole Child: Being Healthy (module) - 1 hour
  • Supporting the Learner Series: The Whole Child: Being Safe (module) - 1 hour
  • Supporting the Learner Series: The Whole Child: Being Supported (module) - 1 hour
  • The Audiogram: An Introduction (webinar) - 1 hour
  • The Eye Report: An Introduction (webinar) - 1 hour
  • Unlocking the English Code: Literacy for Learners Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing or Blind/Visually Impaired (module) - 3 hours
  • Unlocking the English Code: Assessment for Learners Who are Blind/Visually Impaired (module) - 2 hours
  • Unlocking the English Code: Assessment for Learners Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing (module) - 2 hours
  • Unlocking the English Code: Assessment for Learners Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing or Blind/Visually Impaired (module) - 3 hours
  • Unlocking the Foundations of Reading for Learners Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing - Module 1: Setting the Stage (module) - 1 hour
  • Unlocking the Foundations of Reading for Learners Who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing - Module 2: Essential Components of Reading (module) - 1 hour
  • Vision Screenings and Comprehensive Eye Exams: An Introduction (webinar) - 1 hour

Ohio Psychological Association (OPA)

Information for each individual session may be accessed by clicking the appropriate link. Participants MUST complete the CEU form in its entirety for OCALI to report to OPA on a quarterly basis. Course date will reflect the first date of the biennium.

OPA may ask you to verify attendance in each session. The Outreach Center for Deafness and Blindness requests you take the time to download the certificate for each module you complete.

OPA MCE are approved for the following modules/webinars:

  • Telepsychological Assessment (module) - 3 hours
  • The Audiogram: An Introduction (webinar) - 1 hour
  • The Eye Report: An Introduction (webinar) - 1 hour
  • Functional Listening Evaluation: An Introduction (webinar) - 1 hour
  • Functional Vision Assessment: An Introduction (webinar) - 1 hour
  • Hearing Screenings and Audiological Evaluations: An Introduction (webinar) - 1 hour
  • Vision Screenings and Comprehensive Eye Exams: An Introduction (webinar) - 1 hour

To ensure we are able to provide accurate information to OPA, complete this OPA form if you are seeking OPA CEUs.