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Café Conversations

Join the Conversation!

Throughout March, the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission (RSC) will host 12 Café Conversations at locations statewide. These meetings will give people with disabilities, their families, employers, community leaders and others the chance to shape Ohio’s employment services for people with disabilities.

At these public discussions, Ohioans who are most impacted by public policy for people with disabilities will provide direct input. The discussions will be based upon specific questions asked of the group. If you have additional feedback that you would like to share with RSC, please feel out the form available at Consumer Feedback Form

Café Conversation sites are listed:

LOCATION DATE/TIME Click RSVP image link to RSVP for Café Conversations. RSVP appreciated, but not required.

Cleveland - March 1, 4 - 6 p.m.
Center for Families and Children, Nancy Lyon Porter Bldg. 4500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH

Columbus - March 2, 4 - 6 p.m.
Main Library, 96 S. Grant Ave, Columbus, OH

Toledo - March 3, 4 - 6 p.m.
Dana Conference Center, 3110 Glendale Ave., Toledo, OH

Cincinnati - March 4, 4 - 6 p.m.
College Hill Recreation Center, 5545 Belmont Ave., Cincinnati, OH

Marietta - March 10, 1 - 3 p.m.
Washington State Community College, Main Building, 710 Colegate Dr., Marietta, OH

Youngstown - March 11, 4 -6 p.m.
Butler Inst. of Amer. Art, Butler N. Ed. Ctr., 524 Wick Ave., Youngstown, OH

Dayton - March 12, 4 - 6 p.m.
Wright State University., Student Union Apollo Room, 3640 Col. Glenn Hwy., Dayton, OH

Dover - March 15, 6 - 8 p.m.
Tuscarawas County Senior Center, 425 Prospect St., Dover, OH

Lima - March 16, 1- 3 p.m.
Veterans’ Memorial Civic & Convention Center, 7 Town Square, Lima, OH

Akron - March 18, 6 - 8 p.m.
Helen Arnold Community Learning Ctr., 450 Vernon Odom Blvd. Akron, OH

Athens - March 29, 4 - 6 p.m.
Ohio University, Baker University Center, Room 240, Athens, OH

Portsmouth - March 31, 1 - 3 p.m.
SOMC Friends Community Center, 1202 18th St., Portsmouth, OH

Each meeting will follow a unique conversational framework that will link and build on comments as people move between groups, cross-pollinate ideas and discover new insights into the questions or issues that are most important in life, work and community. Everyone in attendance will have the opportunity to be heard.

For more information or to RSVP, call 800-282-4536 ext. 1470 or email brenda.rhodes@rsc.state.oh.us. Let us know which free Cafe’ Conversation you will attend and if you will bring guests. Sign language interpreters will be at the meetings. Let us know if you need other accommodations.

Can't make it! Then join us for an online Cafe Conversation. Email brenda.rhodes@rsc.state.oh.us to receive an email when the date has been scheduled. (Adobe flash player is needed)

Listen Live via phone conferencing by calling:

Call (605) 475-4900, When prompted, enter the 205013 followed by the # key.
Once connected to the live conference, every caller will be able to talk.
Press *6 when conference starts to mute yourself.
When open questions begin press *6 to un-mute yourself.

The conference line will be open 15 minutes before the Café Conversations start and will promptly end there after.