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Ohio Deaf and Blind Education Services seeks $36.1M–$36.9M in executive budget and requests tactile braille displays
Summary
Lou Manous, superintendent of Ohio Deaf and Blind Education Services, told the House Education Committee the agency seeks roughly $36.1 million in FY 2026 and $36.9 million in FY 2027 to maintain services and purchase classroom tactile-braille technology.
Lou Manous, superintendent of the Ohio Deaf and Blind Education Services (ODBES), told the House Education Committee the agency’s executive budget request would sustain statewide day, residential and early-intervention services and fund technology to improve access for visually impaired students.
Manous said ODBES operates two state schools — the Ohio School for the Deaf and the Ohio School for the Blind — plus early-learning and statewide outreach services. He reported the blind school served 113 students on campus this year representing 66 districts in 37 counties, and the deaf school served 29 students on campus representing 69 districts and 36 counties; ODBES also supports 24 deaf‑blind students…
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