Due to the Ohio Association of the Deaf's mishandling of funds and lack of board management and follow-through, the Ohio Attorney General opened an active investigation.

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Due to the Ohio Association of the Deaf's problematic issues, the National Association of the Deaf eventually stopped recognizing OAD as a viable organization.  It removed OAD from the NAD's list of state associations.

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The Ohio Association of the Deaf tried to develop a clean slate with new officers who had better visions for restoring the quality of life for Ohio's Deaf Community.

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The COVID-19 pandemic did not help the OAD's situation.  Due to health precautions, Zoom meetings replaced in-person meetings, causing a lack of participation.

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The following were issues during the COVID-19 period:

OAD officers lacked contact with the Ohio Deaf Community

OAD tried a different method to recruit new members, such as having monthly social chats through Zoom, but it was unaccomplished.

OAD was considered a "board-running" organization, not a member-serving" organization.

The 47-page OAD ByLaws were never given to the members to vote on for approval.

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IRS for OAD status was terminated due to not filling the IRS-990 Form for over three years.  The Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) and several foundations withdrew OAD financial assistance for various deaf projects when they learned of OAD's IRS termination.

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In May, Jack Hawk, a CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) whose parents were very involved and instrumental in the start of OAD, followed his parents' involvement with OAD.  He had to resign due to health issues and died in August 2023.  He is a tremendous loss to OAD.​

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Due to various conflicts within the board, OAD's state conference, scheduled for November 3, 2023, in Columbus, was canceled.

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