Have You Read the September Issue of AccessWorld?
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The October issue of AccessWorld is now available on our website.
This issue features:
a.. Editor's Page: AccessWorld Celebrates Disability Employment Awareness
Month
b.. A Review of the Orbit Reader 20 by Orbit Research, by Deborah Kendrick
Orbit Research accepted the Transforming Braille Group's challenge to produce
a braille display that could be sold for under $500, and the result is the
Orbit
Reader 20, a 20 cell refreshable braille display that the American Printing
House for the Blind hopes to sell by the end of 2016. Recognizing that the
product is still being perfected, I was eager to test drive the Orbit Reader
and
am just as eager to share my findings with AccessWorld readers.
c.. 2016 Employment Resources for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired,
by Joe Strechay (edited by Neva Fairchild)
October ushers in National Disability Employment Awareness Month, and each
year AccessWorld strives to bring you information to assist in your employment
search. We hope the resources gathered for you here will prove useful to you.
d.. Insider Tips for Getting the Most from Vocational Rehabilitation, by Lee
Huffman and Joe Strechay
As our nation recognizes and celebrates National Disability Employment
Awareness Month, this is a great opportunity to offer AccessWorld readers who
are currently a client in their state's vocational rehabilitation (VR) program
and who may be looking toward employment some tips or advice for gaining the
most from their VR experience.
e.. Employment Perspective: Rethinking the Purpose of Work, by Neva Fairchild
Employment gives us an opportunity to give back, to help others, to make a
difference, to change the world, one tiny step at a time. For many of us, our
job defines us.
f.. Book Review: "It's off to Work We Go" with Bonnie Mosen, by Bill Holton
I think this book would have benefited immensely from a much deeper dive into
LinkedIn. I also believe the book needed to include at least one more chapter
building on the concept of a functional resume and offering specific advice
tailored to the needs of the first-time vision-impaired job seeker. That said,
"It's Off to Work We Go" does offer considerable value in its unique
prospective
on vocational rehabilitation, along with a great deal of substantive
information
regarding evaluating and honing your job skills, preparing for the job
interview, disability disclosure, and moving beyond obtaining a job into
achieving long-term success in the workplace.
g.. Making Music with iOS and Android Apps by Janet Ingber and Jamie Pauls
AccessWorld contributing authors Janet Ingber and Jamie Pauls, both of whom
are board certified music therapists and professional musicians were asked to
collaborate on an article suggesting iOS apps for making music. Ingber and
Pauls
have put together a list of some of their favorite music-making apps, both for
the professional and the amateur musician.
h.. AccessWorld News
i.. Letters to the Editor
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