[tabi] Re: FW: College Student Online Employment Preparation Program
- From: "Chip Orange" <Corange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tabi@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 12:25:29 -0400
Hi all,
This looks very good.
As a supplement to it, I thought I'd mention the free, AFB Career
Connect program at:
http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=7
This has a wide array of resources, including a "resume genie" and a
database of blind individuals who have registered to be mentors for
anyone considering a given career. so, you can find out from someone in
your perspective career area what it's like for a blind person working
in that career area.
I'm not really familiar with all of the program's options, but I believe
it has an extensive set of articles to help blind people find
employment.
I've registered as a career mentor, and the AFB always needs more
volunteers so they can represent all the possible professions; please
consider signing up as a career connect volunteer; you only have to
answer questions from others considering a career in the same field.
hth,
Chip
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Chip Orange
Database Administrator
Florida Public Service Commission
Chip.Orange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
(850) 413-6314
(Any opinions expressed are solely those of the author and do not
necessarily reflect those of the Florida Public Service Commission.)
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: [tabi] FW: College Student Online Employment
> Preparation Program
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> From: B.J. LeJeune [mailto:BJLejeune@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>
> New Opportunity for Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired: An
> Online Employment Preparation Program
>
> Research and Training Center on Blindness and Low Vision, Mississippi
> State University
>
> Are you interested in finding a job? Are you a senior or recent
> graduate from high school OR a senior or recent graduate from college?
> If you answer yes to both of these questions, we have a program for
> you that is being offered online, and it's free! We know that youth
> who are blind or visually impaired often have difficulty finding
> employment, and we want to help by providing a program that
> specifically focuses on identifying the right job for you and the
> steps to take to find that job. The program will last 8 weeks,
> beginning in the Fall of 2009 or the Winter of 2010, and it will cover
> the following topics:
>
> * Self-assessment & discovery
>
> * Interest & career exploration
>
> * Job search skills training
>
> * Employment issues specific to blindness
>
> * How to locate specific job openings & apply for jobs
>
>
> This program will take place online, so you can be located anywhere in
> the U.S. and participate. You can participate from home, school, or
> anywhere you have internet access. We can also help you obtain
> internet access in order to participate if this is a problem for you.
> Although this is an online program, it will involve interaction with
> others and will require completion of assignments. Two programs will
> be offered: one for seniors or recent graduates from high school, and
> one for seniors or recent graduates from college.
>
>
> Specific requirements for participation include:
>
> Legal blindness or more severe visual impairment
> Blindness as the primary disability, without additional significant
> disabilities
> Senior in high school (or recent graduate) who does not plan to attend
> college, OR Senior in college (or recent graduate), under the age of
> 25, who expects to seek (or is seeking) employment after graduation
> Basic computer literacy and knowledge of accessibility
> software/hardware that would allow participation in an intervention
> provided on the Internet
>
> If you meet these requirements and are interested in participating in
> one of these free programs, or have questions, you may check out our
> website at www2.blind.msstate.edu, or contact Lynda Goleman:
> 1-800-675-7782 or lgoleman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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