Then check out these great resources!
American Foundation for the Blind http://www.afb.org/ This site is easy to navigate, it can be auditory, font size/color change options, it includes great videos, checklists, resume examples, parent/ student info links, mentee/ mentor opportunities and lots of resourceful links. The testimonies are powerful. They demonstrate, how persons who are blind and or have low vision, can pursue the career of their dreams. On the career-connection multimedia page I particularly like the "Dress and Impress" link. This link spotlights "Aaron" a young man applying for a job at a hospital. His scripted interview is neat to read. Also, there are neat videos that one can download for great tips on how to dress and impress for success. This embedded link provides a neat over view for careers for persons who are visually impaired.
http://www.afb.org/Section.asp?SectionID=7&TopicID=269&DocumentID=28
Check this site out for lots of great tips for employment and career planning!
Envision - giving choices and resources to people who are blind or have low vision http://www.envisionus.com/default.asp
Envision is an excellent site. This embedded site link will bring you to their current job opportunities, employment videos and recruitment specialist contact information. http://www.envisionus.com/default.asp?Section=9
Envision has an excellent mission statement
"Our Mission The mission of Envision is to enhance the personal independence of individuals with low vision or blindness through employment and vision rehabilitation".
Another powerful resource for persons with visually impairments seeking employment.
Olmsted Institute of Business & Technology http://www.olmstedcenter.org/Home/StatlerCenter and The Statler Center http://www.olmstedcenter.org/Home/OlmstedInstitute are dedicated to employment training, career planning and placement for persons of all ages with varying degrees of vision loss.
The Statler Center is dedicated to the "hospitality industry". They offer job training and placement for 20 different career paths. http://www.olmstedcenter.org/Home/StatlerCenter/CareersinHospitality
The Olmsted Institute is dedicated to training individuals in areas of business and technology. They have one on one classes in programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, Project, FrontPage and Outlook; Internet Explorer, HTML and QuickBooks. Check out this embedded site link for more information.
http://www.olmstedcenter.org/Home/StatlerCenter/CareersinHospitality
Wow! Two more outstanding web sites leading to meaningful employment!
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The AFB is a wonderful web site. This site offers so much useful information on individuals with visual impairments. I was happy to see the web site offers different viewing options, the user was able to change the size and color of the text making it user friendly. The link to Braille Bug, caught my attention, and I spent quite some time learning about braille. People also are able to get a free Braille Bug Alphabet card.
ReplyDeleteEnvision is another site that offers viewing options. I think this company is wonderful and it's great to know that half of the company's 350 employees are visually impaired. The Envision company offers so many great programs and support to individuals with visual impairments. They even have an adaptive aids store.
All the web sites in your blog were informative and are useful resources.