[Colorado-Talk] Fwd: This Is Positive Blindness Training at Work! Support us on Dec. 6

Sat Dec 3 00:29:40 UTC 2022

In case any o fyou on this list haven't seen this, or haven't heard
that it is Colorado Gives Day on Tuesday, and you can donate to the
Colorado Center for the Blind!

Subject: This Is Positive Blindness Training at Work! Support us on Dec. 6
To: burke.dall at gmail.com

THIS IS POSITIVE BLINDNESS TRAINING AT WORK!

As we come to you for support for Colorado Gives Day on Dec. 6, we want to
share with you some of our excitement and pride in the growth and
accomplishments of our students this past year. Blindness finds us in
different ways and at different times of our lives. But what all of our
students strive for is independence. That's true whether it is a young
person going out on their own for the first time or someone who has already
established their lives, jobs, even families and now must learn blindness
skills and come to believe in themselves as blind people. We all want to be
independent. Obviously, employment and careers—just feeling like we are
productive—are among the most critical factors in achieving personal
independence. This is no small achievement since estimates of unemployment
for blind, working-age adults range between 65 and 80 percent. Here are
what some of this year's Independence Training Program students are
pursuing after graduation.

Thanks to the National Federation of the Blind and all of the work they
have done with Amazon to make their workplaces accessible, two of our
recent graduates were hired at the Fulfillment Center in Thornton. Dalton
and Vaughn began their jobs on November 9. They said that they are very
busy and so happy to be working.

[Rhonda uses an oscilating power sander in style, wearing a shop apron and
long gold earrings!]

At the end of the summer, Greg was hired to work repairing bicycles. It's a
great fit as he has an innate mechanical ability.

Mike and Laura each returned to their former work. Mike is a software
engineer in San Diego and Laura is a Sexuality Educator, Consultant, Coach,
and Community Organizer. Dave was officially retired from the Air Force
with the rank of Colonel and a former pilot when he became blind. Now that
he's completed his training with us, he's returned to New Hampshire and
plans to teach accessible technology to other blind folks. At the other end
of the life spectrum, Andres is pursuing systems admin training and
certifications at a technical college in Albuquerque.

Two other recent students received jobs while they were still students in
our program. Martha left for Maryland to work as a teacher of the visually
impaired. Gursimrat is finishing her program in December to begin working
as a therapist in California.

Barry discovered his passion for teaching cane travel, though he'd always
been shy of using his white cane before coming to training. Now he will
begin his work toward certification.

And there are the students in higher education or headed there. Amanda and
J.T. are continuing their four-year degree programs, while graduates like
Lindsay and Tameria began their college careers as new freshman back in
August.

But there's also a group who are heading beyond their current four-year
degrees, including Jamila (Rehabilitation Instruction for the Blind),
Horace (Accounting), and Dan H. (Master of Social Work). Rhonda, who is an
attorney, is seizing the opportunity to shift her career trajectory to
pursue a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology.

We believe blind people can do anything. And these students prove that
positive blindness training makes a difference. Every day, we encourage and
challenge each student—and they come to understand their potential as
they build the skills and confidence to live the life they want. Because
when you believe in yourself and experience a thriving community of
positive blind people, nothing can hold you back from pursuing your dreams.

PLEASE SUPPORT US ON COLORADO GIVES DAY! [1]

[Community First Foundation Colorado Gives Day December 6, 2022 Logo] [1]

Every donation you make today and through Dec. 6 on our Colorado Gives page
counts toward our percentage of the $1.4 Million Incentive Fund, helping
your donation go even farther to support programs that lead to independence
for blind people!

We believe in our students. Thank you for believing in them, too!

Julie Deden
Executive Director

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National Federation of the Blind of Colorado Legislative Co-chair

President, NFB of Denver

"Blindness is not what holds you back.  You can live the life you want!"

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