<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from My IPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Edward Bell via NFBNet-Members-List <nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org><br><b>Date:</b> February 5, 2022 at 10:20:31 AM EST<br><b>To:</b> nfbnet-members-list@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[Nfbnet-members-list] Louisiana Tech Graduate Programs</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> Edward Bell <ebell@pdrib.com><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<div align="center"><b><a name="OLE_LINK2"></a>New Opportunities for
Careers in Rehabilitation of the Blind<br><br>
Scholarships are now available!<br><br>
</b>*** the GRE requirement may now be permanently waived for applicants
who qualify ***<br><br>
Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness<br><br>
Louisiana Tech University<br><br>
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<br><br>
<b>Structured Discovery Cane Travel (SDCT) and Structured Discovery
Rehabilitation</b> have been demonstrated to be among the most innovative
and effective forms of rehabilitation training for individuals who are
blind or visually impaired. Louisiana Tech University has operated its
Orientation and Mobility program on this model successfully for 21 years,
with upwards of 95% successful employment and employer satisfaction
rates. <br><br>
<br><br>
<b>Scholarships are now available for qualified individuals seeking one
of the following degree paths:</b>
<ul>
<li>Master of Arts in Counseling/Guidance with Concentration in
Orientation and Mobility.
</li><li>Master of Arts in Counseling and Guidance with Concentration in
Rehabilitation Teaching for the Blind
</li></ul><b><br>
<br><br>
Why me?</b>
<ul>
<li>The field of educating and rehabilitating children and adults who are
blind is deeply rewarding and life-changing.
</li><li>The job market is wide open; currently, we receive four times the
number of employer requests than we have graduates to provide.
</li><li>Training occurs on campus in Ruston, Louisiana, and can be completed
in as little as one year.
</li><li>No prior background or experience in blindness is necessarywe’ll
teach you everything you need to know.
</li><li>Scholarships are provided on a competitive basis to qualified persons
and can cover costs for attending the university.
</li><li>Scholarships also support travel to conferences, trainings, and
field-based experiences at Structured Discovery training programs.
</li></ul><br>
<br><br>
<b>Who can Apply?<br><br>
</b>Individuals must already possess a Bachelor’s (B.A.) degree from an
accredited university, have a grade point average of 2.5 and obtain a
minimum of 287 (Verbal and Quantitative) on the Graduate Records
Examination (GRE)*. Individuals must also be willing to attend courses on
campus in Ruston, Louisiana on a full-time basis. <br><br>
*Note: the GRE may now be waived for applicants who qualify. Please
contact Edward Bell to determine if you are eligible at
<a href="mailto:ebell@latech.edu">ebell@latech.edu</a><br><br>
<br><br>
<b>What’s the Catch?</b>
<ul>
<li>Payback through service is required. Agreement to receive scholarship
funding requires commitment for you to work in the field of
rehabilitation for two years for each year of scholarship support you
obtain.
</li><li>Scholarships cover at least tuition and fees but may cover living and
travel costs as well.
</li><li>You have to move to Ruston, work hard, study harder, and have the
heart to be an O&M or Rehabilitation Teacher of blind persons.
</li></ul><br>
<br><br>
<b>Where do I get started?</b>
<ul>
<li>For program details, visit:
<a href="http://www.pdrib.com">www.pdrib.com</a>
</li><li>Send an email for more information to:
<a href="mailto:ebell@latech.edu">ebell@latech.edu</a> or call
Edward Bell to discuss your application: 318-257-4554
</li></ul><br>
<br><br>
<br><br>
Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC, Director, <br><br>
Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness<br><br>
Louisiana Tech University<br><br>
600 Mayfield Ave / 210 Woodard Hall<br><br>
PO Box 3158<br><br>
Ruston LA 71272<br><br>
Office:
318.257.4554
Fax: 318.257.2259 <br><br>
<a href="mailto:ebell@latech.edu">ebell@latech.edu</a>
<a href="http://www.pdrib.com/" eudora="autourl">www.pdrib.com<br><br>
</a>*************<br><br>
"I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions
of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of
equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and
sweatshops."<br><br>
-- Stephen Jay Gould<br><br>
<br><br>
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