[Iabs-talk] FW: Employment Mentoring Project: mentors flier
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To: Discussion list for NABS, National Alliance of Blind Students.
Subject: Employment Mentoring Project: mentors flier
Employment Mentoring Project
Seeking Professionals Who Are Blind
Remember the challenges you faced in finding your first job??
Would you like to help a college student who is also blind begin their
career in a profession similar to yours??
We are conducting research to see if pairing students who are blind with
mentors in their career fields will help them find employment.
BENEFITS
. Opportunity to mentor a college student who is blind and is
interested in working in your profession
. Assist in research that seeks to benefit the blind community
RESPONSIBILITIES
. Participate from January 2012 through up to 12 months after your
mentee graduates
. Help your mentee develop career goals and offer opportunities for
job shadowing
. Face-to-face contact with mentor 4 hours a month
. Complete online activities monthly
ELIGIBILITY
. Legal blindness
. Currently employed or retired from a professional career
. Has basic computer literacy and knowledge of accessibility
software/hardware needed to access online materials
INTERESTED?
. Complete the eligibility survey at
<http://tiny.cc/mentor-professionals> http://tiny.cc/mentor-professionals
. For more information, contact Jamie O'Mally at Mississippi State
University's Research & Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision at
<mailto:rrtc2 at colled.msstate.edu> rrtc2 at colled.msstate.edu or toll free:
1-800-675-7782
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