[nabs-l] FWD: Project Hire: Transition to Employment

Wed Jul 29 20:36:10 UTC 2009

Hello friends, 

Just a reminder again that here at Mississippi State University we are initiating an exciting new opportunity for recent high school and college graduates and seniors who are blind or have low vision to be involved in an on-line intervention to enhance their employability.  We are recruiting almost 100 students from all over the country who will be involved for 8 weeks of supplemental activity in either September - November or January-February.  Students will be randomly assigned to a group, so we are hoping to get all our candidates lined up by September 1.  The purpose of the program is two-fold.  First, we are hoping it will be beneficial to the participants in preparing them to find employment, but it is also a research project to develop evidenced based practice which we hope will be replicable and available nationwide.

Attached are 2 email flyers about the program, one for college students and one for both high school and college students.  We can send braille and large print as well if anyone is interested.  Please post this on your office bulletin boards and help pass the word to interested students.  Students can sign up on line through our website at www.blind.msstate.edu .  Please contact me if you have any questions.  

Thanks for your help!

BJ

B. J. LeJeune, M.Ed,CRC, CVRT 
RRTC on Blindness and Low Vision
Mississippi State University
P. O. Box 6189
Mississippi State, MS  39762
bjlejeune at colled.msstate.edu 
662-325-2694

Attachment 1:

Project HIRE:  New Opportunity for College Grads or Seniors who are Blind or Visually Impaired:  An Online Employment Preparation Program

Are you interested in finding a job? Are you 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 young adults 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, you can get information and sign up on line at http://www2.blind.msstate.edu, or  contact Lynda Goleman at  1-800-675-7782 or lgoleman at colled.msstate.edu 

Attachment 2:

New Opportunity for Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired:  An Online Employment Preparation Program

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, you can get information and sign up on line at http://www2.blind.msstate.edu or  contact Lynda Goleman at  1-800-675-7782 or lgoleman at colled.msstate.edu 

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