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[Dorothy Griffin]

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Date: Sat, Feb 5, 2022 at 10:12 AM
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*New Opportunities for Careers in Rehabilitation of the Blind Scholarships
are now available! **** the GRE requirement may now be permanently waived
for applicants who qualify ***

Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness

Louisiana Tech University



*Structured Discovery Cane Travel (SDCT) and Structured Discovery
Rehabilitation* 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.



*Scholarships are now available for qualified individuals seeking one of
the following degree paths:*

   - Master of Arts in Counseling/Guidance with Concentration in
   Orientation and Mobility.
   - Master of Arts in Counseling and Guidance with Concentration in
   Rehabilitation Teaching for the Blind




*   Why me?*

   - The field of educating and rehabilitating children and adults who are
   blind is deeply rewarding and life-changing.
   - The job market is wide open; currently, we receive four times the
   number of employer requests than we have graduates to provide.
   - Training occurs on campus in Ruston, Louisiana, and can be completed
   in as little as one year.
   - No prior background or experience in blindness is necessary­we’ll
   teach you everything you need to know.
   - Scholarships are provided on a competitive basis to qualified persons
   and can cover costs for attending the university.
   - Scholarships also support travel to conferences, trainings, and
   field-based experiences at Structured Discovery training programs.






*Who can Apply? *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.

*Note: the GRE may now be waived for applicants who qualify. Please contact
Edward Bell to determine if you are eligible at ebell at latech.edu



*What’s the Catch?*

   - 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.
   - Scholarships cover at least tuition and fees but may cover living and
   travel costs as well.
   - 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.




*Where do I get started?*

   - For program details, visit: www.pdrib.com
   - Send an email for more information to:  ebell at latech.edu or  call
   Edward Bell to discuss your application: 318-257-4554






Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC, Director,

Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness

Louisiana Tech University

600 Mayfield Ave / 210 Woodard Hall

PO Box 3158

Ruston LA 71272

Office: 318.257.4554                      Fax: 318.257.2259

ebell at latech.edu  www.pdrib.com

*************

"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."

-- Stephen Jay Gould




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-- 
Dorothy Griffin - President
National Federation of the Blind of Georgia
dgriffin at nfbga.org
770-374-4832

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.
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