[nfbmi-talk] NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED: AN ONLINE

[Mary Ann Rojek]

NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUTH WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED:  AN ONLINE
EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION PROGRAM
RESEARCH AND TRAINING CENTER ON BLINDNESS AND LOW VISION, MISSISSIPPI
STATE UNIVERSITY
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:
   A.. LEGAL BLINDNESS OR MORE SEVERE VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
   B.. BLINDNESS AS THE PRIMARY DISABILITY, WITHOUT ADDITIONAL
SIGNIFICANT DISABILITIES
   C.. 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
   D.. 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, OR HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU MAY CHECK OUT OUR
WEBSITE AT WWW2.BLIND.MSSTATE.EDU, OR CONTACT LYNDA GOLEMAN:
1-800-675-7782 OR
LGOLEMAN at COLLED.MSSTATE.EDU