[NFBP-Talk] Fwd: [tech-vi Announce List] An Invitation to Explore APH CareerConnect

[Jan Lattuca]

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From: David Goldfield <david.goldfield at outlook.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2022 00:58:03 +0000
Subject: [tech-vi Announce List] An Invitation to Explore APH CareerConnect
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VisionAware - Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at 2:25 PM

An Invitation to Explore APH CareerConnect

[older chef working on pastry; older carpenter standing in front of
tools]Older Chef and Older Carpenter

Editor’s note: October is National Disability Employment Awareness
Month (NDEAM), a time we at the APH ConnectCenter focus on the
important roles individuals who are blind or low vision possess in our
workforce. If you are an older individual who is blind or low vision,
your contributions to the workforce are valued! If you’re interested
in re-entering the workforce or mentoring those in the workforce, we
invite you to visit APHCareerConnect. Here’s your introduction to APH
CareerConnect.

APH CareerConnect is an integral part of the APH ConnectCenter. The
mission of the APH ConnectCenter is to empower people toward greater
independence and lifelong success by providing curated information and
resources to assist children, parents, job seekers, adults, and older
people who are blind or low vision.

In 2018, CareerConnect and the catalog of web resources including
FamilyConnect and VisionAware transitioned from the American
Foundation for the Blind (AFB) to the American Printing House for the
Blind (APH). Currently staffed by a dozen dedicated expert
professionals, the APH ConnectCenter, with its host of tangible
resources, including the Information and Referral line, Directory of
Services, along with web resources for all populations of blind and
low vision individuals, exists with a balance of peer and
professionally vetted resources.

APH VisionAware family, APH
CareerConnect<https://aphcareerconnect.org/> is your resource if you
are researching information on part-time or full-time employment,
considering college as an older adult, exploring volunteer
opportunities, or if you’re wanting to prepare to mentor younger
individuals who are blind or low vision who may be interested in your
career-field.

Diving into CareerConnect:

Over the decades, APH CareerConnect has expanded and evolved to serve
thousands of career curious explorers, working professionals,
rehabilitation staff, teachers of students with visual impairments,
and prospective employers. Visitors to APH CareerConnect have come to
rely on the vast resources readily available including Transition and
career exploration tools for teachers and Rehabilitation
practitioners.

In 2022, APH CareerConnect continues to curate materials for job
seekers of all ages and employers. From the moment you land on our
homepage, you are greeted with featured blogs, stories of successful
people at work who are blind or low vision, our new online Job Seekers
Toolkit, video interviews, and more.



We partnered with NSITE<https://nsite.org/>  to update the long-loved
Job Seeker’s Toolkit<https://communities.nonprofitleadershipalliance.org/nsitecommunity/home>,
an accessible, self-paced, free online training course featuring five
modules: Self-Awareness; Career Exploration: Methods & Resources;
Finding Employment; The Interview; and Maintaining Employment-
Advancing Your Career! You can jump into the Job Seekers Toolkit by
visiting: https://communities.nonprofitleadershipalliance.org/nsitecommunity/home.

As the Toolkit was recently onboarded into a Learning management
system, we want to hear from you and your students/clients interacting
with the Job Seekers Toolkit.

CareerConversations and CollegeConversations

Also new this year is our CareerConversations series. On the first
Thursday of the month, we bring on a working blind or low vision
person who shares with us in the span of one hour how they are
thriving and succeeding in their career. We’ve met with blind lawyers,
licensed Psychologists, musicians, scientists, artists, and many
others. The idea behind CareerConversations is to promote
informational interviewing and networking. Within the first ten
minutes of the call, we encourage viewers on this Zoom webinar to ask
questions by way of the chat feature or to raise their hand to be
acknowledged. Since January 2022, we have had over seven unique
interviews. You can rewind back to our
webinars<http://www.APHConnectCenter.org/webinars> page to view recent
episodes and/or sign up for future conversations.

Similar in scope to CareerConversations, this past August we launched
CollegeConversations. Working with our Student Advisory Committee,
consisting of current and recent college graduates who are blind or
low vision, we are bringing the conversation on how to prepare for
college life to our webinar platform. Each CollegeConversation is
built around a theme and our panel of college student experts share
their experiences and provide authentic advice and tips as
representatives of large universities, small private colleges, and
community colleges. CollegeConversation’s focus is on advancing the
dialogue on college and academia preparedness. To sign up for future
CollegeConversations, register
here<http://www.aphconnectcenter.org/webinars>.

Supporting our TVI and Rehabilitation practitioners, most all of our
online webinars are ACVREP and CRCC eligible. Refer to the webinar
registration page for individual events for further details.

Personal Employment Stories

In the Personal Employment
Stories<https://aphcareerconnect.org/succeed-at-work/our-stories/>
section we highlight ordinary to out-of-this-world careers held by
people who are blind or low vision from all walks of life. Whether you
are interested in finding out about a career in Information
Technology, STEM, teaching, counseling, or something else, we’ve got
your ticket to a front-row seat. Get ready to hear directly from blind
and low-vision professionals from all walks of life as they share the
ins and outs of getting a job, maintaining employment, and succeeding
at work.

If you are career curious and interested in discovering how blind and
low vision people succeed and thrive at work, this is your page!

Virtual Worksites

In the CareerConnect Virtual Worksites: Accommodations for Workers Who
Are Blind or Visually
Impaired<https://aphcareerconnect.org/explore-careers/careerconnect-virtual-worksites/>,
we provide illustrations of workplaces with varying accommodations
enabling individuals who are blind or low vision to access their
worksites.

Mentoring

As an older adult who is blind or low vision, your contributions to
the younger and less experienced workforce is invaluable. Consider
reading the following content pieces on mentorship:

The APH CareerConnect is continuing to evolve in order to provide for
the modern-day blind and low vision career explorer. We want to remain
your go-to source for interested job seekers and family members
seeking timely and reliable information and more.

We encourage and welcome calls and emails to the APH ConnectCenter. To
reach our toll-free line, simply call 800.232.5463. You can also
contact us via email at
ConnectCenter at APH.org<mailto:ConnectCenter at APH.org>. As you browse APH
CareerConnect, the APH ConnectCenter Transition Hub, and our family of
APH ConnectCenter sites, let us know what resonates with you.

We are here for you. We are on social media, including Twitter and Facebook.

Read More

Working As a Senior with Vision Loss –
VisionAware<https://visionaware.org/working-life/working-as-a-senior-with-vision-loss/>

Reasons to Keep Working –
VisionAware<https://visionaware.org/working-life/working-as-a-senior-with-vision-loss/reasons-to-keep-working/>

Joel Tepperberg: From Carpentry to Cooking –
VisionAware<https://visionaware.org/emotional-support/personal-stories/working-life-personal-stories/joel-tepperberg-from-carpentry-to-cooking/>

Gil Johnson, Woodworker –
VisionAware<https://visionaware.org/emotional-support/personal-stories/working-life-personal-stories/about-gil-johnson/>

https://visionaware.org/blog/visionaware-blog/an-invitation-to-explore-aph-careerconnect/


     David Goldfield
Assistive Technology Specialist

Feel free to visit my Web site
WWW.DavidGoldfield.info


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