[Nfbwv-talk] FW: July Update - DST and IT Professional Deadline is Right Around the Corner!

Mon Jul 16 13:05:04 UTC 2012

Dear Joyce,   Hey!  How are you feeling?                             NFB WV Love,                            Trish Walker
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> Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 18:24:02 -0400
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> On Behalf Of Koch, Sheri L
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> Subject: [Nfbwv-talk] FW: July Update - DST and IT Professional Deadline is
> Right Around the Corner!
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> This looks like an excellent training opportunity; see above attachments.
> Share as appropriate.  Thanks 
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> Sheri Koch, MS, CRC 
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> WVDRS 
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> Program Specialist 
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> Blind & Visually Impaired Services
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> 4701 MacCorkle Ave., SE
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> Charleston, WV  25304 
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> sheri.l.koch at wv.gov 
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> Phone:    (304) 356-2380 Ext. 55322
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> FAX:  (304) 926-1740
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> From: Waldron, Marijane K
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> Subject: FW: July Update - DST and IT Professional Deadline is Right Around
> the Corner!
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> From: Emily Perryman [mailto:eperryman at wsblind.org]
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> Foundation for the Blind; American Printing House for the Blind; Arkansas
> Lighthouse for the Blind; Associated Industries for the Blind; Association
> for the Blind; AVRE; Badger Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired;
> Blind and Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh; Blind Childrens
> Center; Blinded Veterans Association; Braille Institute of America;
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> for the Visually Impaired; Central Association for the Blind and Visually
> Impaired; Cincinnati Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired;
> Cleveland Sight Center; Clovernook Center for the Blind; Community Services
> for Vision Rehabilitation; Delaware Association for the Blind; Delta Gamma
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> for the Blind, St. Louis; Lighthouse International; Lighthouse of Broward
> County; Lighthouse of Collier; Lighthouse of Pinellas; Lilac Services for
> the Blind; Lions Blind Center of Oakland; Louisiana Association for the
> Blind; Metrolina Association for the Blind; Miami Lighthouse for the Blind
> and Visually Impaired; MidWest Enterprises for the Blind; National
> Accreditation Council; National Association for Parents of Children with
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> Blind; National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation; New
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> New York City Industries for the Blind; New York Institute for Special
> Education; NewVision Oklahoma; Overbrook School for the Blind; Pennsylvania
> Association for the Blind; Perkins School for the Blind; SAFE Foundation;
> San Antonio Lighthouse; San Diego Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired;
> Santa Clara Valley Blind Center; Savannah Association for the Blind; Seattle
> Lighthouse; SightConnection; Spectrios Institute for Low Vision; St. Louis
> Society for the Blind and Visually Impaired; Tampa Lighthouse for the Blind;
> The Carroll Center for the Blind; The Center for the Partially Sighted; The
> Hatlen Center for the Blind; The Iris Network; The Maryland School for the
> Blind; The Seeing Eye; The Sight Center of NW Ohio; United States Associates
> of Blind Athletes; Vermont Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired;
> Vision Loss Resources; Vision Rehabilitation Services of Georgia;
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> Blnd and Visually Impaired; Visually Impaired Preschool Services; Western
> Pennsylvania School for Blind Children; Winston-Salem Industries for the
> Blind; Wisconsin Council of the Blind and Visually Impaired
> Subject: July Update - DST and IT Professional Deadline is Right Around the
> Corner!
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> Recently I had the benefit of attending and exhibiting at the National
> Federation for the Blind's National Convention in Dallas from June 30
> through July 4.  I enjoyed spreading the word about the life skills and
> career training options that we offer at World Services for the Blind to the
> parents, potential clients, Lions Club members, instructors, and
> representatives from colleges and technology firms that I met with.  The
> overwhelming response about WSB I kept hearing was "keep up the good work,"
> and I was invigorated to learn that our name is recognized throughout the
> blind and visually impaired community for the level of service that we are
> able to provide to our clients.  It was also wonderful to hear from the
> visitors to our booth that their relatives or friends, or in some instances
> they themselves, received training from WSB and had a pleasant and rewarding
> experience that led to successful employment and sustainable independence.  
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> As I was visiting some of the other booths, I was impressed by the amount of
> vendors that that were providing products that made computers and other
> technology devices more accessible to the blind and visually impaired.
> There was a wide variety of new and improved products for magnification,
> speech output and GPS systems, all of which will make day to day life more
> accessible for individuals with a visual impairment.
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> Persons who are interested in learning more about working with computers or
> assisting others to use computer technology would benefit from some of our
> technology-based career training programs such as our Desktop Support
> Technician, IT Professional, Assistive Technology Instructor or Programming.
> It is not too late to enroll for our Desktop Support Technician or IT
> Professional training programs.  We will begin the evaluation process for
> those programs on August 6, and the programs start on September 4.  
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> Graduates from DST will acquire certifications in A+, Network+ and Windows
> 7.  Graduates from both the DST and IT Professional programs will be able to
> assists users through computer repair issues either directly or remotely,
> and as an IT Professional they will also be prepared to manage and maintain
> a computer network for a business or organization. 
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> Please contact me so that I can assist your clients in joining us for
> training in either of these two programs, and thank you for all of your
> support and referrals.  We here at WSB truly value and appreciate our
> partnership to provide sustainable independence to the blind and visually
> impaired community.
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> Regards,
> 
> Emily
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> Emily Perryman
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> Admissions Coordinator
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> World Services for the Blind
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> 2811 Fair Park Blvd.
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> Little Rock, AR 72204
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> 501-664-7100 ext. 225
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> http://www.wsblind.org/ <http://www.lwsb.org/> 
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> The Mission of World Services for the Blind is empowering blind or visually
> impaired adults in the United States and around the World to achieve
> Sustainable Independence.
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