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Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2017 15:20:52 -0600
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: Pearson Announces Career
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>Monday, March 6, 2017
>Category:
><https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=6802&qid=1674972>National
>Chris Danielsen
>Director of Public Relations
>National Federation of the Blind
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>Scott Overland
>Pearson
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>Pearson Announces Career Exploration Mentorship
>Program for Students, Young Professionals with Disabilities
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>Collaboration with National Federation of the
>Blind brings decades of experience preparing
>blind and low vision students for career success
>
>Today Pearson, in collaboration with the
>National Federation of the Blind (NFB),
><https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=6803&qid=1674972>announced
>the launch of a new career exploration
>mentorship program for college students and
>recent graduates who have disabilities. The
>program will begin as a pilot, combining the
>NFB’s expertise in mentoring and advocating for
>career opportunities for blind and low-vision
>students and Pearson’s commitment to providing
>mentorship to a wide range of students with
>disabilities. The program will provide
>participants with access to guidance, advice,
>and support from experienced professionals
>working in a variety of legal-related positions at Pearson.
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>Blind, low vision and students with disabilities
>often face low expectations or unnecessary
>roadblocks when identifying and pursuing career
>paths.  This can result in a ‘channeling’ into
>jobs that they are not passionate about or that
>limit their true potential. Participants in this
>three-month pilot program will be paired with a
>mentor who has been specifically trained on how
>to guide and advise blind or disabled students
>who may be unfamiliar with the opportunities and
>preparation necessary to succeed in corporate
>environments. Mentors work in a variety of
>functions on the Pearson legal team and will
>help students access a breadth of resources –
>from meetings with senior leaders to advice on
>preparing and tackling education and career
>goals to building a resume and identifying interesting internships and jobs.
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>“I am excited and proud at the level of
>enthusiasm we have seen in Pearson’s legal
>department as we have prepared to announce this
>program. Our goal is simple, yet incredibly
>important: to help guide young professionals who
>are disabled to find the career opportunities
>that match their passions,” said Bjarne
>Tellmann, general counsel for Pearson. “With the
>experience and partnership of the NFB, we want
>to open the door to careers that many young,
>disabled people didn’t know existed or were
>accessible to them, and support them as they
>take the next step in their professional lives.”
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>“For over seventy-five years, the National
>Federation of the Blind has fostered mentoring
>relationships in order to raise the expectations
>of the blind and to help them achieve their
>dreams and live the lives they want. Partnering
>with Pearson is a natural outgrowth of this
>important work, allowing aspiring blind
>professionals to establish mentoring
>relationships with their peers and obtain career
>guidance that will increase the odds of success.
>We look forward to working with Pearson to build
>this program and get more blind people on the
>pathway to the board rooms of major corporations
>around the world,” said Mark Riccobono,
>President of the National Federation of the Blind.
>
>Students can begin applying for the pilot
>program immediately by e-mailing Elizabeth Delfs
>at
><mailto:elizabeth.delfs at pearson.com>elizabeth.delfs(at)pearsoned(dot)com.
>Pearson and the NFB hope to continue and expand
>the program past the pilot stage.
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>About the National Federation of the Blind
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>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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>About Pearson
>Pearson is the world’s learning company, with
>expertise in educational courseware and
>assessment, and a range of teaching and learning
>services powered by technology. Our mission is
>to help people make progress through access to
>better learning.  We believe that learning opens
>up opportunities, creating fulfilling careers
>and better lives. For more, visit
><https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=6804&qid=1674972>http://www.pearson.com.
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