<div dir="ltr">Sharing this opportunity. So excited that the job announcement includes an acknowledgement that providing a driver for a blind professional is accepted as a reasonable accommodation!!!<div>(Thank you, Dr. Bell for sharing this!)</div><div><br></div><div>Carlton <br><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Carlton Anne Cook Walker<br>Attorney at Law<br>Teacher of Students with Blindness/Visual Impairment<div>105 Creamery Road</div><div>Boiling Springs, PA 17007<br>Voice: 717-658-9894<br>Twitter: braillemom</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><b>This message is not intended or offered as legal advice. </b> These materials have been prepared for educational and information purposes only. They are not legal advice or legal opinions on any specific matters. 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For those who are dually certified as a TVI/COMS this would also include O&M lessons to children.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">QUALIFICATIONS: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Bachelor's or Master's Degree as a Teacher of the Visually Impaired. For those dually certified, then an ACVREP certification is also required. Both the Vermont state teaching license and ACVREP certification can be acquired upon employment.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="m_-3657488339620023150MsoNoSpacing"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">BONUSES: <u></u><u></u></span></b></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="m_-3657488339620023150MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">$1,000 in moving expenses with receipts <u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-3657488339620023150MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">$2,000 bonus for staying through the second year<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-3657488339620023150MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">$1,000 bonus for staying through the third year<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-3657488339620023150MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">$450 annually toward professional development opportunities<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-3657488339620023150MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">$175 annually toward professional dues <u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-3657488339620023150MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Office space <u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-3657488339620023150MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Laptop, iPad and printer are provided <u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-3657488339620023150MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Mileage reimbursement <u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-3657488339620023150MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Secretarial support<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-3657488339620023150MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Mentoring from peers and Director knowledgeable about blindness <u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-3657488339620023150MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">BC/BS, dental and other benefits. <u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-3657488339620023150MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Drivers provided for employees with visual impairments.<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-3657488339620023150MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Possibility of this being a paid student teaching position will be considered.<u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="m_-3657488339620023150MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Beautiful and safe state to live in!<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul><p class="m_-3657488339620023150MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="m_-3657488339620023150MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Send your resume, 3 letters of reference, copy of certification(s) and transcripts to: </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Stephanie Bissonette<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Director of Children Services, <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Teacher of the Visually Impaired and Orientation & Mobility Instructor for the <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Vermont Association f/t Blind & VI<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">60 Kimball Ave.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">South Burlington, VT 05403<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">800-639-5861 ext. 225<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">802-863-1481 (fax)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:sbissonette@vabvi.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">sbissonette@vabvi.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC, Director, <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Louisiana Tech University<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">600 Mayfield Ave / 210 Woodard Hall<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">PO Box 3158<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Ruston LA 71272<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Office: 318.257.4554 Fax: 318.257.2259 <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:ebell@latech.edu" target="_blank">ebell@latech.edu</a> <a href="http://www.pdrib.com" target="_blank">www.pdrib.com</a><u></u><u></u></p><div style="border-top:dotted windowtext 3.0pt;border-left:none;border-bottom:dotted windowtext 3.0pt;border-right:none;padding:1.0pt 0in 1.0pt 0in"><p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in">*************<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal">"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."<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">-- Stephen Jay Gould<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Bissonette, Stephanie L <<a href="mailto:sbissonette@vabvi.org" target="_blank">sbissonette@vabvi.org</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, March 08, 2019 10:05 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:ebell@latech.edu" target="_blank">ebell@latech.edu</a><br><b>Subject:</b> TVI or TVI/COMS position in Vermont<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Hi Dr. Bell,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">I hope all is well at LA Tech. Given that I only have 1 TVI interview lined up this month and my efforts to advertise via the college recruitment sites have yielded no responses I am hoping you will forward this email and attachment to your TVI students. We have increased our bonuses to help graduates pay for their tuition, as stated in the attachment. We are also open to paying a student teacher, assuming we do not fill the position. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">THANK YOU!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Stephanie Bissonette<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Director of Children Services, TVI and COMS<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Vermont Association f/t Blind & VI<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">60 Kimball Ave.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">South Burlington, VT 05403<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">800-639-5861 ext. 225<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><a href="mailto:sbissonette@vabvi.org" target="_blank"><span style="color:#002060">sbissonette@vabvi.org</span></a></span><span style="color:#002060"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Fax: 802-863-1481<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Braille;color:#002060">Have a great day<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Braille;color:#002060"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#002060">“People support what they help to create.” </span></b><b><span style="font-size:8.0pt;color:#002060">NPTA</span></b><b><span style="color:#002060"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Braille;color:#002060"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#002060">STATEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may include privileged or otherwise confidential information. 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