[rehab] Career exploration for the blind

[Erin M. Chaves]

Hi Dick,

Thank you so much for this link!  I'm currently seeking my Masters in 
Rehabilitation, and I'm enrolled in an Assessment course. /Smile/

I intend to check this out!  I admit I'm a bit disgusted to see the lack of 
appropriate career assessment materials out there for people who are blind. 
One of my course assignments is to take an assessment and report on my 
experiences.  I'm still trying to figure out which one I'll choose.

Again, I appreciate the information!

Erin


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From: "Dick Davis" <ddavis at blindinc.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 10:23 AM
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Subject: [rehab] Career exploration for the blind

> http://www.blind.msstate.edu/advantage/
>
> Hi,
>
> Over the years, I've had problems finding a really good career assessment
> and exploration website for blind people, but I think I've finally found
> it. This is a link to the information page for Mississippi State
> University's "Career Advantage for V.I.P.s" website.  (According to the
> site, V.I.P. means both "visually impaired person" and "very important
> person.") Mississippi State, which runs the only Rehabilitation Research
> and Training Center dedicated to the needs of blind people, created it
> with federal funding.
>
> A couple of days ago, I took the career assessment portion myself, and
> liked it so much that I started using it with some of my students. There
> is no charge for access to the site, but there is a multi-step process for
> signing up.  Toward the bottom of the information page is an e-mail
> address.  Send an e-mail to that address telling them you want to sign up
> for it.  They will send you back a form to fill out and return, and after
> they receive it, they will send you an e-mail telling you how to access
> the site.  It's logically laid out and should be completely accessible via
> screen reader.
>
> I haven't gotten into the job seeking skills part of it yet, but thought
> the career exploration part of it was so good that I wanted to share it
> with the rest of you.  I'd be interested in knowing what you think of it.
> If you like it, please pass the information on to others.
>
> Dick Davis,
> Assistant Director for Employment Programs, BLIND, Inc.
> and Chair, NFB Employment Committee
>
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