[Rehab] A plan to follow

[Ericka]

That’s really exciting! What a creative idea Adriana too bad you don’t have technology to take with you to the mayors and such to explain how kids would do the job too. I know it’s difficult to I obtain current technology. 

Ericka Nelson

> On Apr 16, 2019, at 10:14 AM, adrijana prokopenko via Rehab <rehab at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> As my 9-graders have chosen what to do as a vocation and continue
> their education in the same school for the blind, they feel the same
> excitement and concerns as most of us did at that age. At the same
> time, their families are getting pretty worried about their prospect
> of employment afterwards, as most who have graduated and live in
> smaller towns are still struggling to find employment. So we as a
> school decided to come up with a plan. Their class teacher advised
> their parents to do a research of companies and medical centers near
> them they can visit, but during the visit also visit the city mayor
> and talk about everything and then visit the places together and get
> some kind of assurance that in 3 or 4 years time, the students would
> be able to work as positions are available. One family had a pretty
> positive response from the mayor, as he said that he would personally
> help in this matter and also promised to give a scholarship to the
> students. Not sure what will happen, but I want to stay hopeful hope I
> would be able to let you know more in 4 years time.
> 
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