[Rehab] A plan to follow

[adrijana prokopenko]

Well, those kids would become massage therapists, phone operators and
work in paper product  production, but I agree, it would be nice to
help the mayor and the rest learn more about the blind.

On 4/16/19, Ericka via Rehab <rehab at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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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