[nabs-l] FWD: Project Hire: Transition to Employment

Thu Jul 30 21:09:56 UTC 2009

I tried this to the list yesterday, but not sure it all made it in because 
of the attachments.

Here is an extract from the attached files.
Antonio Guimaraes

Attachment 1:

Project HIRE:  New Opportunity for College Grads or Seniors who are Blind or 
Visually Impaired:  An Online Employment Preparation Program

Are you interested in finding a job? Are you a senior or recent graduate 
from college? If you answer yes to both of these questions, we have a 
program for you that is being offered online, and it's free! We know that 
young adults who are blind or visually impaired often have difficulty 
finding employment, and we want to help by providing a program that 
specifically focuses on identifying the right job for you and the steps to 
take to find that job. The program will last 8 weeks, beginning in the Fall 
of 2009 or the Winter of 2010, and it will cover the following topics:

·        Self-assessment & discovery

·        Interest & career exploration

·        Job search skills training

·        Employment issues specific to blindness

·        How to locate specific job openings & apply for jobs

This program will take place online, so you can be located anywhere in the 
U.S. and participate. You can participate from home, school, or anywhere you 
have internet access. We can also help you obtain internet access in order 
to participate if this is a problem for you. Although this is an online 
program, it will involve interaction with others and will require completion 
of assignments. Two programs will be offered: one for seniors or recent 
graduates from high school and one for seniors or recent graduates from 
college.

Specific requirements for participation include:

·        Legal blindness or more severe visual impairment

·        Blindness as the primary disability, without additional significant 
disabilities

·        Senior in high school (or recent graduate) who does not plan to 
attend college, OR Senior in college (or recent graduate), under the age of 
25, who expects to seek (or is seeking) employment after graduation

·        Basic computer literacy and knowledge of accessibility 
software/hardware that would allow participation in an intervention provided 
on the Internet

If you meet these requirements and are interested in participating in one of 
these free programs, you can get information and sign up on line at 
http://www2.blind.msstate.edu, or  contact Lynda Goleman at  1-800-675-7782 
or lgoleman at colled.msstate.edu

Attachment 2:

New Opportunity for Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired:  An Online 
Employment Preparation Program

Are you interested in finding a job? Are you a senior or recent graduate 
from high school OR a senior or recent graduate from college? If you answer 
yes to both of these questions, we have a program for you that is being 
offered online, and it's free! We know that youth who are blind or visually 
impaired often have difficulty finding employment, and we want to help by 
providing a program that specifically focuses on identifying the right job 
for you and the steps to take to find that job. The program will last 8 
weeks, beginning in the Fall of 2009 or the Winter of 2010, and it will 
cover the following topics:

·        Self-assessment & discovery

·        Interest & career exploration

·        Job search skills training

·        Employment issues specific to blindness

·        How to locate specific job openings & apply for jobs

This program will take place online, so you can be located anywhere in the 
U.S. and participate. You can participate from home, school, or anywhere you 
have internet access. We can also help you obtain internet access in order 
to participate if this is a problem for you. Although this is an online 
program, it will involve interaction with others and will require completion 
of assignments. Two programs will be offered: one for seniors or recent 
graduates from high school and one for seniors or recent graduates from 
college.

Specific requirements for participation include:

·        Legal blindness or more severe visual impairment

·        Blindness as the primary disability, without additional significant 
disabilities

·        Senior in high school (or recent graduate) who does not plan to 
attend college, OR Senior in college (or recent graduate), under the age of 
25, who expects to seek (or is seeking) employment after graduation

·        Basic computer literacy and knowledge of accessibility 
software/hardware that would allow participation in an intervention provided 
on the Internet

If you meet these requirements and are interested in participating in one of 
these free programs, you can get information and sign up on line at 
http://www2.blind.msstate.edu or  contact Lynda Goleman at  1-800-675-7782 
or lgoleman at colled.msstate.edu

Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr.

ReadBooks Coordinator
National Braille Press
aguimaraes at nbp.org
1800 548-7323, ext 440.
(617) 266-6160

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    Hello friends,

    Just a reminder again that here at Mississippi State University we are 
initiating an exciting new opportunity for recent high school and college 
graduates and seniors who are blind or have low vision to be involved in an 
on-line intervention to enhance their employability.  We are recruiting 
almost 100 students from all over the country who will be involved for 8 
weeks of supplemental activity in either September - November or 
January-February.  Students will be randomly assigned to a group, so we are 
hoping to get all our candidates lined up by September 1.  The purpose of 
the program is two-fold.  First, we are hoping it will be beneficial to the 
participants in preparing them to find employment, but it is also a research 
project to develop evidenced based practice which we hope will be replicable 
and available nationwide.

    Attached are 2 email flyers about the program, one for college students 
and one for both high school and college students.  We can send braille and 
large print as well if anyone is interested.  Please post this on your 
office bulletin boards and help pass the word to interested students. 
Students can sign up on line through our website at www.blind.msstate.edu . 
Please contact me if you have any questions.

    Thanks for your help!

    BJ

    B. J. LeJeune, M.Ed,CRC, CVRT
    RRTC on Blindness and Low Vision
    Mississippi State University
    P. O. Box 6189
    Mississippi State, MS  39762
    bjlejeune at colled.msstate.edu
    662-325-2694

Antonio M. Guimaraes Jr.

ReadBooks Coordinator
National Braille Press
aguimaraes at nbp.org
1800 548-7323, ext 440.
(617) 266-6160

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