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Employment Opportunity: Minnesota State Services for the Blind, Assistive Technology Specialist

Minnesota State Services for the Blind, SSB, has an immediate opening
for a Assistive Technology Specialist. You can see the announcement
at:

https://statejobs.doer.state.mn.us/JobPosting/a016f2279bdccd964dff9315f4ff1f33/View

REHAB PROGRAM SPECIALIST 3 , Assistive Technology - Blind $ 22.92-$33.99 hourly, $ 47,857-$ 70,971 annually

Date Posted: 10/02/2009
Closing Date: 10/16/2009
Hiring Agency: Employment & Econ Development Dept
Location: St. Paul
Who May Apply: Open to all qualified job…

10/06/2009 / The LightHouse / Accessible Reading and Braille, Arts and Entertainment, Employment, Technology / No comments

Disability Aawarenss Day events in San Jose, October 8

2nd Annual DISABILITY AWARENESS DAY

Thursday, October 8, 2009, 10am-2pm

San José City Hall Rotunda & Plaza

200 East Santa Clara Street, San José, CA

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* Workshops begin at 8:30 a.m.*

For more information please visit: http://www.DAD.sjdistrict1.com ,

call: (408) 369-6438 or email: DAD@sjdistrict1.com

* Free Workshops

* Games & Activities

* Art Display & Demos

* Resource Fair

* Sports Exhibitions

* Empathy Experience

2nd Annual…

10/05/2009 / The LightHouse / Community / No comments

President Obama announces new initiatives during National Disability Employment Awareness Month

THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 5, 2009

President Obama Announces New Initiatives During National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Washington, D.C. – President Obama today announced that his Administration is taking several steps to ensure that there is fair and equal access to employment for all Americans, particularly the 54 million people in…

10/05/2009 / The LightHouse / Employment / 1 comment

Northern California Entertainment and Recreation Listing October 2

This listing is compiled by the Vision Loss Resource Center at the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. It is compiled weekly as a service to the blind and visually impaired community of Northern California. If you have meeting or event information that would be appropriate for inclusion in this list please email…

10/02/2009 / The LightHouse / Arts and Entertainment, Sports and Recreation / No comments

U.S. Labor Department awards cooperative agreement to establish national technical assistance center for employers on people with disabilities.

Just in time for National Disability Employment Awareness Month.....

U.S. Department of Labor
For Immediate Release

Office of Public Affairs
Sept. 30, 2009
Washington, D.C.
Contact: Bennett Gamble

Release Number: 09-1196-NAT
Phone: 202-693-4667

U.S. Labor Department awards cooperative agreement to establish national technical assistance center for employers on people with disabilities. Cornell University institute selected to lead consortium

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of…

10/02/2009 / The LightHouse / Employment / No comments

Workability at UCB, Connecting community organizations and college students with disabilities

Another great post from World Institue of Disability this week...

WAIV - WorkAbility IV at UC Berkeley

WorkAbility IV is a collaboration between the State Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) and the University of California, Berkeley. WAIV (pronounced, ‘wave’) is designed to connect Cal students with disabilities to alumni with disabilities – who are also consumers of…

10/02/2009 / The LightHouse / Accessible Reading and Braille, Arts and Entertainment, Education, Employment, Sports and Recreation / No comments

What employers see when they look you up on Facebook.

Last Friday, the LightHouse hosted a quarterly tech seminar at 214 Van Ness, San Francisco. The topic was Online Networking for Success!—a crash course in the efficacy of using internet social sites like Facebook and Twitter to enhance your professional development.

Check out this WID post on what NOT to do in terms of online…

10/01/2009 / The LightHouse / Education, Employment, Technology / No comments

ACT Transit Planning at Berkeley CIL, October 5

AC Transit Needs Your Input!!
Let AC Transit know how to make its newest project work for our community!

A meeting will take place at Berkeley CIL to discuss, and learn about, a new rapid bus system that is being planned to replace all local lines that run along Telegraph.

What: Bus Rapid Transit Planning Meeting
Where: Berkeley…

10/01/2009 / The LightHouse / / No comments

Employment Services at the Positive Resource Center

As a visually imapired job seeker, are you also living with or at risk for HIV/AIDS? Have you looked into Employment Services that San Francisco's Positive Resource Center offers?

For over 15 years, Positive Resource Center’s Employment Services Program has provided vocational rehabilitation and job search services to people with HIV/AIDS. Our Employment Services Program…

09/30/2009 / The LightHouse / Employment / No comments

LightHouse has NEW Open Technology Lab hours

Tuesdays: 3:00pm to 5:45pm

Thursdays: 4:00pm to 7:00pm

Saturdays: 10:00am to 3:00 pm

The LightHouse technology lab offers adaptive software options such as JAWS and ZoomText, as well as access to other adaptive technology like scanners and Braille displays. Kiosk computers in the lobby area are also available when the building is open.

Our technology lab and kiosk…

09/30/2009 / The LightHouse / Technology / No comments