A listing of employment opportunities that may appeal to blind and visually impaired individuals.
Opportunities in Braille transcription and other positions, like Braille
Literacy Product Development Project Leader, are available at APH!
Visit the American Printing House for the Blind website at www.aph.org/employment/index.html to view recent job openings. Check with the organization directly to find out if these positions are still open before applying.
JAN provides free consulting services for individuals with physical or intellectual limitations that affect employment. Services include one-on-one consultation about job accommodation ideas, requesting and negotiating accommodations, and rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related laws. Although JAN does not help individuals find employment, JAN does provide information for job seekers.
In addition, JAN provides free consulting services for all employers, regardless of the size of an employer’s workforce. Services include one-on-one consultation about all aspects of job accommodations, including the accommodation process, accommodation ideas, product vendors, referral to other resources, and ADA compliance assistance.
Visit JAN at www.jan.wvu.edu
Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) helps people with barriers to employment build the skills needed to succeed in today’s workplace–an important step on the road to self-sufficiency. Their training programs and one-on-one job search assistance are specifically tailored to work toward this goal. JVS also works with local employers to fulfill their staffing needs by matching them with qualified JVS clients. While their services are open to all, they have particular strengths in working with youth and adults with disabilities, the transgender community, older workers and the Jewish community.
JVS Information Orientations
Do you want to learn more about JVS services, trainings and programs?
Do you want to get involved with JVS services?
Orientations Include:
Orientation Details:
Date: Every Wednesday from 1:00-2:00 pm
Location: JVS, 225 Bush Street, Suite 400 (West Lobby), San Francisco
Please arrive at the JVS office before 1:00 pm on Wednesdays. Orientations are open to the public and no pre-registration is required!
Contact: If you have questions or need further information, please contact Alicia Velez-Rivers by phone at 415-782-6282 or by email at avelez-rivers@jvs.org.
National Telecommuting Institute (NTI) is a unique educational/job-matching organization pioneering the development of telework jobs for Americans with disabilities. NTI staff bring together employers who have agreed to “go virtual,” advanced communications technology and vocational rehabilitation agencies to enable individuals with disabilities to train for and work online in environments that are more easily accessible to them.
NTI prepares qualified individuals with disabilities primarily for work as customer service representatives, but also as technical support agents and medical transcriptionists. Equipped with voice and computer connections, NTI employees have provided service for customers of organizations and companies such as the Internal Revenue Service and AAA Roadside Assistance.
For more information, please visit www.nticentral.org/.
California Transcribers and Educators of Visually Handicapped 2009 Conference
2009 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of CTEVH. Celebrate with us!
March 12-15, 2009
San Francisco Airport Marriott
1800 Old Bayshore Hwy.
Burlingame, CA 94010
650-692-9100
Check out the website for the program packet, registration information and participant list: www.ctevh.org/index.htm
Also, visit the CTEVH site for job postings and student opportunities throughout the year: www.ctevh.org/job_opp.htm
CTEVH is a unique organization of: Transcribers, both volunteer and professional; Educators, including resource teachers and itinerant teachers; Orientation & Mobility Specialists; Rehabilitation counselors and counselor-teachers; Administrators, both school and agency; Parents of visually impaired children; Librarians; araprofessionals; Students, both those learning to work with persons who are visually impaired and those who are visually impaired themselves; Many other advocates for the special needs of individuals living with blindness and visual impairment.
The Blind & Visually Impaired Center of Monterey County is pleased to announce a job opportunity for its center located in Pacific Grove, CA. For more information please contact Jeannie Cordero, Program Director, at 831-649-3505 or by email at vision@blindandlowvision.org.
JOB DESCRIPTION 1/02/09
Position: Rehabilitation Specialist
Hours: 37½ hours per week, FTE
Salary: $42,000 to $50,000; plus medical, dental and vision insurance; three-month probationary period; paid time off; $0.48 per mile travel reimbursement
Holidays: Ten paid holidays per year
Paid Time Off: Employee accrues up to 25 paid days off per year
Retirement: The BVIC offers an opportunity to participate in a simple IRA after a six-month waiting period to join the plan
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in rehabilitation teaching for visually impaired or BA in Special Education with minimum one year experience working with the visually impaired. Valid driver’s license and own transportation.
Reports to: Business Director and Program Director
Responsibilities:
Independent Living Instruction; outreach and center-based
•Assess and evaluate client’s needs in home, community, education or vocational settings
•Develop plan of care for client
•Teach adaptive independent living skills, including Braille
•Facilitate referrals to appropriate agencies or services
•Document clients’ care
Public Relations
•Liaison to community sources concerning low vision services
•Participate in presentations and in-service workshops
Networking
•Work with other agencies and individuals to promote the goals of the BVIC and its clients
Inter-office
•Work closely with staff members to ensure that clients are served efficiently
Address: 225 Laurel Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Telephone: 831-649-3505
The Blind & Visually Impaired Center of Monterey County is pleased to announce a job opportunity for its center located in Pacific Grove, CA. For more information please contact Jeannie Cordero, Program Director, at 831-649-3505 or by email at vision@blindandlowvision.org.
JOB DESCRIPTION 1/02/09
Position: Rehabilitation Specialist
Hours: 37½ hours per week, FTE
Salary: $42,000 to $50,000; plus medical, dental and vision insurance; three-month probationary period; paid time off; $0.48 per mile travel reimbursement
Holidays: Ten paid holidays per year
Paid Time Off: Employee accrues up to 25 paid days off per year
Retirement: The BVIC offers an opportunity to participate in a simple IRA after a six-month waiting period to join the plan
Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in rehabilitation teaching for visually impaired or BA in Special Education with minimum one year experience working with the visually impaired. Valid driver’s license and own transportation.
Reports to: Business Director and Program Director
Responsibilities:
Independent Living Instruction; outreach and center-based
•Assess and evaluate client’s needs in home, community, education or vocational settings
•Develop plan of care for client
•Teach adaptive independent living skills, including Braille
•Facilitate referrals to appropriate agencies or services
•Document clients’ care
Public Relations
•Liaison to community sources concerning low vision services
•Participate in presentations and in-service workshops
Networking
•Work with other agencies and individuals to promote the goals of the BVIC and its clients
Inter-office
•Work closely with staff members to ensure that clients are served efficiently
Address: 225 Laurel Avenue, Pacific Grove, CA 93950
Telephone: 831-649-3505
The success of the Sidewalks are for Everyone blog has inspired the LightHouse to roll out a blog that contains employment listings. This is an effort to help people find open jobs, increasing employment of the blind and visually impaired.
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