[AERNet] jobs performed with few to no accommodations by blind andvisually impaired

[Cooke, AnneMarie]

Hi Kimberley, why wouldn't these young  people be able to do whatever is
fulfilling to them? Computers are the main accommodation and there's no
reason a for=-profit company wouldn't want to take advantage of tax
credits in order to fund the accommodation of assistive technology.

Check out www.CareerConnect.org to find a wide array of professional
careers involving blind and visually impaired people!

If funding is an issue he state blindness agency or VR might be a
resource.

Why would you expect any less of blind students than sighted one?

Thanks, Kim!
Annemarie

Annemarie Cooke
Sr. External Relations Officer
RFB&D Learning Through Listening
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
(609) 520-8079
acooke at rfbd.org
 

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[mailto:aernet-bounces at lists.aerbvi.org] On Behalf Of Kimberly Morrow,
PhD.
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2007 10:13 PM
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Subject: [AERNet] jobs performed with few to no accommodations by blind
andvisually impaired

Question: I'm working with a group of blind and visually impaired
young people in terms of advising them on potential careers that are
both fulfilling and realistic. I am curious to know what jobs requiring
a  college degree are out there that require little to no accommodation
for people who are blind or visually impaired to perform. Or, if the
jobs require accommodation, ways a blind or visually impaired employee
successfully funds those accommodations h/herself so as not to place
hardship upon the employer, while still maintaining a decent standard of
living. I believe that discovering the answers to this question is the
key to getting the 75% unemployment rate down among working-age people
who are blind or visually impaired.

Kimberly

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