[wisconsin] Fw: [acb-l] Mentors Flyer Part II

[Katherine Schneider]

From: Mitch Pomerantz 
To: leadership at acb.org ; 'Acb-l' ; announce at acb.org 
Cc: employment at acb.org ; ACBGE at yahoogroups.com 
Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 8:33 PM
Subject: [acb-l] Mentors Flyer Part II


Colleagues:

Below is the Mentors flyer from Mississippi State.  Again, please disseminate widely and encourage ACB members to get involved.


Mitch Pomerantz, President
American Council of the Blind
**********
Employment Mentoring Project

Seeking Professionals Who Are Blind 

 

Remember the challenges you faced in finding your first job?? 

Would you like to help a college student who is also blind begin their career in a profession similar to yours??

 

We are conducting research to see if pairing students who are blind with mentors in their career fields will help them find employment.

 

BENEFITS

·       Opportunity to mentor a college student who is blind and is interested in working in your profession

·       Assist in research that seeks to benefit the blind community

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

·       Participate from January 2012 through up to 12 months after your mentee graduates

·       Help your mentee develop career goals and offer opportunities for job shadowing

·       Face-to-face contact with mentor 4 hours a month

·       Complete online activities monthly

 

ELIGIBILITY

·       Legal blindness

·       Currently employed or retired from a professional career

·       Has basic computer literacy and knowledge of accessibility software/hardware needed to access online materials

 

INTERESTED?

·       Complete the eligibility survey at http://tiny.cc/mentor-professionals

 

·       For more information, contact Jamie O'Mally at Mississippi State University's Research & Training Center on Blindness & Low Vision at rrtc2 at colled.msstate.edu or toll free: 1-800-675-7782



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