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Sharing Hope Through Music

Musician, educator, scholar and humanitarian, Richard Donald Smith, is making a difference in the world by assisting in the development of musicians and music education in Africa and beyond.

In addition, there are many other first-hand accounts from CareerConnect mentors of working as an employee who is blind or has low vision, special articles from CareerConnect mentees about what they gained through their connections with mentors, articles about mentors in various occupations who have been spotlighted by the media, and more!

Job seekers, you can search for a mentor here.





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