CareerConnect Multimedia

AFB CareerConnect® knows that today's professional and consumer audiences are spending more and more time online and less with traditional methods of gathering information. The result is a new venue to deliver a compelling and effective learning experience through media. The Internet's unique ability to share much needed information in a quick, fresh, new way has led us to develop graphics, audio and video clips that we think you will enjoy.

Virtual Worksites

CareerConnect® Virtual Worksites
Visit a virtual office, restaurant, classroom, or call center to learn how these environments can be made accessible to workers who are blind or have low vision. Each page contains a graphic with embedded links that connect you to detailed information about the accommodations—including product reviews, product evaluations, and in some instances, videos of the products in use.

Aaron's Adventures in Employment

Meet Aaron, a forward-thinking, awesome teen determined to get a job. Have fun and learn how to navigate common obstacles as you go with him on his adventures in employment!

Episode One: Listen to Resume Genie (Audio)
First things first; prepare that resume. It really doesn't take a genius. Or, a genie.

Episode Two: Watch Dress & Impress (Video)
Learn how to make those all important job interviews your own success story.

Episode Three: Listen to Attack of the Coworkers (Audio)
Now that Aaron has landed that all-important first job, see how he handles his well-meaning but uninformed co-workers' mistakes about blind people.

Episode Four: Listen to Attitude Adjusters (Audio)
Are you ready to wrestle with some of the topics on the newest segment in the series, "Aaron's Adventures in Employment?" AFB CareerConnect introduces the "Attitude Adjusters."

Other Audio Content

Teens Talk to Mentors
In these interviews, young adults talk with mentors about their careers, employment and topics of interest to teens.

Mentor Interviews
Hear what CareerConnect® mentors have to say on a variety of issues from how they found their jobs to how they use technology on the job to be competitive.

Cornerstone to Success
Dr. Wolffe discusses the importance of work in the lives of people with visual disabilities. She shares information about current employment rates and proposes ideas for how to improve those rates.

Other Video Content

Employers Talk About Hiring Teens With Vision Loss
View this video to learn what employers have to say about hiring teens with vision loss.

Teen Video Series
On Your Mark, Get Set...Go to Work addresses the importance of first jobs and finding employment as a young adult. Interviews and footage of job sites where young adults are working include schools, offices, a call center, a lifeguard station, a restaurant, and a pet grooming center; in addition, there's footage of a young woman working as a sign holder.

A Hire Vision: What Employers Want to Know About Hiring Visually Impaired Workers
This video promotes the benefits of hiring workers who are blind or have low vision, and depicts how visually impaired employees perform their jobs.

It's Easier than You Think: Workers with Vision Loss Benefit Employers
These videos, developed by the Alabama Workforce Investment Board, explain how to actively participate in hiring or retaining workers with vision loss as a part of today's workforce.

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