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Home > CareerConnect > For Job Seekers > Helpful Organizations
Helpful Organizations for Job SeekersAmerican Council of the Blind (ACB)
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
AFB provides services to and acts as an information clearinghouse for people who are blind or visually impaired and their families, professionals, organizations, schools, and corporations. It also conducts research and supports program initiatives to improve the lives of blind or visually impaired people and maintains the AFB CareerConnect®, Migel Library and Information Center, and Helen Keller Archives. Many publications related to blindness and visual impairment are published by the AFB Press, including the bi-monthly periodical AccessWorld®: Technology for Consumers with Visual Impairments, and the monthly journal, Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness. Of particular interest to job development specialists, AFB produces Are you looking for a few good workers? These recruitment materials are designed for employers and human resource personnel. They include a brochure encouraging employers to consider blind and visually impaired people as prospective employees and a complementary pocket folder with six inserts that describes how to make the application process accessible, what employer incentives are available, and how blind and visually impaired workers perform their jobs. American Printing House for the Blind (APH)
APH produces books and educational materials in alternative formats for students (from kindergarten through the 12th grade) who are blind or visually impaired and provides equipment to them. It also produces the Transition Tote System and career education materials for high school students, and distributes the federal quota funds that are provided to offset the expense of educational materials to students and trainees with visual impairments in the United States. Blindskills
This organization publishes Dialogue, a quarterly magazine written by blind and visually impaired authors, in braille and large print and on audiocassettes and IBM-compatible diskettes. Dialogue includes a career column consisting of interviews with blind and visually impaired workers. Hadley School for the Blind (HSB)
The Hadley School for the Blind offers correspondence courses free of charge to people who are blind or visually impaired and their families. The Transition to the American University program includes a series of college-preparation courses for high school students and adults, such as Preparation Starts Early, Personal and Social Adjustment to Campus Life, and Classroom Survival Strategies. In addition, Hadley offers a course, College Bound, for family members who want to provide support to prospective college students. National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
The headquarters of this membership organization of individuals who are blind or visually impaired maintains a technology lab that is equipped with assistive devices, and Job Opportunities for the Blind, a free job service; engages in legislative and social advocacy on behalf of NFB members; and publishes a monthly magazine, the Braille Monitor. Members in local chapters throughout the United States are often willing to act as mentors to young adults who are blind or visually impaired. National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (NLS), Library of Congress
NLS coordinates a national program that allows individuals who are blind or visually impaired or have physical disabilities to borrow books and magazines in braille or large print, on audiocassettes, or on flexible disks free of charge through a network of state and regional libraries. U.S. DOL Office of Disability Employment Policy
Formerly the President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities, this newly created (2001) office within the Department of Labor promotes the inclusion of people with disabilities in the workforce. In conjunction with Virginia Commonwealth University, it maintains the Job Accommodation Network, a free service to employers that helps them understand which reasonable and appropriate accommodations are available to help people with disabilities perform their jobs. Related Announcements
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to thank the following for their contributions of funds and expertise that have
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professionals, and educators. For lead gifts that enabled the creation of much of the site's content, we wish to thank The Bernard A. Newcomb Foundation at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation The James H. and Alice Teubert Foundation For gifts that enabled the overall design and materials for employers, we thank The B & B Trust The Motorola Foundation The George B. Storer Foundation AT&T Foundation Excelerator 
For gifts in support of mentor and job seeker materials, we thank Citigroup Foundation Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. The Five Bridges Foundation Samuel N. Hecsh Fund at the American Foundation for the Blind The Jessie Ball duPont Fund The McBean Family Foundation |
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