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Rehabilitation professionals and teachers with specialized training work with visually impaired people (those who are blind or have low vision) throughout their lives. This section of CareerConnect provides resources for the professionals who work with visually impaired people preparing for or engaged in employment.

You will find this section helpful if you are

  • a teacher or transition specialist who assists visually impaired students in school
  • a rehabilitation professional with specialized training in orientation and mobility, daily living skills, and special reading and writing techniques who works primarily with adults
  • a rehabilitation engineer
  • a rehabilitation counselor
  • a social worker or mental health specialist who helps visually impaired people learn to cope with the stresses of life with impaired vision at all ages
  • an assistive technology specialist
  • a job placement specialist or job coach who assists youths and adults to prepare for, obtain, and retain employment

On CareerConnect, you will find advice on working with employers and consumers, new and developing accommodations in the ever-changing world of technology, and job-seeking skills and resources for the digital age.

We need your feedback! Tell us what's working and what you would like to see on CareerConnect. Thank you for your assistance.



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The American Foundation for the Blind wishes to thank the following for their contributions of funds and expertise that have enabled the creation of CareerConnect® materials designed to help employers, job seekers with vision loss, students, family members, rehabilitation 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

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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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