[Jobs] Fwd: Please Forward: Survey Answers Needed

[David Andrews]

>
>Dear Friends,
>
>The Education Department at the National Federation of the Blind
>Jernigan Institute is holding a seminar at the end of this month for
>students from a number of schools for the blind around the country.
>This exciting pilot project will provide students with leadership,
>career, and advocacy training.  We need your help with a fun educational
>activity we are developing.  Students will engage in Federation Family
>Fued while they are at the National Center for the Blind.  For those of
>you who may not be familiar with the television version of the Family
>Fued, it was a popular game show where teams guessed the top answers
>given for a specific question or category.
>
>This game will educate students about blindness and prepare them for
>their educational and professional goals.  The questions from the game
>will be used as a springboard for discussion. In order to develop
>answers based on the experience of blind people, we need you to take a
>few minutes to fill in short answers to some questions.  This should
>take you about ten minutes.  We will be please to share our compiled
>answers with individuals who might want to play the Federation Family
>Fued in their local community.
>
>Please return your responses to Heidi Slagle at hslagle at nfb.org
><mailto:hslagle at nfb.org>  by Friday, September 22nd.  Thank you in
>advance for your willingness to help us with this project.  We know your
>time is valuable and your participation helps us inspire and engage the
>next generation of blind leaders.
>Sincerely,
>
>Education Department
>National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute
>
>Survey for Family Feud
>
>Please answer the following questions with your best responses.
>Remember that the word "blind" refers to an individual with any degree
>of vision loss.
>
>Questions
>
>Name a type of blindness technology product.
>
>What benefits can a blind person gain from attending an adjustment to
>blindness training center or rehabilitation program?
>
>Name a blind scientist.
>
>Name a software program that blind individuals may use to make computers
>accessible.
>
>What are some jobs that currently are not accessible to a blind person?
>
>Name an individual who has made a significant contribution to the field
>of blindness.
>
>If you were to search the backpack of a blind child, what might you find
>there?
>
>Name a job that is stereotypically thought to be a job for blind people.
>
>
>Name a piece of legislation that has helped to promote equality for
>blind individuals.
>
>Name an invention that was designed by a blind person.
>
>A college student is given a book to read for one of his classes. Give
>some suggestions as to how he can get the information from it or read
>this book.
>
>What are the qualities should one look for when using readers or reading
>services?
>
>What are the qualities a blind person looks for when selecting a cane?
>
>Name something high school students can do to determine what profession
>they may want to pursue before graduation.
>
>Name a class or course you might see if you were to walk into a
>blindness training center.
>
>What is something a prospective student would look for in an institution
>when selecting a college or university?
>
>Name a benefit a person can receive from participating in a mentoring
>program.
>
>Name something you are asked on a job application.
>
>Name a question you are likely to be asked in a job interview.
>
>Name something every college freshman needs.
>
>Name something a blind student needs in a science lab.
>
>Name a sport that can be played by a blind person.
>
>What is one of the best ways to hunt for a job?
>
>Besides college, what is a way to be trained for a job?
>
>  Name a quality employers look for in an employee.
>
>Name the forms you have to fill out after a job application.
>
>Name a job that doesn't require college.
>
>Name something you would put on your resume.
>
>Name an accommodation you may need on a job.
>
>Name a mistake a candidate may make during a job interview.
>
>Name a way you can get experience, if you don't have a job.
>
>Other than money, why do people want jobs?
>
>What is the worst job imaginable?
>
>
>
>

David Andrews and white cane Harry.
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