[Jobs] FW: Please help distribute: Audio recordings from the VISIONS Employment & Technology

[Peter Altschul]

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From: Nancy O'Connell [mailto:noconnell at tabinc.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2007 8:19 PM
To: Peter Altschul
Subject: Please help distribute: Audio recordings from the VISIONS
Employment & Technology

Audio recordings from the VISIONS Employment & Technology
Institute: "Building Your Future 2007" are now online at
http://www.esight.org/view.cfm?x=1992

This Employment & Technology Institute was
developed by Betsy Fabricant, Director of Recreation and
Residential Programs, and Dawn M. Suvino, Director of
Information Services and Technology Training and Nancy
D. Miller, Executive Director of VISIONS.

The keynote address: "Cornerstone to Success: Work"
was delivered by Dr. Karen Wolffe, Director,
Professional Development and CareerConnect at the
American Foundation for the Blind.

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. Please
note that the playing time is approximately 52
minutes.

  You can listen to "Cornerstone to Success: Work"
  with Real Audio at:
  http://www.esight.org/link.cfm?n=1201

  or listen to "Cornerstone to Success: Work" with
  Windows Media at:
  http://www.esight.org/link.cfm?n=1195

In addition, Dr. Wolffe presents her "Top Ten Tips for
Successful Interviews" and shares her considerable
expertise in career counseling by offering advice on
interviewing. The playing time for this presentation
is approximately 48 minutes.

  Listen to Interviewing Top 10 Tips with Real Audio at
  http://www.esight.org/link.cfm?n=1196

  Listen to Interviewing Top 10 Tips with Windows Media
  at http://www.esight.org/link.cfm?n=1197

Other highlights from the Institute, which was funded
by the Reader's Digest Partners for Sight Foundation
include panel discussions with:

   * Human Resource Managers from Bear Stearns,
     JPMorgan Chase, IRS and The Home Depot;

   * Human rights advocates from N. Y. C.;

   * Consumer groups and service organizations
     that are available to assist with advocacy;

   * Experts from the Social Security Administration
     discussion Benefits Planning; and

   * Financial management experts and investment
     advisors who share important information about
     budgeting your salary, setting financial goals,
     establishing credit while avoiding debt, and planning
     for retirement.

Audio from all of these panel discussions can be found at
http://www.esight.org/view.cfm?x=1992

The recordings were made by members of the eSight.org
team with assistance from Victor Andrews, a member of
eSight Careers Network - http://www.eSight.org





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