For Job Seekers: Crossroads: Making A Career Change
Adaptive Technology in The Workplace: Gaining Information Access Through the ADA
Professional Development Seminar: Breaking Down Barriers to Employment
Two Scholarship, Award Opportunities: ELA Foundation, AAPD
For Entrepreneurs: Internet Business Opportunities Worth A Second Look
For Employers: How to Hit Pay Dirt by Recruiting Disabled Volunteers
We'll Be on Tech Talk: Tuesday, April 24, 5:00-6:00 p.m. Pacific
For Inspiration: Something to Think About
For Discussion This Week: What is your most important tip you can offer others for making a career change go more smoothly?
Last Week's Discussion: How have you turned one of your passions into a home-based business?
Winners in Career Services Survey Drawing: Three Free Professional Survey Reviews
New Dialogue Board: On the Job Stresses
About eSight's Network News
For Job Seekers: Crossroads: Making A Career Change
Shelly has been totally blind from birth. She has
worked in many jobs but recently decided to make a
significant change in her career. I caught up with her
at this intersection and learned more about her and
the choices she's considering.
Ponder your own fork in the road at
Article 203
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Adaptive Technology in The Workplace: Gaining Information Access Through the ADA
Here is a summary of the civil rights people with
disabilities have in the workplace under the ADA.
Know your rights via
Article 92
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Professional Development Seminar: Breaking Down Barriers to Employment
How do you break employment barriers? Celeste V.
Lopes, Deputy Bureau Chief, District Attorney's
Office, Brooklyn, N.Y., and Alexander Wood, Political
Editor, WE Media, use their personal experiences to
show what works and what doesn't.
Read or listen by selecting the Professional
Development Seminars link on the Main Menu.
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Two Scholarship, Award Opportunities: ELA Foundation, AAPD
The Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation is awarding two
scholarships this year to women with disabilities who
are pursuing advanced degrees. Deadline for applying
is June 15, 2001.
Check the guidelines at
www.ela.org
The American Association of People with Disabilities
is seeking nominations for awards to people with
disabilities who are emerging as leaders. Up to 10
awards of $10,000 each will be made this year.
Deadline is July 26, 2001.
Get the details at
www.aapd-dc.org
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For Entrepreneurs: Internet Business Opportunities Worth A Second Look
While the news media highlight the Internet's recent
failures, online business continues to grow, providing
opportunities for visually impaired entrepreneurs.
Here are some bona fide Internet-related businesses
that "level the playing field."
Get wired at Article 206
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For Employers: How to Hit Pay Dirt by Recruiting Disabled Volunteers
Robert Stewart and the Humane Society of Austin &
Travis County in Texas show how to effectively
integrate volunteers with disabilities into your
organization.
Learn how to do it at
Article 208
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We'll Be on Tech Talk: Tuesday, April 24, 5:00-6:00 p.m. Pacific
Mark your calendar. Fernando Botelho, Nancy O'Connell
and I will talk about eSight on Cathy Anne Murtha's
Tech Talk. Time: Tuesday, April 24, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Pacific.
Follow the Tech Talk links at
Access Technology Institute
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For Inspiration: Something to Think About
"Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in
which you can walk with love and reverence." - Henry
David Thoreau
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For Discussion This Week: What is your most important tip you can offer others for making a career change go more smoothly?
Select reply to this e-mail, rattle off a quick
response and send it to Member Services. We'll publish
the most interesting, useful, resourceful and concise
replies on eSight as well as in an upcoming issue of
eSight's NetWork News.
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Last Week's Discussion: How have you turned one of your passions into a home-based business?
Highlighted reply from eSight Careers NetworkTM member:
"That's easy! I adore the Internet and web design. I
created a home-based web design business with a
special niche: non-profit organizations. I built a
reputation in another aspect of NPOs and then began to
market low cost, high reliability sites, which I also
host."
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Winners in Career Services Survey Drawing: Three Free Professional Survey Reviews
Here are our three winners in the drawing from those
of you who participated in our survey about eSight
tools and services. Congratulations to: Wilkens, Arnie
and Lisa.
All three of you will receive, if you choose to do so,
a professional resume review.
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New Dialogue Board: On the Job Stresses
At the request of one of our members, we have started
a new dialogue board in which your postings are
automatically made public. The topic: How to deal with
the stress of switching from a volunteer to an on-the-
job team player responsible for outcomes.
Join the discussion by going to the Members' Hub and
selecting Tell Us Your Opinion.
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