eSight's NetWork News - Preparing Yourself for a New Career Path

Author:  Nan Hawthorne

Adaptive Technology in The Workplace: Your Local School as a Funding Source for Adaptive Technology

Understanding IDEA and the opportunities it offers is
the first step in gaining funds for adaptive
technology through your local school for a student
from age three through 21.

Start with the basics at http://www.esightcareers.net/index.cfm?x=254

Go to Top of Page

For Entrepreneurs: Accessible Record Keeping for Small Businesses

Many small businesses fail because of cash flow
problems. They do not effectively keep track of the
money coming in and going out. Here's how to set up
an accessible record keeping system for your small
business so it'll have a long, healthy life!

Set records straight at http://www.esightcareers.net/index.cfm?x=223

Go to Top of Page

For Employers: Myths and Realities About Being Blind

These seven articles discuss the myths and
misconceptions -- as well as realities -- about
people who are blind or visually impaired.

Get the facts at http://www.esightcareers.net/index.cfm?x=257

Go to Top of Page

For Inspiration: Break Tradition

"Loyalty to petrified opinion never yet broke
a chain or freed a human soul."

- Mark Twain

New Discussion Opportunity: Tell Us Your Opinion - Becoming Adults

Share your views with eSight members about workplace
problems and how you have resolved them. "Tell Us Your
Opinion" is an open dialogue board for exploring,
explaining, elaborating and evaluating career
management issues.

This week's topic: How have you become
an adult in the eyes of others?

"With the mainstream media continuing to
perpetuate stereotypes about people with disabilities
and the relative isolation of individuals with visual
impairments, I believe those of us who want to gain
our independence and adulthood through meaningful
employment have our work cut out for us.

"If that's true (and I hope it's not), I then
wonder: How can we best prepare ourselves for helping
our closest associates in our little corner of the
world see us as whole, mature human beings who can
contribute to an organization's success?

"How do we know when we're considered adults by
our coaches, co-workers and supervisors? Three
measures of adulthood are important to me. I'm allowed
to work both independently and in teams, like everyone
else. I'm allowed to make mistakes and learn from
them. I'm given the opportunity to develop my skills.
In other words, no paternalism. I'm not a child
anymore.

"As a person with a visual impairment, how have
you become an adult in the eyes of others? We need
your insight."

- Jim Hasse

Highlights From Earlier Discussions: Braille, Long-term Commitments

Is Braille essential to success?

"There is, I believe, a correlation between
ability to read Braille and possible employment. And
while that correlation may be a perceived one on my
part, I know this: My ability to spell is less in
question because I learned to read Braille. My ability
to learn new words is greatly enhanced by computer
software, but, if I had to rely on remembering a
spelling by putting it in a spell-checker rather than
writing it down, I would not be employed for long."
- mystery

Would offering employers long-term commitments
increase job opportunities for those with visual
impairments?

"There is a definite relationship between
employers' concerns about turnover and the hiring of
disabled people, especially blind ones. The employer
is looking at costs involved in recruiting, hiring and
training new employees and of the lost work while a
position is vacant. Add to this the employer's
concerns about the cost of accommodation for a blind
worker. It is definitely possible that this latter
cost would be balanced out if the assurance is made
that a blind employee will stick around a minimum
number of years."
- Nan

Professional Development Seminars: Archives Offer Extensive Resources

The eSight Careers Network^TM's Professional Development
Seminars have the summer off, but you can check the
archives and listen to last winter's and this
spring's sessions (six in all) or read the summaries
on such topics as:

Alternative Career Choices and Tapping into the
Artist in All of Us
http://www.esightcareers.net/index.cfm?x=232

Breaking Down Barriers to Employment
http://www.esightcareers.net/index.cfm?x=183

How to Tap into the Hidden Job Market
http://www.esightcareers.net/index.cfm?x=148

How to Get and Have a Successful Job Interview
http://www.esightcareers.net/index.cfm?x=139

Online Job Search Tips
http://www.esightcareers.net/index.cfm?x=201

What Does an Executive and Administrative Search
Team Look for in a Job Candidate?
http://www.esightcareers.net/index.cfm?x=171

Listen to the audio files by following the "Explore
Our Professional Development Seminars" link on the
Main Menu.

Go to Top of Page

About eSight NetWork News

If your browser accepts cookies, you will now be
able to use the links in this newsletter to access
eSight directly.

Please Note: You will need to login once at
http://www.eSightCareers.net to activate this
feature.

You may choose to deactivate this feature at any
time by following these steps to edit your personal
information:

1. Go to eSight Careers Network^TM (http://www.eSightCareers.net)
   
2. Select link to Members' Hub from Main Menu
   
3. Select link to Edit Your Personal Information
   
4. Select link to Change Cookie Settings (Do Not
   Remember My Password)
   
5. Check the box which says "Do not store my password
   in my computer"
   
6. Select button to Submit Changes