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<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:
12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
national-transition-forum@googlegroups.com [mailto:national-transition-forum@googlegroups.com]<b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>B.J. LeJeune<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, May 23, 2009 11:58
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Please share with
transition students</span></font><font size=2 face="MS Shell Dlg"><span
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color="#632423" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:#632423'>Attached are announcements for students and teachers concerning
an upcoming opportunity for students to participate in an on-line transition
project. Please feel free to distribute copies to those you think might
be interested. Below is the text of the student recruitment flyer.
Thanks for your interest. This is going to several different lists, so
please excuse us if you receive it more than once.</span></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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color="#632423" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:#632423'>B. J. LeJeune, M.Ed,CRC, CVRT <br>
RRTC on Blindness and Low Vision<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Mississippi</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></span></font><font
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font-family:Arial;color:#632423'>P. O. Box</span></font></st1:Street><font
color="#632423" face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:#632423'> 6189</span></font></st1:address><font
size=5 color="#632423" face=Arial><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:
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font-family:Arial;color:#632423'>Mississippi</span></font></st1:PlaceName><font
color="#632423" face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:#632423'> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType></span></font></st1:place><font color="#632423"
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:#632423'>, Ms 39762<br>
</span></font><font size=5 color="#632423" face=Arial><span style='font-size:
18.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#632423'><a
href="mailto:bjlejeune@colled.msstate.edu"><font size=3><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>bjlejeune@colled.msstate.edu</span></font></a></span></font><font
color="#632423" face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:#632423'> <br>
662-325-2694</span></font><font size=5 color="#632423" face=Arial><span
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#632423;
font-weight:bold'>New Opportunity for Youth who are Blind or Visually
Impaired: An Online Employment Preparation Program<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Calibri;color:maroon'>Research and <st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Training</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType>
on Blindness and Low Vision, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Mississippi</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place></span></font></b></strong><font
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font-family:"MS Shell Dlg"'> </span></font><font face="MS Shell Dlg"><span
style='font-family:"MS Shell Dlg"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraphcxspmiddleCxSpMiddle style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:
.0001pt'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:
Calibri'>Are you interested in finding a job? Are you a senior or recent
graduate from high school OR a senior or recent graduate from college? If you
answer yes to both of these questions, we have a program for you that is being
offered online, and it’s free! We know that youth who are blind or visually
impaired often have difficulty finding employment, and we want to help by
providing a program that specifically focuses on identifying the right job for
you and the steps to take to find that job. The program will last 8 weeks, beginning
in the Fall of 2009 or the Winter of 2010, and it will cover the following
topics: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>
</span></font><font face=Calibri><span style='font-family:Calibri'>Self-assessment
& discovery<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font><font face=Calibri><span style='font-family:Calibri'>Interest
& career exploration<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><font
size=3 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>
</span></font><font face=Calibri><span style='font-family:Calibri'>Job search
skills training<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>
</span></font><font face=Calibri><span style='font-family:Calibri'>Employment issues
specific to blindness<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=msolistparagraphcxsplast style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:
0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in'><font
size=3 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>
</span></font><font face=Calibri><span style='font-family:Calibri'>How to
locate specific job openings & apply for jobs<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>This program
will take place online, so you can be located anywhere in the U.S. and
participate. You can participate from home, school, or anywhere you have internet
access. We can also help you obtain internet access in order to participate if
this is a problem for you. Although this is an online program, it will involve
interaction with others and will require completion of assignments. Two
programs will be offered: one for seniors or recent graduates from high school,
and one for seniors or recent graduates from college. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face=Calibri><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Calibri'>Specific
requirements for participation include:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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.0001pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=3 face=Calibri><span
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severe visual impairment</span></font><font size=2 face="MS Shell Dlg"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Shell Dlg"'> </span></font><font
face=Calibri><span style='font-family:Calibri'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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disability, without additional significant disabilities</span></font><font
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</span></font><font face=Calibri><span style='font-family:Calibri'><o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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recent graduate) who does not plan to attend college, OR Senior in college
(or recent graduate), under the age of 25, who expects to seek (or is seeking)
employment after graduation</span></font><font size=2 face="MS Shell Dlg"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"MS Shell Dlg"'> </span></font><font
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knowledge of accessibility software/hardware that would allow
participation in an intervention provided on the Internet<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>If you meet these
requirements and are interested in participating in one of these free programs,
or have questions, you may check out our website at <a
href="http://www2.blind.msstate.edu/"><font color=purple><span
style='color:purple'>www2.blind.msstate.edu</span></font></a>, or contact Lynda
Goleman: 1-800-675-7782 or <a href="mailto:lgoleman@colled.msstate.edu">lgoleman@colled.msstate.edu</a>
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