Editor’s Note: APH CareerConnect connected with Michael Finn, owner of Finn Fitness & Wellness, a holistic exercise and lifestyle coaching business, to ask about his career and what led him into the industry. Mr. Finn inspires us with his quest for health, and he offers advice to career seekers who are also blind or visually … Continued
Introducing Payton Polk, STEAM Student and APH-Papano Scholarship Recipient for 2021 In June of 2021, APH announced a new scholarship for students who are blind or visually impaired! The Peter Papano-APH STEM Scholarship is offered for students living in California and planning on pursuing post-secondary education at a California college or university and majoring in a STEM subject area. This blog highlisths Paytton Polk, the first recipient of The Peter Papano-APH STEM Scholarship. Congratulations Payton! APH: Hi Payton! … Continued
Did you know that APH CareerConnect was around before the days of Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, and the definition of “social media?” Did you know that APH CareerConnect started out in the mid-1990s as a resource database to connect job seekers to employed mentors and role models? Did you know that originally most of the … Continued
The American Printing House for the Blind (APH) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 APH-Papano Scholarship: Joel Gomez, Purdue University, Industrial EngineeringPayton Polk, UCLA, BiochemistryA student (under the age of 18) attending Monterey Peninsula College, Music These bright students will each receive a scholarship to support their studies throughout the 2021 fall … Continued
I was born blind. I went to public schools, except for three weeks one summer when I attended a state school for the blind. While in grade school, I had an amazing itinerant teacher of the visually impaired. She traveled from school to school, teaching all of the blind and low vision kids in the … Continued
Hello, October, arguably the most magnificent month—not only because of the sensational scents, sights, and sips of fall but also because October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, NDEAM for short. In celebration: We stop and remember. We educate others. We plan and gear up for gainful employment. Why? Because, as is the 2021 NDEAM theme, America’s recovery is powered by inclusion. Let’s propel our country forward. And because any individual who wants to be gainfully employed should be, which of course includes those who are blind … Continued
This nine-month virtual learning experience focuses on individual needs. By Amy Lynn Smith It should come as no surprise that Perkins School for the Blind – one of the best-known and most highly respected educational institutions in the world for students who are visually impaired and those who teach them – encourages students to reach … Continued
After losing his vision as a child, Daniel Martinez says he did well in school. But he didn’t have any role models for independence as a person who is blind. It wasn’t until he became part of the National Federation of the Blind of Texas’ mentoring program that he truly understood just how important that … Continued
Zoom interviews. Zoom conferences. Zoom meetings. Zoom classes. Zoom assemblies. Zoom consultations. Zoom gatherings. Zoom appointments. The world is entering Zoomtopia, so it’s about time we address considerations for those who are blind or visually impaired. Because, though the meetings aren’t in-person, they’re still face-to-face, and should be prepared for and accommodated as such. Here’s … Continued
Professionals and parents of students who are visually impaired all have a part to play in preparing them for success. This post is also available on APH FamilyConnect By Amy Lynn Smith For people who are blind or visually impaired, nearly anything is possible – provided no one tells them it isn’t. One high school … Continued