Are you interested in pursuing a career in healthcare? Pursuing your dream job can be an arduous process, but it is one that can really pay off in the end. But what if you are visually impaired? Or what if you develop vision loss during your pursuit? No matter your visual impairment, you have to … Continued
Congratulations to all of you who have succeeded in taking career education and exploration courses, transition classes and other work-related workshops, tutorials or lessons. Anything like this youâve done is going to help you do better at finding and succeeding at work. And, another hearty congratulations to all those who have just landed a job … Continued
Whew! This time of the year we are all planning or going to dinners and parties, looking for the perfect gift for someone, cramming for finals and running here, there and everywhere. So much to fit in to our already crowded schedules! While these activities are fun, still it is very tiring mentally and physically. … Continued
Held each October, and marking its 70th year, National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is a month long occasion to celebrate the many and varied contributions of Americaâs workers with disabilities. We hope everyone took note of and enjoyed this important occasion. NDEAM and the intense highlighting of the abilities of workers with disabilities may … Continued
This month is a celebration of the community of people with disabilities and the workplace in which they rightly belong. As National Disability Employment Awareness Month moves forward this October weâd like to pay a warm, deserving tribute to the many wonderful mentors in our APH CareerConnect program. Itâs deeply satisfying knowing that these hard … Continued
A word to the wise: Change is inevitable, growth, however, is optional. Isnât it interesting that a new movie is coming out in a few days with the title âDo You Believe?â It is interesting to me because CareerConnect Mentor, Angela Winfield, has a video that relates to this movie title. Her inspiring video is … Continued
This post comes to APH CareerConnect from one of our talented and enthusiastic mentors, Katherine Schneider. Twenty-five years. Not all that long ago, but access has really improved in many ways for the 19% of us who have disabilities because of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It is still a work in progress and … Continued
APH CareerConnect® applauds a telling survey recently conducted by the National Mentoring Partnership which, according to their report, finds that one in three young people reach adulthood without ever receiving help or support from a mentor. This compelling report, The Mentoring Effect, “is the first-ever nationally representative survey of young people on the topic of … Continued
Youâve been reading on APH CareerConnect about the Cooking Without Looking TV Show; now you have an opportunity to attend the Cooking Without Looking Boot Camp in conjunction with the Florida International University (FIU) School of Hospitality. This course will be taught by Cooking Without Lookingâs blind chef, Don White. This is an FIU course, … Continued
In continuing our 12 Days of APH CareerConnect countdown with the First Day of APH CareerConnect with a dollop of inspiring stories. Here is a riddle just for you. What one thing comes from the north and the south, has eight eyes (but only six of them work), sixteen extremities, four great minds that work … Continued