Web Offers Many Braille Literacy and Career-Building Courses
One challenge facing blind jobseekers is access to career-building educational materials. An invaluable resource is the Hadley School for the Blind(Winnetka, IL), which offers over 100 online courses free to blind and visually impaired people.
Hadley courses combine relevant content (e.g. Business writing, foreign languages, Excel) with flexible scheduling accessible from any computer; lessons are segmented into manageable steps and include personalized feedback from instructors. Subject matter experts, including those who are blind, create the content. Its latest course is Business Communications
New Hadley Course on Business Communications
Business Communications is a six-lesson course (available in large print, braille, cassette and online) that teaches effective speaking and listening skills and nonverbal techniques. Lessons include:
- Introduction to principles of effective communication
- Basic communication skills
- Group dynamics and workplace diversity
- Working in team situations
- Managing conflict in workplace situations
- Applying advanced communication skills
Hadley serves more than 10,000 students annually in all 50 states and 100 countries.
Podcasts on Accessible Software
Equal Access to Software and Information provides online training on accessible Information Technology for the disabled. Its website podcasts on their website, including, “It's About People, Not Technology,” an interview with Dr. Edith Miller, founder of the Delta Alpha Pi Honor Society, which recognizes academic achievements of disabled students.
