Lesson 9: Marketing Message

Activity: Marketing Message Key Considerations One underutilized way of locating job openings is to “cold call” your interested place of employment. Searching for a job can create anxiety and often times calling a business about employment opportunities can add to that nervousness of searching for a job. Because it is a proven method for locating […]

Lesson 8: Online Job Application

Activity: Online Job Application Key Considerations Job applications are used by employers to screen potential employees and to decide which applicant to contact for a job interview. Your application can make the difference in whether you get hired or not. Therefore, there are some important things you should keep in mind as you complete your […]

Lesson 5: Understanding Paychecks

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Name(s) of student(s): Age and grade level: Goal from IEP connected to lesson: Objective from IEP connected to lesson: Purpose of lesson: To acquaint the student with pay periods, withholdings, and deductions. Materials needed: Accessible paycheck and W-4 Introduction Provide the student with an accessible paycheck. Explain that the purpose of this lesson is to […]

Charles Bonnet Syndrome: Why Am I Having Visual Hallucinations?

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Many vision professionals believe that a significant number of adults with various eye conditions, including macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and glaucoma, experience Charles Bonnet (“Bo-NAY”) Syndrome, a condition that causes vivid, complex, recurring visual hallucinations, usually (but not only) in older adults with later-life vision loss. By some estimates, as many as 20-30% of adults […]

Women and Eye Health

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There are many eye diseases that cause reversible and irreversible vision loss. Of these, the top four include age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataracts, and diabetic retinopathy. According to Prevent Blindness America, a volunteer group dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight, the number of Americans with age-related eye disease – and resulting vision impairment – […]