Amanda Bernath, Author at ConnectCenter

Eight Soft Skills for Success at Work

Coworkers in discussion; one is on a laptop and the other is at the whiteboard

Navigating the workplace can feel like solving a puzzle — and when you’re blind or have low vision, some pieces, like unspoken social rules, can be even trickier to figure out. This article offers practical tips for teens and young adults to strengthen their social and communication skills for a first or subsequent job, internship, […]

Five Orientation and Mobility (O&M) Skills to “Pack” for College Life

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It’s here again –summer! Many students are excitedly anticipating and planning for the possibilities that the next couple of months may hold. Freedom from the usual routine and deadlines. A break from learning and review…right? If you’re a recent high school graduate, you may want to consider working a little (or a lot) of instruction […]

Social Skill Savvy for the First Day of School – with Bonus “About Me” Template!

Two children wearing backpacks are walking down a sidewalk, smiling and talking. A taller boy is on the right and a shorter girl is on the left.

You may remember your childhood school “first days” as fun and exciting, with possibly a few nervous butterflies in the mix. The satisfaction of putting a crisp, clean stack of paper into a brightly colored Trapper-Keeper (did you know they’re back in style??) and sliding all the gel pens and freshly sharpened pencils into the […]