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APH CareerConnect Seeks Candidates for Student Advisory Committee

Posted on December 11, 2023 - 5:09 pm by Richard Rueda

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Join the APH CareerConnect Student Advisory Committee and make a difference in the lives of other transition-age youth who are blind or low vision! The APH CareerConnect Student Advisory Committee is a group of blind and low-vision high school and college students age 14 to 24 who work with APH ConnectCenter staff to develop resources […]

Game on – Networking Your Way to Becoming a Brave and Brilliant Professional

Posted on October 31, 2023 - 9:46 am by Richard Rueda

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Editor’s note: The following has been updated as of October 2023. Networking is essential for success in any field of work. Networking can be challenging for people who are blind or low vision. In this blog, I’ll share some tips and strategies for networking as a person who is blind or low vision. You can […]

Price of Nice: Assumptions, Reality, and Cost-benefit Analysis of ADA Mandates

Posted on July 11, 2023 - 9:57 am by George Stern

Person wearing business attire walks up office steps with a white cane

In his opinion piece for the Colorado Springs Gazette, the Libertarian political commentator and professor Barry Fagin accused the ADA of trying to achieve a public good through private means, unnecessarily (and unconstitutionally) burdening private citizens with the cost of implementation and adherence. A Look at the Cost High cost is a key sticking point […]

Self-Awareness Is Essential to Career Success

Posted on July 3, 2023 - 11:54 am by Shannon Carollo

Individual wearing eyeglasses and professional clothing looks at her reflection in a mirror

Editor’s note: Solid self-awareness is the basis for finding a career that complements you and for maintaining employment. The following blog on self-awareness has been updated as of July 2023. If career success is likened to a well-built building, thorough self-awareness is the foundation. In engineering, it should be noted that the taller the architectural […]

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