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Title: Career Conversations: From Blind Mechanic to Assistive Tech Expert Date: 10/10/2024 Time (stated in Eastern Time): 6:00 pm Duration: 1 hour Description: Join APH CareerConnect for our very popular Career Conversations Series.Eli Sanchez will join us to discuss his career as a blind car and boat mechanic to now an assistive technology trainer. Eli liked tinkering from a young age, but now it is a hobby while he trains people who are blind to use assistive and mainstream technology.We will begin with a discussion on how our featured professional started out and ended up in their career, including how confidence, determination and self-advocacy played a role throughout their successful employment journey. The remainder of the hour-long session will provide an opportunity for Transition age students and curious job seekers to follow up with choice career related questions through informational interviewing.Who should attend? young adults who are blind or low vision, job seekers who are blind or low vision, parents, teachers and rehabilitation professionals who work with consumers who are blind or visually impaired.Instructors (Repeat as needed)Name: Eli SanchezTitle: owner Affiliation: Free Hand Tech Email: elisanchez707@gmail.com Content InformationPrimary Core or ECC Area: Career Education and exploration Target Audience: transition youth, young adults, parents/guardians of transition youth, job seekers who are blind or low vision, professionals working with people who are blind or low vision. Pre-requisite knowledge: none Lesson Plan Goal: Informational interview with Eli Sanchez, a blind auto mechanic who has now moved into teaching people who are blind to use technology and live successfully with vision loss. Learning Objectives: Career awareness activity through live informational interview with successful blind/low vision professional.Day of Event InformationACVREPoCredit is only available for the live |
