EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

Training People To Do A Quality Job

Employment Development Services
Directed Technologies Institute
Services for Employers

Employment Development Services
This program addresses all the job readiness skills needed for a person who is blind to become successfully employed. In a small group setting, participants develop successful job seeking and retention strategies during this full-time, six-week session.

The program focuses on:

• Personal and career goals
  
• Appropriate work behaviors
  
• Resume building
  
• Job search techniques
  
• Networking benefits
  
• Interviewing strategies
  
• Evaluation and placement

Please let us know how we can help you achieve your career goals. Contact us at rehabilitation@bism.org or call 1-888-322-4567, ext. 2641.
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Directed Technologies Institute
Using state-of-the-art adaptive technologies for the blind, we provide comprehensive, job-related computer training on applications used in today's competitive business world. Classes range from one to fifteen weeks, depending on the focus of each class.

Upcoming classes will include: Windows 98, Jaws for Windows, Customer Service Training, MSWord, Excel and others. We also partner with local businesses to provide training for prospective employees on unique business software packages. For more information about this innovative program, contact us at computers@bism.org or call 1-888-322-4567.
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Services for Employers
If your organization is looking for dependable workers who are highly skilled and cross-trained, Blind Industries is the solution.

We can help your organization decrease its recruiting costs, and reduce interviewing and administrative work through our comprehensive employment services that pre-screen applicants and pre-select qualified candidates for you to consider.

Blind Industries provides consultation to employers to assist them in working with employees who are blind or experiencing difficulty at work due to vision loss. This includes providing on-site job analysis to determine hardware, software or accommodation needs for employees who are blind.

It's a win-win relationship that puts highly skilled, dedicated employees to work in organizations where they can make a positive contribution to the bottom line.

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