Employment Service for the blind and visually impaired or deaf and hard of hearing
Clientele
- Must be 16 years of age or older
- Receiving employment insurance or welfare benefits
- Individuals in need of a career or vocational counselling
- Workers looking for a better job, a promotion or a career change
- Students searching for a summer job, a part-time job, or a vocational training place
- Workers and students in need of assistive devices, accommodations, or professional support at work
Services offered
- Employment and academic resource information referrals
- Vocational goal identification and consultation
- Professional career counselling
- Assistance with resume preparation
- Job search training and assistance in completing forms
- On site evaluations for adaptations, assistive technology and accommodations
- ASL and English literacy and computer skills
- Résumé services
- On-job-training and accompanying clients at work
- ASL and oral interpreting services
- On site intervention and job maintenance
- Assistive technology and accommodation
Services are offered at the MAB Site.
The following documents are required:
Registration form- Audiogram
- School records
- Curriculum vitae