Serving the blind and low vision population of South Central Kentucky
A chapter of the Kentucky Council of the Blind

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Please go to the links below for employment opportunities for the blind:

Employment related ads in the Bowling Green Daily News newspaper (Note: some ads require the Adobe Reader to read PDF files. The latest version, Adobe 7 is recommended for best results, especially if you are using a screen reader such as JFW)
Bowling Green Daily News Employment Ads

AFB Expands Online Resources to Promote Employment Opportunities

Job openings for the entire state of KY government.

eSight Careers Network is an excellent job search resource, including job listings.
Link to Esight.org

LCI in Louisville is looking for people who can do topstitching for their sewing contracts on an industrial basis. Hopefully, these potential workers will be legally blind, as the company is very committed to hiring people with vision of 20/200 or less. The work is very steady, as are the paychecks, includes benefits. Call LCI at 502-897-2772. Speak to Cindy.

JOB CONNECTION OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND: Nationwide job announcements received are listed in the ACB Job Bank under a variety of categories. When available, a link is provided which will take you directly to an employer's website.

National Business & Disability Council and click on "Job Seekers" or call 1-800-839-6163.

Social Security Commission: Employment Opportunities for Individuals with Disabilities

Job openings at the American Printing House for the Blind (APH)
American Printing House for the Blind Job openings

Federal Employment of People with Disabilities

IBM Project Able Recruiting Program for People with Disabilities: Millie Desbiens, Project Manager 914-765-5497 or Yvette Thompson, IBM Staffing Contact at 919-850-7871.

Blind Industries and Services of Maryland is seeking career oriented blind people to work from their homes as professional personnel recruiters, sometimes called headhunters. We will provide training and administrative support as well as the costs of telephone, travel if necessary, and specialized software unique to the recruiting business. For a more complete packet, or to be placed on an email list for updates, contact Michael Bullis at: 410-737-2604.

Jobline: instantly available on the telephone 24 hours a day to provide all job announcements in a high-quality synthetic speech format. It provides callers with the ability to search America's Job Bank and allows job seekers to create and store on the system personal job-search profiles for use in quickly locating vacancies for which they are qualified. Call 1-800-414-5748

MORE EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES

A new Book Published By Blindskills, Inc. In this world of fast-paced career changes and job insecurity, blind and visually impaired people need the latest tools and information to succeed in the job market. &Job Hunting Resources for People with Vision Impairments& is the definitive contemporary career guide for blind and visually impaired people because it focuses on topics other career books do not address. Not only does it include information on interviewing techniques in a post-ADA world and pointers on resume and cover letter writing, it also places emphasis on social and communications skills as they apply to visually impaired job hunters. The book is available for $10 per copy in large print, cassette, and computer diskette. The computer diskette edition includes Braille ready files for those who wish to emboss all or part of the book on their Braille embosser. The disk also includes an Internet directory that contains the entire book in HTML files. A Braille resource list is available on request for those who purchase the book. For full details, including ordering information, go to:

Blindskills.com or Contact Blindskills, Inc., toll free, 800 860-4224 or 503-581-4224; Fax, 503-581-0178. Make checks and money orders payable to Blindskills, Inc. and send to P.O. Box 5181, Salem, OR 97304-0181. Blindskills also accepts Master Card and Visa credit cards.

Diversity World: Disability and Employment Resources
Diversity World

Link to: Kentucky Council of the Blind

Link to: American Council of the Blind