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All participants receive O&M assessment and instruction, and utilize
local public transportation if possible to travel back and forth to their jobs,
whether by para-transit, COTA Mainstream, or Columbus' regular bus
system, COTA. For the last 4 years, the Summer Work and Learn Program
has been very fortunate to have the O&M interns from The Ohio State
University COMS program, under the supervision of OSSB COMS, provide
O&M instruction to the participants. The participants receive many more
hours of instruction than what would typically be provided through other
summer programs. It is a win-win collaboration for both the participants and
the interns. Besides instruction to and from and on the jobsite, it is also often
held at night or on weekends during recreational activities in the community.
OSSB Technology staff led the team of instructors for that part of the
program. Participants receive instruction at least twice a week during the
program in keyboarding skills, or polishing notetaker or screen reading skills.
Some work on an on-line career curriculum, others research colleges and
fields of study, while still others work with applications on I-Pads to develop
a vocabulary of "feelings" words to support them on the job.
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