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past summer was 5 weeks; social skills training is an added component of
the program; participants do not have to be independent with any of their
skills—the program serves any young adult in Ohio who receives services
through OOD, ages 18-24, who is blind or has a visual impairment, including
those with multiple or complex disabilities and those who are deafblind.
The mission and purpose of the program have remained the same
which is to provide a meaningful work experience that matches participant
interests as closely as possible, with appropriate supports and
accommodations in the local Columbus community. Participants also receive
individualized assessment and instruction in work and employability skills,
technology/assistive technology, orientation and mobility skills, activities of
daily living, recreation and leisure, and social skills.
Job sites have included over 20 local employers, including the Ohio
Attorney General's Office, local hotels, hospitals, volunteer food banks/call
centers, The Ohio State University, dog groomers, and Columbus Parks and
Recreation Department, to name a few. The participants are carefully
matched to job coaches, with generally no more than two participants to one
coach—many who are coached one to one.
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