Stories & Resources

Career readiness

Having a career can mean the world to a person with multiple disabilities and visual impairment. It’s a source of independence, personal development and connection with others. Learn how, through hands-on training, we help young adults launch their careers.

A series of polariods depicting the Perkins Class of 1972, Marie as a student, Marie as an adult on the phone, and Marie with her guide dog.
Story

Perkins alumna Marie Hennessy chooses to give back to her community

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A series of polariods depicting the Perkins Class of 1972, Marie as a student, Marie as an adult on the phone, and Marie with her guide dog.
Story

Perkins alumna Marie Hennessy chooses to give back to her community
Randy Pierce, wearing a shirt and tie, sits on a grassy hill holding the harness of Swirl, a black Lab guide dog
Webinar

A Community Conversation with Blind Entrepreneur, Adventurer and Philanthropist Randy Pierce
A man wearing headphones and dark glasses types on a laptop in an office
Article

Assistive technology and the modern-day workplace
Article

Building a foundation for employment: keys to a successful internship
Drawing of a laptop on a desk.
Guide

Technology goals required for the workplace
Graphic: Mentoring
Activity

Science and engineering mentorship program
Cartoon image of a man working at a desk with his guide dog and text, "Working Blind"
Guide

Working Blind Series: Interviews
Blind painter John Bramblitt, wearing dark glasses, a vest and necktie, smiles while sitting in front of one his murals.
Webinar

Self-expression in art and at work: a Community Conversation with blind painter John Bramblitt
Keynote speaker for STEM Career Showcase, Myles DeBastion, holding a guitar standing between arrays of colored lights.
Event

STEAM Career Showcase 2022
Webinar

Access tech, advocacy, and living with blindness: A conversation with Jonathan Mosen
Headshot of Becca Meyers smiling
Webinar

Keep swimming: A community conversation with Paralympic gold medalist Becca Meyers
a young woman and young man talk while drinking coffee
Activity

Personal network