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EPISODE · Nov 29, 2023 · 20 MIN

Ep #2: How NIB Works and How NSITE Connects the Blind to Job Opportunities with Dr. Jonathan Lucus

from Heard & Empowered · host Dr. Hoby Wedler | National Industries for the Blind

National Industries for the Blind (NIB) is a nonprofit agency whose mission is to enhance the personal and economic independence of blind and visually impaired folks by creating, sustaining, and improving employment opportunities. NIB's talent management enterprise is NSITE. Dr. Hoby Wedler is joined by the Executive Director of NSITE, Dr. Jonathan Lucus, who talks about how the program connects employers with talented, dedicated people who are blind or visually impaired, to meet their workforce needs.   Tune in this week to learn more about NSITE's mission, vision, and goals, and exactly how NSITE works. Discover how NSITE trains job seekers who are blind and visually impaired so they can acquire or enhance the skills they need to get a good job, how BVI folks can benefit from NSITE's resources, and how employers committed to inclusion can work with NSITE to actively recruit blind and visually impaired employees to join their workforce.   For full transcript and show notes, please visit: https://heardandempowered.org/2

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