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Job Training Program
The Iris Network Job Training Project provides a variety of benefits to Maine's residents who are blind or visually impaired and to employers. Through this project, our goals for the individual are the following:
- Job seekers in Maine who are blind or visually impaired will have accessible real work experiences.
- People with vision loss will have the opportunity to practice the skills they have learned in the rehabilitation process'.
- The individual will become a part of Maine's workforce for up to three months.
- The resume will show a current work experience and the individual will have a current letter of reference.
Maine's business community will also benefit from our initiative in the following ways:
- Large and small employers in Southern Maine will be educated about the skills and abilities of this workforce.
- Employers will see how adaptive equipment removes many of the barriers people with vision loss face in the work place.
- The business will get some quality work done at no cost to the company since wages, adaptive equipment and job supports are covered through the Job Training Project.
For more information:
Susan Anderson
Jobs Training Coordinator
207.774.6273
