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Welcome new and longtime members to Vista Center for the Blind’s Youth Programs! Vista Voyagers and Youth of Tomorrow is a community of students, families, educators, and vision experts dedicated to enhancing the independence and confidence of youth living with vision loss.

Table of Contents

  1. Youth of Tomorrow: Student Workshop on AT
  2. Youth of Tomorrow: A Day in the Life of Teachers and a Pastry Chef
  3. Additional Resources: Internship opportunity and a webinar about working at NASA
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Voyagers are cordially invited to the Youth of Tomorrow Student Led AT Workshop!

This workshop is led by a group of seven students who are visually impaired participating in Vista Center’s Youth of Tomorrow program. Natasha, Lillian, Raghav, Santiago, Paulina, Yaddi, and Aaron are current college students or career bound. For the virtual event, these Vista young adults will present their favorite forms of assistive technology and how they have helped them navigate daily life. “We are so excited to share our experiences to help other kids who are learning technology!” There will be fun trivia games throughout the event and musical entertainment for the guests' enjoyment! Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from young adults who have successfully navigated the world of Assistive Technology.

The goal of this fundraiser is to introduce students who are visually impaired and their families to forms of assistive technology to help them become organized, punctual, and efficient in their academic lives and raise money towards future activities geared to life after high school and the Youth of Tomorrow Program.

Who: Everyone! This is an open event, come out and support your fellow friends! 
Event Date: June 5, 2021 2 p.m - 4 p.m PDT
RSVP: Please use the Registration Link to sign up
If you have any questions please email: vistacenterstudents@gmail.com

Donations are encouraged to show your support for these students' hard work

Check out the flyer for more info
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Youth of Tomorrow: A Day in the Life

Youth of Tomorrow will build on their informational interview skills by meeting an expert who is blind and thriving - teachers and a pastry chef in training.
 
Delena Cook and Adrijana Prokopenko are both teachers who are visually impaired. Delena Cook is a retired teacher for the visually impaired and Adrijana Prokopenko teaches students in Macedonia and runs a Facebook group called Blind Penpals. Stuart Soulek is a pastry chef in training, finishing up his education in Southern California. Come listen to all three very different perspectives and learn about their career paths!
 
When: May 22 from 1pm - 3:00pm PST
Where: Zoom 
Who: Youth living with vision loss ages 14 - 24
 
RSVP: By May 20th by registering here   
Registration using the above link is required.
Please email questions to Amy Jine, ajine@vistacenter.org 

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Additional Resources: 
 
Internship Opportunity

The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS), supported by the National Library for the Blind Endowment, sponsors a paid internship that offers legally blind individuals the opportunity to gain work career experience and explore career options working in the areas of collections building, program delivery, and business oversight and management. Application details are linked. The deadline for the Fall 2021 session is June 1. All interns will work remotely.


When/How to Disclose Your Disability?

Curious about when/how to disclose your visual impairment when you start working? Check out this article from APH that gives an excellent overview of this subject.

Want to hear an interesting perspective from someone working at NASA and being a parent who is blind?

Check out this recording. It’s full of lots of interesting information and advice for students of all ages.