Virtual M~POWER 4-Day: My Pursuit of Work, Empowerment & Resources

In response to COVID-19, HKNC continues to address the access that young adults with combined vision and hearing loss have to services provided under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). HKNC’s M~POWER Program offers Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS), established through WIOA, and introduces transition-age youth to aspects of competitive and integrated employment during a time when distance learning ensures the safety of our consumers.

February 16, 2021 – February 19, 2021           Program Cost: $500.00 for 4 days

The 4-day Virtual M~POWER Program offers participants an introduction to the world of work and emphasizes the five areas of Pre-ETS: Job exploration counseling, work-based learning experiences, counseling on post-secondary educational opportunities, workplace readiness training, and self-advocacy.

Virtual M~POWER Outcomes:

• Identify job interests and what a typical day on the job is like through virtual job shadowing.
• Learn what skills are needed to be successful at work, for interviews, resume writing.
• Interview a successful employee who started as a volunteer and has worked her way up to employment.
• Learn from students who are deaf-blind about successful college experiences.
• Learn how to develop self-advocacy skills to make informed choices in school, at work, while using an interpreter or SSP.
• Learn with the staff at HKNC, some of whom are deaf-blind, about all the opportunities and resources available to you to start to plan your future.

Participants will virtually join peers ages 16 – 22 from around the country for this innovative four-day program. Prior to the beginning of the program, HKNC staff will assess technology available to the participant to determine the best instruction modality that would insure full access to information and instruction. Instruction may be provided by telephone, iPhone, iPad, e-mail, computer, videophone, FaceTime, Zoom meetings and/or Google Classroom. 

For more information, contact Dora Carney, Admissions Coordinator:

Dora.Carney@hknc.org

Or your Regional Representative:

https://www.helenkeller.org/hknc/nationwide-services