Independent Living Ideas. The Volunteer Path to Employment / Mary Jane Owen.

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This booklet offers suggestions to the handicapped individual for the use of volunteer experience to expand personal employment opportunities. Examples are offered of handicapped persons who have used volunteering to create an employment opportunity. Suggestions follow for approaching the volunteer...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Owen, Mary Jane
Corporate Author: President's Committee on Employment of the Handicapped, Washington, DC
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1984.
Subjects:
Adults.
Career Education.
Career Planning.
Disabilities.
Employment Opportunities.
Experiential Learning.
Job Application.
Job Development.
Job Skills.
Portfolios (Background Materials)
Volunteers.
Work Experience.
Independent Living
Guides, Non-Classroom.
Genre:
Guides, Non-Classroom.
Physical Description:14 pages
Format: Microfilm Book
Description
Summary:
This booklet offers suggestions to the handicapped individual for the use of volunteer experience to expand personal employment opportunities. Examples are offered of handicapped persons who have used volunteering to create an employment opportunity. Suggestions follow for approaching the volunteer market, finding and making contact with a place/organization to volunteer, and developing a realistic and career-oriented approach to volunteering. Guidelines are provided for including volunteer experiences or skills on a job application or resume. Accessibility and accommodation considerations are also discussed. Attachments include sample job applications and lists of reading resources, community resources, and national volunteer agencies and organizations. (YLB)
Note:Availability: President's Committee of Employment of the Handicapped, Washington, DC 20210.
Microform.
Call Number:ED244150 Microfiche
Audience:
Community. ericd
Reproduction Note:
Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.