> JOB OPENING             EOE
>
> Computer Access Specialist
>
> The Iris Network has an immediate opening for a Computer Access Specialist
> to serve Northern and Downeast Maine.  This is a professional level
> position joining a team of  Computer Access Professionals working in
> conjunction with Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors, Rehabilitation
> Teachers and Teachers of Visually Handicapped Children. Services are
> provided to children and adults who are blind and visually impaired
> throughout Maine.  The Iris Network is a private nonprofit organization
> which has been providing comprehensive rehabilitation services to Maine
> residents since 1905.
>
> RESPONSIBILITIES
>
> *     Conduct assessments and develop individualized prescriptive plans
> *
> *     Provide adaptive skill and technology training on an individual and
> group basis for individuals who are blind and visually impaired
> *
> *     Facilitate referral to other community services and resources
> *
> *     Provide rehab engineering services to schools and employers to
> insure compatibility between adaptive technology and off-the-shelf
> hardware and applications.
> *
> *     Document consumers' progress through ongoing reports and case notes
> *
> *     Actively participate in agency's interdisciplinary team
> *
> *     QUALIFICATIONS
> *
> *     Degree in Blindness Rehabilitation or Computer Sciences, Masters
> level preferred.
> *
> *     Independent but team-oriented individual able to manage diverse and
> demanding job responsibilities.
> *
> *     Working knowledge of adaptive software and hardware.
> *
> *     Facility with braille
> *
> *     Ability to provide both itinerant and center-based instruction.
>
> SALARY:  Negotiable depending on education
>                  and experience.
>
> CONTACT:  Mary Beth Walsh
> Director, Computer Access Program
> The Iris Network
> 189 Park Avenue
> Portland, ME  04102
> (207) 774-6273
> Email: [log in to unmask]
> Website: www.TheIris.org
>
>

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