What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistive Technology (AT) Intern position at LIGHTHOUSE CENTRAL FLORIDA INC?
Job Details
Description
Lighthouse Central Florida is a mission-driven, values-based organization providing an optimal blend of rehabilitation training services and real-world applications to help individuals of all ages, who live with any degree of vision loss to adjust to their reality with grace and confidence so they can remain active, productive members of our community.
We seek an Assistive Technology (AT) Intern with a passion for technology and accessibility who would like to gain experience in teaching assistive technology.
Program Goals:
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- Provide hands-on experience in the development, delivery and evaluation of assistive technology training.
- Exposure to a variety of assistive technology modalities
- Understand the challenges of blind and visually impaired learners of all ages
Perform other duties as required.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Education:
Bachelor's Degree or higher (preferred)
Experience:
Experience working with people who are blind or visually impaired (preferred)
Demonstrated Knowledge and Skills:
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Possess a working knowledge Microsoft Office Suite applications
- Possess a willingness to learn and develop teaching skills
Physical Demands:
- Ability to move about independently
- Ability to move and lift items up to 25 lbs.
- Prolonged standing upon occasion
- Prolonged sitting at a workstation
Requirements:
- Pass Level II background checks
- Possess or be able to utilize reliable transportation
- Eligible to work in the United States
For employees living with visual impairments, you must provide documentation from a physician of legal blindness. Legal blindness is defined as: "Central visual acuity does not exceed 20/200 in the better eye with correcting lenses OR whose visual acuity, if better than 20/200, is accompanied by a limit to the field of vision in the better eye to such a degree that its widest diameter subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees." These conditions are based on the federal Javits-Wagner-O'Day work program for legally blind individuals.
The employment policy of Lighthouse Central Florida and Lighthouse Works is to provide equal opportunity to all persons. Our company, therefore, has committed to equal employment opportunity through a positive and continuing affirmative action program. Lighthouse Central Florida and Lighthouse Works will recruit, hire, train, and promote qualified individuals in all job titles and ensure that all other personnel actions are administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, military, and veteran status, or disability.
