{"id":23,"date":"2015-03-22T15:37:45","date_gmt":"2015-03-22T15:37:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=23"},"modified":"2017-04-23T16:56:33","modified_gmt":"2017-04-23T21:56:33","slug":"badcast-special-world-services-for-the-blind-employment-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=23","title":{"rendered":"04- World Services for the Blind: Employment Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7914\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-23-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BAD_Cast_Special_World_Services_For_The_Blind_Employment_Opportunities2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BAD_Cast_Special_World_Services_For_The_Blind_Employment_Opportunities2.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BAD_Cast_Special_World_Services_For_The_Blind_Employment_Opportunities2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>Join Pete Lane as he conducts an in depth interview with Rebecca REid of the World Services For The Blind (WSB). WSB is a nonprofit school in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the US which provides comprehensive training to blind and visually impaired adults in various job skills. WSB has nine programs of training, including three classes which prepare and place the students into specific jobs working with the internal Revenue Service, a federal government agency in the US. \u00a0Pete explores the specific procedures an individual would follow to apply for one of the nine programs, the prerequisite skills<!--more--><\/p>\n<p> a candidate will need, and he discusses the housing and classroom environment which the student will experience while attending this intensive training. If you are looking for work, are willing and able to travel to Little Rock for a few months, this may be precisely what you need to develop the job skills you need to build your career. Enjoy this BACast Special, presented by the Blind Abilities team.<br \/>\nThank you for listening.<br \/>\nYou can follow us on Twitter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br \/>\nOn the web at <a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br \/>\nSend us an <a href=\"mailto:info@blindabilities.com\">email<\/a><br \/>\nGet the <a href=\"https:\/\/appsto.re\/us\/demUab.i\">Free Blind Abilities App<\/a> on the App Store.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7916\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-23-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BAD_Cast_Special_World_Services_For_The_Blind_Employment_Opportunities2.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BAD_Cast_Special_World_Services_For_The_Blind_Employment_Opportunities2.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BAD_Cast_Special_World_Services_For_The_Blind_Employment_Opportunities2.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/BAD_Cast_Special_World_Services_For_The_Blind_Employment_Opportunities2.mp3Join Pete Lane as he conducts an in depth interview with Rebecca REid of the World Services For The Blind (WSB). WSB is a nonprofit school in Little Rock, Arkansas, in the US which provides comprehensive training to blind and visually impaired adults in various job skills. WSB has nine programs of training, including three [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[17],"tags":[9,11],"class_list":["post-23","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","tag-employment","tag-jobs"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-n","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9362,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=9362","url_meta":{"origin":23,"position":0},"title":"From Gestures to Jobs: Learning Assistive Tech That Actually Matters","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"February 5, 2026","format":"audio","excerpt":"Learning assistive technology isn\u2019t just about memorizing shortcuts\u2014it\u2019s about building skills that open doors to school, work, and everyday life. 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