What is the Careers and Technology Information Bank? A free service that provides information about job experience and technology... available to people who are blind or visually impaired and their family members, teachers, counselors, rehabilitation professionals, and employers. What is the CTIB? The American Foundation for the Blind's Careers & Technology Information Bank (CTIB) is a database of information based on interviews with 2,000 blind or visually impaired people about their jobs and the technology they use. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How can you use the CTIB? If you are blind or visually impaired you can: * speak directly with someone in your profession or in the field you are preparing to enter * find a successfully employed blind or visually impaired person who is willing to discuss your career plans and serve as a mentor as you think about your future * talk with someone who is using the assistive technology you are interested in purchasing or who can answer technical questions about the product If you are an employer you can: * speak to a blind or visually impaired person about how he or she functions on the job * learn about a wide range of jobs held by blind or visually impaired people If you are a parent you can: * find a visually impaired role model for your child * learn of vocational possibilities for your child If you are a teacher, counselor, or rehabilitation professional you can: * get information about career options and nontraditional job possibilities * organize career workshops to put students/consumers in touch with successfully employed blind or visually impaired people ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Who is listed in the CTIB? The CTIB lists blind or visually impaired people who work in a variety of careers. Among them: astronomer attorney chemist clergy college professor computer analyst and programmer electrical engineer elementary and high school teacher farmer food service worker investment broker journalist marketing professional mechanic medical transcriptionist musician nurse physical therapist physicist psychologist radio and television personality real estate professional rehabilitation counselor restaurant owner social worker statistician web site designer * Jobs Held by People in AFB's Careers and Technology Information Bank * Careers and Technology Information Bank Statistics ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ How to reach the CTIB CTIB American Foundation for the Blind 11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 New York, NY 10001 Tel: (212) 502-7642 Fax: (212) 502-7773 E-mail: techctr@afb.net Website: www.afb.org ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ If you are interested in: * receiving a list of jobs held by CTIB members * speaking with a member of the CTIB who is employed in a particular field * becoming a member of the CTIB * organizing a career workshop for students/consumers/rehabilitation professionals Please complete the Interest Form. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The American Foundation for the Blind -- the organization to which Helen Keller devoted over 40 years of her life - is a national, nonprofit organization whose mission is to enable people who are blind or visually impaired to achieve equality of access and opportunity. The CTIB is part of AFB's National Technology Program, which focuses on evaluating and reporting on assistive technology, advocating for access to information technology, and expanding information about the uses of technology in the successful employment of blind or visually impaired people.