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Training At ABL ... For more information Please call 1-800-319-4444 and press option 2 or Email our Program Director: Kevin Monk |
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ABL Training Center offers the following Training and Services: • Home and Personal Management • Communications • Orientation and Mobility (O&M) • Orientation and Mobility for Visually Impaired Wheelchair Users • Peer Counseling • Basic Typing with Computer • Technology Training (Computers and Adaptive Equipment) • Assessment and Comprehensive Vocational Evaluation and Counseling • Randolph-Sheppard Vending Stand Assessment - Randolph-Sheppard Management Training - Train The Trainer - Food Service Worker • Job Readiness Training - Receptionist Training Program • Job Development and Placement • Residential Program • Supervised Independent Living • Unitversity Transition Program We also operate a Low Vision Clinic for assessment and training on low vision aides. HOME & PERSONAL MANAGEMENT Clients learn skills to help them live independently at home such as food preparation, home care, personal care, money management, communication and problem solving.
COMMUNICATIONS This training focuses on providing or enhancing the client's ability to communicate effectively with others, especially as it relates to their individual needs.
ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY (O&M) Orientation and mobility training will be provided to enable the client to travel safely and independently within their environment. Clients will be encouraged to use residual vision and/or hearing in addition to any aids or appliances that may assist them. Such aids may include canes, an interpreter, sunglasses, flashlights, or other low vision travel aids. Clients with dog guides will have their training modified accordingly.
O&M FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED WHEELCHAIR USERS (Click here for the document as an Adobe PDF file for printing) (Click here for the document as a Microsoft Word file for printing) You may also contact Scott Crawford by dialing 800-319-4444 and pressing option 2 or by dialing 337-234-6492. or you can Email Scott Crawford for more information. 
RANDOLPH-SHEPPARD VENDING STAND PROGRAM (Click here for the document as an Adobe PDF file for printing) (Click here for the document as a Microsoft Word file for printing) You may also contact Billy Fitzgerald at 800-319-4444 or you can Email Billy Fitzgerald for more information.
PEER COUNSELING Peer counseling is counseling that occurs between people who have a common disability. Clients who have reservations and concerns about their ability to succeed as a productive, independent individual benefit from peer counseling. The peer counselor, after evaluating the situation, encourages the client to become actively involved in setting goals and developing a program of change. Hopefully, this will bring about desirable results for themselves and family. The peer counselor may assist in identifying and securing other sources of help such as, medical or social services, independent living centers, and other services which may be useful in helping the client lead an independent and productive life. Peer counseling is scheduled for one to three hours per week, and the duration is based on individual needs.
BASIC TYPING WITH COMPUTER KEYBOARD This curriculum is individualized and permits each student to progress at his/her own pace. Clients not meeting the minimum typing speed necessary for entry into technology training will benefit from this individualized instruction to help them attain the entry level skill standard. Clients who already possess typing skills can use this training to upgrade and improve typing speed and accuracy.
TECHNOLOGY TRAINING (Computers And Adaptive Equipment) This training course requires that clients type a minimum of 30 words per minute, have a High School Diploma or G.E.D., or an evaluation which has determined the need for technology skills. Training Topics include:
ASSESSMENT AND COMPREHENSIVE VOCATIONAL EVALUATION AND COUNSELING The assessment, vocational evaluation, and vocational counseling program utilizes a variety of functional, objective, and subjective assessment, and evaluation instruments to identify client aptitudes, values, interests, motivation, temperaments, and general educational functioning which is required for successful rehabilitation, educational, and job placement. Effective assessment of new clients begins with an initial interview of each new client's background along with a functional assessment of their present abilities. This information is then utilized to develop an Individual Service Plan (ISP) with the client, which will assist them to reach their maximum potential and independence. The vocational evaluation and counseling segment employs a number of evaluation instruments to help clients identify their strengths, vocational interests, and vocational/educational potential, along with increasing their self-awareness and knowledge of the labor market and its demands to produce outcomes that are appropriate for each individual. Clients engage in vocational exploration through a variety of experiences such as reading, talking with workers, visiting work sites, internships, internet access, and on-the-job training. The duration of these services range from 40 to 120 hours. Additionally, each client's functional skills are assessed during the last 2 months of their training. This is accomplished using practical assignments which employ many of the skills they have learned while at the training center. Their performance is appraised to judge their proficiency utilizing their adaptive skills and to determine any additional skills training they may require prior to graduation. The evaluation team can also design individualized and specialized assessments based on the specific needs of our customers. These include multi disabled individuals, individuals with a history of psychological involvement, and other underemployed populations.
JOB READINESS TRAINING Job readiness training addresses those skills clients will need to get and keep a job. Training includes completing employment applications, writing resumes, interviewing techniques, mode of presentation, organizing a job search, interpersonal work skills including accepting supervision and getting along with co-workers, and good work habits ie: punctuality, attendance, completion of tasks. Clients will engage in video-taped mock interviews, prepare cover and thank-you letters, and learn the use of the telephone in conducting job searches. Instruction will incorporate the five competencies identified by the Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS) as necessary to successful work performance. These are the ability to: identify, plan, and allocate resources, work with others, acquire and use information, understand complex inter-relationships, and work with a variety of technologies. Training will range from 40 to 120 hours. Receptionist Training Program This Program focuses on vocationally bound students. They learn to function professionally at a reception desk, information desk, call center, or switchboard. Training topics include:
JOB DEVELOPMENT AND PLACEMENT Job development and placement are the services necessary for finding jobs which will meet the client's and employer's needs. A successful job match requires a systematic method of identifying and contacting employers, evaluating workplace requirements and employer expectations, and matching a client to that need. This requires that the job developer have intimate knowledge of the client's ability to perform satisfactorily on the job. For that reason, the job developer will also conduct job readiness training. A job analysis will be conducted on each job developed to identify specific skills required. On-site training will be provided if such need is identified. Services will range from 20 to 240 hours.
Image captions: 1. A deaf-blind student feeling a catfish he just caught. 2. Staff and clients showing off the fish they caught at Catfish Haven. 3. ABL Staff and clients participating in the annual food drive at the Lafayette Cajundome. 4. Staff and clients performing a skit for ULL Homecoming judges. 5. Clients touring St. John's Cathedral located in Lafayette, Louisiana. 6. Clients learning how pirogues (flat bottom duck boats) are made at Vermillion Ville in Lafayette 7. Clients playing miniature golf at the Kart Ranch 8. Clients climbing one of the walls at the Rok Haus 9. Clients and staff petting and feeding a donkey at the Baton Rouge Zoo
SUPERVISED INDEPENDENT LIVING The goals of the supervised independent living program are to provide a transitional living arrangement in which deaf-blind and blind individuals can utilize, evaluate and expand their independent living skills for a one- to three-month period (short-term) and to transition clients into living arrangements which maximize independence and choice (long-term). For more information Please call 1-800-319-4444 and press option 2 or Email our Program Director: Kevin Monk UNIVERSITY TRANSITION PROGRAM This program facilitates the transition into college and improves the likely hood of success in college. Affiliated Blind of Louisiana and The University of Louisiana, Lafayette, offer an opportunity for Blind, visually impaired, and low vision College-bound students to get their feet wet in college life and, at the same time, learn critical blindness related skills. Students will learn about the UL campus, UL computing systems, Office for students with disabilities, Testing center, Dupre` Library and other important features of the University. At the same times, students will learn about adaptive technology, note taking strategies, and how to be a successful blind student. Just as important, students will learn critical life skills such as Orientation and Mobility, Budgeting/Money Management, Braille, Survival Cooking, and Clothing Care.
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