The employer is an integral part of the support plan and provides regular feedback on the student's progress which is documented by weekly written reports and a summary at the end of the student's program. Overbrook teaching staff also serve as job developers and trainers thus providing them with a firsthand look at the importance of developing vocational competencies. The staff can assist students in developing these competencies during the academic year with the aid of classroom assignments. Work-based Learning Collaboration. Having students with visual disabilities working in several different kinds of work environments helps to increase the community awareness of persons with visual disabilities.
Every student is assisted by a job coach.
The job coach helps the student get acclimated to the job and then regularly visits the work site to observe the student's progress. The job coach can also assist in teaching job tasks and be present at the site most of the time, if needed. The employers also learn about the skills and work competencies of students with visual disabilities and ways to accommodate the work environments. Connecting Activities Sensitivity Awareness Training. During the job development and job support phases sensitivity awareness trainings are conducted both by the students with visual disabilities and job coaches to help educate employers about visual disabilities.