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Proyecto Visión:
What's New


The Project Vision website is constantly being improved, updated, and added to. This page lists some of our most recent updates:

November 17, 2008

Two new scholarships, one from "Through the Looking Glass" and another from "USA Funds for Access," have been added to our Scholarships Opportunities Page.

November 12, 2008

Proyecto Visión is now on Facebook. Whenever something is added to proyectovision.net, we will also tell you about it on Facebook. By signing up as a fan of our organization, you can also use Facebook to contact us or to participate in our online forum. Check it out!

November 11, 2008

We have added an announcement about the Pacific Rim conference on disabilities. To read more, see our Events/Announcements page...

November 7, 2008

Proyecto Visión now has a YouTube channel. 1200 people have already watched "Dana's Story!"

October 8, 2008

On our Events/Announcement page, we added a link to an article about the voting rights of people with mental health disabilities. Read more...

October 2, 2008

The Environmental Protection Agency has many job openings, some of them entry level, at its Southwest Regional Office based in San Francisco, CA. Learn more about those openings on our Job Opportunities page.

September 30, 2008

The Fall 2008 newsletter is now online. You can also see our new Success Stories, including our first video.

September 25, 2008

You can now subscribe to Proyecto Visión's e-newsletter. Just follow this link or complete the subscription form on our home page.

September 18, 2008

Several new scholarships have been added to our Scholarship Opportunities page. We have also added information about a contest for students who creatively approach how to solve accessibility barriers. Check out our Grants and Awards page for more details.

September 11, 2008

There will be a series of campus recruiting events in September and October with major employers looking to hire students with disabilities. Learn more about these events on our Events/Announcements page.

September 8, 2008

A new section on the site is being worked on entitled "Educational Opportunities." It is a calendar similar to our Scholarship Opportunities page, but instead of scholarships, it has camps, training programs, and study abroad programs specifically designed for students with disabilities. It is still a work in progress, but you can still check out the information we have already placed about a number of exciting porgrams.

August 29, 2008

We have added an announcement of a new publication, published by the National Council of La Raza, about Latinos in the United States workforce. Check it out and download the complete report from our Latino Community Resources section.

August 28, 2008

The National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange is conducting a survey about people with disabilities and foreign language learning. Read more on our Events/Announcements page.

August 27, 2008

For the coming summer (2009), there will be a study abroad program in Peru focusing on disability issues. Read more about it on our Events/Announcements page.

August 26, 2008

Several awards are available for disability leaders and organizations. Ones recently listed include the Courage Center and Hearne awards. See our Grants Opportunities page for more information.

August 21, 2008

All of the scholarship has been translated into Spanish. See our Spanish Scholarship Opportunities page.

August 19, 2008

There is an opening for a job at Mobility International, USA. See our Opportunities page for more information.

August 13, 2008

There is a great new opportunity listed for emerging leaders in the disability community. See our Events/Announcements page for more information.

August 11, 2008

There are two new job openings listed. One is at the Council for Exceptional Children and the other is at the Inland Empire Health Plan.

July 14, 2008

Information about the best large employers for people with disabilities has been added to our Job Search Links. There are also two new job openings at the ILRCSF in San Francisco, CA.

July 7, 2008

A great book for disabled women about pregnancy and birth has been added to our Disability Resources.

July 7, 2008

There is now a "How to use this website" page that provides users with a detailed map of this website.

July 3, 2008

Project Vision now has a Site Map to help you find resources more quickly.

July 3, 2008

The "Resources" section has been reorganized. The biggest change is the creation of two new lists: Professional Development & Continuing Education, containing resources for Latinos with disabilities looking for employment, and Employer, Trainer, and Career Center Resources, that has information for people who want to help Latinos with disabilities find jobs. Also, the Government Resources, while still listed separately, are now also listed in the other resource sections when appropriate -- making it easier than ever to find the information you are looking for.

June 26, 2008

Two new job openings were added to our Job Listings. Active Voice is looking for an Operations Manager, and the DBTAC: Mid-Atlantic ADA Center is looking for a new Assistant Director. Get more details...

June 23, 2008

The Scholarship Opportunities page has been completely updated. It now lists over 70 scholarships and is organized to be a calendar, showing scholarships based on their approaching application deadlines. Check it out...

 

June 23, 2008

Scholarship Search Links is a new page providing links to other organizations that list scholarships. Those links allow you to look for regional scholarships that are not linked to on our own Scholarship Opportunities list. Take a look...

 

June 23, 2008

The Internship Opportunities page has been updated. It now has an organized list of internships and at the same time has links to other organizations that can help you find internships.  Read more...