Learn, Earn, and Prosper (LEAP) provides pre-employment transitional services to youth and young adults who are blind or visually impaired. LEAP typically offers residential programs, in which students have lived in college dormitories and practice independent living skills.

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Due to COVID-19, LEAP has successfully transitioned into the virtual world, where we offer platform-based educational workshops, remote work based learning internships, and skill camps!

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Once public health regulations allow, LEAP plans to continue with a hybrid programming model of virtual and residential settings. Youth and young adults who are blind and visually impaired from all over the country can enjoy LEAP and cultivate their professional and personal development.

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@learnearnandprosper

Young men and women who are blind or visually impaired ages 14-24 years old.

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We also accept and strongly encourage applications from out of state individuals!

You will receive training in pre-employment transitional services:

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1. Work based learning
2. Workplace readiness training
3. Instruction in self advocacy
4. Social and emotional development

What I enjoyed the most was meeting everybody; they were so nice and helpful. I also enjoyed working with other blind and visually impaired folks. I wasn’t the only one with a disability. It was just a great experience all in all.

I enjoyed being part of the community and sought the support of my peers and friends.

Working at the cafe was very successful because my goals were achieved, and it created an opportunity for a job in the future. I also really enjoyed working with food and customers

The most enjoyable part of my worksite was being able to be outside and getting to know new people

I got to accomplish a dream I’ve always had to make video games and I’ve finally done it (with the help of others of course)

I really enjoyed having the opportunity to be a leader and cultivate leadership skills. I also really enjoyed learning from and collaborating with the other facilitators.

To be honest, I enjoyed my whole LEAP experience but the one thing I enjoyed the most was making meaningful connections, sharing experiences that I had with an assignment each week within my small group, and being able to lead our last Friday Round Up.

I liked getting to know new people from all around the US, and I really liked learning about video production.

Something that I enjoyed while doing the spring programming was getting to meet new people and also seeing familiar people too. I liked that I was able to lead two icebreaker questions for my small group check ins. I also liked working as a team this time on creating interview guides to help future LEAPsters when they have to do a job interview one day or apply for a job one day. “

I liked the dine in because I could socialize with people and get to know them. It was fun.

I enjoyed leading my group and also learning how to be a better leader.