Online Portal Opens New Frontiers for Blind Students
Las Vegas, Nevada - January 12, 2009
The National Association of Blind Students announced today the first phase launch of its official web site, NABSLink.org. The site comes at the commencement of a new campaign to reach blind and visually impaired students across the country and is a direct response to the need for centralized information for high school and post-secondary students. Terri Rupp, president of NABS, said: "Students play a crucial role in the movement of the organized blind. We rely on the up and coming generation to keep the momentum fresh, and it was time we did something to gather all the tools for their success in a single convenient location to keep that momentum strong."
The site styles itself after a virtual university. Among other features,
NABSLink hosts a CareerCenter and Bluebook to connect students with anumber of informative tools and resources to facilitate their independenceinside and outside of the classroom. To facilitate communication betweenthe organization's leadership, membership and the public at large there isalso an official blog and wiki project. The web development team believesthese individual features will help cultivate a thriving repository ofup-to-date information to aid students at various levels in theireducational and professional development.
The NABS Board of Directors is pleased to finally release the first phase ofa project it hopes to continue growing with the contributions and support ofits members and the general public. Anyone is welcomed to help build uponthis foundation. Ultimately the site will foster self-sufficiency andindependence and be one more vehicle to expand opportunities for all blindstudents pursuing a myriad of professional paths.
About the National Association of Blind Students
The mission of the National Association of Blind Students is to promoteequal access to opportunities for all blind students inside and outside ofthe classroom. Through conferences, professional networks, mentoring andadvocacy we are changing what it means to be blind in the 21st century, andwe achieve this by adhering to and supporting the goals of the NationalFederation of the Blind.
Eric Guillory, Director of Youth Services
LouisianaCenter for the Blind
101 South Trenton Street
Ruston, LA71270
Phone: 800-234-4166
Fax: 318-251-0109