From Possibility to Pathway: Building Futures Through Pre-ETS

About this episode

This episode explores how Pre-Employment Transition Services are helping students with disabilities build their futures through hands-on experiences.

Across the country, students who are blind, deafBlind, or low vision are asking big questions about their future—and in Minnesota, those questions are turning into real opportunities. In this episode of Blind Abilities, we explore how Pre-Employment Transition Services (Pre-ETS) through State Services for the Blind are helping students move from uncertainty to action. Through hands-on experiences like summer programs, outdoor adventures, career exploration, and workplace training, students build independence, confidence, and real-world skills. From canoeing and snowshoeing to job fairs and mentorship from blind professionals, these experiences go beyond the classroom and into everyday life. Students also gain access to assistive technology and learn the critical skill of self-advocacy—tools that last a lifetime. This episode offers an inspiring look at what happens when students are given the space, support, and opportunity to explore their potential—and begin building the future they imagine. Links of interests: The Spectacle Newsletter Youth Services at SSB To find out more about the services provided at State Services for the Blind, and what they can do for you, contact Shane…

People in this episode

Host: Blind Abilities Team

Topics covered

• Pre-Employment Transition Services
• students with disabilities
• independence
• career exploration
• assistive technology

Keywords

• Pre-ETS
• blind
• deafBlind
• low vision
• career training
• self-advocacy
• assistive technology
• independence
• confidence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: State Services for the Blind

Places: Minnesota

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