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Transition Services

Teens and young adults who are blind or visually impaired explore career options and successfully transition to independent living, college or the workforce in Wayfinder’s transition services program.

Wayfinder is offering an in-person weekend session for youth who are blind or visually impaired from Thursday, April 20th through Sunday, April 23rd, 2023. Download the flyer.

Dates: Thursday, April 20th through Sunday, April 23rd, 2023
Location: San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront
Ages: 16 through 21 years of age

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Wayfinder is offering an in-person summer session for youth who are blind or visually impaired from Friday, July 7th through Sunday, August 5th, 2023. Download the flyer.

Dates: Friday, July 7th through Sunday, August 5th, 2023
Locations: California State University, Los Angeles
Ages: 16 through 21 years of age

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  • The Workforce Readiness and Academic Preparation program (WRAP) is a new and innovative four-week program held in-person at the Cal State LA campus in partnership with their College of Education.
  • Wayfinder will house participants who are ages 16-21 years old in the South Village Residential Dormitory tower at Cal State LA.
  • The Wayfinder WRAP program will be using a 4-week structure to guide participants through completing the practical steps required to find and apply for jobs that match their skillsets and interests, and be able to practice independence skills on a college campus.
  • Wayfinder’s WRAP program will have an entire floor of housing dedicated to our program, complete with our own restroom/shower facilities and classrooms.
  • Participants will be assigned appropriate roommates according to chronological age, gender, and developmental/intellectual maturity.

Immersive Training Program

Take an in-depth dive into independence through our Hatlen Center, an immersive training program for adults ages 18 and older who are blind or visually impaired.

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Summer Internships

Teens who are blind or visually impaired and are ready to take their first step into the workforce can apply to our summer internship program. Contact us to learn more.

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California Department of Rehabilitation

Do you know that a person as young as age 14 can open a case with the California Department of Rehabilitation? If you do not have a case open with the DOR, we can help you open one.

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Visually impaired since birth due to optic nerve hypoplasia (underdeveloped optic nerves), Javi wondered if he would be able to succeed in college, get a job and live on his own. Everything changed when he attended a weekend workshop presented by our youth transition services for the visually impaired.

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