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GUIDEBOOK FOR EMPLOYERS OF PERSONS
WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENT

This publication is free of charge; it was supported by the US Embassy in Warsaw and the Open Society Institute of the Soros Foundations in Budapest.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Information from the Editor

Wojciech Maj: Introduction

Chapter 1: Anne Yeadon - A Little Understanding Can Make All the Difference

Chapter 2: Antonina Adamowicz-Hummel - What Do You Do When You Meet a Blind or Low Vision Person?

Chapter 3: Maureen A. Duffy, Wojciech Maj - How to Asses and Adapt the Workplace for a Blind or Low Vision Person

Chapter 4: Stanisław Jakubowski, Antonina Adamowicz-Hummel - The Use of Technical Aids in Setting Up Workplaces for Visually Impaired Persons

Chapter 5: Halina Guzowska - Legal Provisions Related to Employment of Persons with Disabilities

Chapter 6: Anne Yeadon - A Global Challenge: Employment Opportunities For All Citizens

Appendices: (those in bold type have not been translated into English as the information pertains to local Polish arrangements and solutions)

Appendix 1: Resolution of the Sejm (Lower House of Parliament) of the Polish Republic, dated August 1, 1997: Disabled Persons' Charter

Załącznik nr 2: Wykaz aktów prawnych dotyczących zatrudniania osób niepełnosprawnych
(List of Polish legal acts pertaining to employment of persons with disabilities)

Załącznik nr 3: Instytucje państwowe zajmujące osobami niepełnosprawnymi
(State institutions/organizations related to disability)

Załącznik nr 4: Organizacje pozarządowe działające na rzecz osób niepełnosprawnych
(Polish NGOs in the field of disability)

Załącznik nr 5: Organizacje zrzeszające pracodawców osób niepełnosprawnych i pracowników zakładów pracy chronionej (Polish organizations of employers employing persons with disabilities)

Appendix 6: Job Placement Services for Persons with Disabilities

Appendix 7: Selected International Websites with Links to Other Organizations

Załącznik nr 8: Ogólnopolskie czasopisma specjalistyczne poświęcone problemom zatrudniania osób niepełnosprawnych (Polish magazines on employment of persons with disabilities)

Appendix 9: Telework - Homeworking of the 21st Century

Appendix 10: Specific Programs for Employers and for Employees with Disabilities

Appendix11: A Few Common Sense "Do`s" and "Don`ts" Prepared by the US President`s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities for the Employer

Załącznik nr 12: Fundacja AWARE Europe (this info is available on our webpage)