Objectives:

(Items that are marked with * are highly specialized blindness-specific competencies which are rarely taught elsewhere.)

During Savvy Blind Networker, students will:

• explain the importance of developing networking skills as well as the role networking plays in personal success 
• identify people and groups in their personal network 
• describe the blindness nuances and steps for preparing oneself to attend a networking event (virtually or in person) *
• apply blindness nuances while mingling and networking *
• introduce oneself 
• gracefully introduce individuals to one another 
• successfully manage refreshments and a white cane while mingling during a network event*
• apply white cane etiquette during networking*(parking your cane)
• demonstrate direct and indirect strategies for entering and exiting a group conversation* 
• respond to questions about one’s visual impairment 
• give examples of appropriate “Next Steps-follow up” after networking and

offer examples of “going the extra mile”