Helping Hands

Original airdate: April 26, 2006

Tools for Special Talent - The One-Stops, located in each county of New Jersey, offer those looking for work every tool needed to land a job. Now all of these tools are available to people with disabilities as well. With the addition of new technologies like Zoom Text and speech recognition software, nobody is left out when it comes to job seeking. We’ll take a look at these high tech solutions, along with some other tools that level the playing field when it comes to searching for employment. Plus, we’ll meet a remarkable young man who carved out a niche as a “waiter on wheels” with the help of a little ingenuity. Even though he’s in a wheelchair, that hasn’t kept Danny DiMarco from his daily rounds delivering food at the Quakerbridge Mall.

Hands-On Learning - Going to college is a challenge all by itself. You have to adapt to the new lifestyle, make new friends, and adjust to the increase in workload from high school among other things. It's usually, a difficult transition for anyone to make. But imagine if you have a handicap while you try to make these adjustments. Imagine if you can't hear. We take you inside a college that has a special program to help individuals who are deaf. Join us as we travel down to Camden County College in Blackwood and see how this program works and how it helps these students.

Career Minute - Audiologists
In this week’s career minute, hearing loss can be devastating, whether it's gradual or sudden. When people have trouble with hearing or balance, they see an audiologist.

Jay’s Rants & Raves - Learn how to cope with your daily rough commute.

Special In-Studio Guest - Vito DeSantis, Executive Director, The State of New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired