Vision to Victory Active Camp - Vancouver

Name: Vision to Victory Active Camp - Vancouver
Start: 2025-01-31T12:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-02-02T17:00:00-08:00
Location: Hampton Inn & Suites Portland/Vancouver

Schedule

Fri, 31 Jan, 2025 at 12:00 pm to Sun, 02 Feb, 2025 at 05:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

Hampton Inn & Suites Portland/Vancouver | Vancouver, WA

Join the first ever Vision to Victory Active Weekend featuring an NBA Experience at a Portland Trailblazers Game!
Blind and Low Vision students who are interested in and enthusiastic about careers in the Sports and/or Gaming industries will have the opportunity to focus on trying new and fun inclusive sports sessions and sports gaming competitions. Amerability staff will be on hand to support participants.
Participants will try new adaptive sports including NFL Flag Football, 3-on-3 NBA Basketball, indoor soccer, and blind cricket. They will also compete for prizes and trophies in blind tennis and goalball mini tournaments. Amerability staff will provide audio description support to Blind or Low Vision participants as they experience the adapted versions of NBA 2K24 and Madden NFL 24.
Workshop Highlights
This weekend is designed to introduce students to job exploration and self-advocacy through training and mentoring for positions within the Gaming and Sports industries through:
🏀🎮 Overviews of both the Sports and Gaming Industries.
🏀🎮 Strong focus on assistive technology with industry-related partners, Northwest Center for Assistive Technology Training (CATT-NW) and OneCourt.
🏀🎮 Peer connection through conversation and industry engagement activities and strategies.
🏀🎮 Inclusive gaming sessions with staff audio description as well as adapted sport sessions including Goalball and 3-on-3 Basketball with staff assistance for participants who are Blind or Low Vision.
🏀🎮 Collaboration with industry professionals and camp peers in one-on-one and group settings.
Participants will
👩‍💼👨‍💼 Prepare for post-secondary education and training by participating in activities to build independence and self-belief.
👩‍💼👨‍💼 Work with industry professionals who can increase skill acquisition to help participants become more marketable.
👩‍💼👨‍💼 Build self-confidence through collaboration and presentation opportunities with Paralympians, Amerability staff, mentors, and the public.
👩‍💼👨‍💼 Create resumes and cover letters geared for industry placement, assisted by Amerability staff and mentors.
👩‍💼👨‍💼 Practice mock interviewing and industry networking.

COST
FREE! This workshop is free to active participants of DSB who have an active VR case or who are qualified for Pre-ETS Services. Transportation, lodging, food, and all activities costs are covered by DSB.

WHO
This weekend workshop is ideal for Washington students who are Blind, Low Vision or Deaf-Blind, between the ages of 14 and 21 years-old, and active participants of DSB VR and Pre-ETS Services.

RSVP
Register online by Friday, January 17, 2025. Space is limited and participants will be chosen on a first-come, first-served basis. If you have any questions about this workshop - or others like it - please reach out to Matthew Hines or call 360-409-3003.