[Ag-eq] Update on the Job Hunt

[Danielle Ledet]

Thanks Nella!

On 7/7/15, Zach Mason via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I don't know of many, and those who I do know of are in office jobs, one
> was
> in academia, and I hear of one or two farmers now and again. I'm interested
> to develop a network of farmers and Ag. Professionals with disabilities,
> probably later in life, but no definites.
>
> Zac
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nella Foster via
> Ag-eq
> Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2015 6:55 AM
> To: Agricultural and Equestrean Division List
> Cc: nfoster at extremezone.com
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Update on the Job Hunt
>
> Zac:
>
> Do you know of many people with vision loss working in the field of
> aggriculture?
>
> If there are what kind of jobs are they doing?
>
> Nella
> Quoting Zach Mason via Ag-eq <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>:
>
>> Hi Daniele,
>>
>>
>> I am very interested to help people with disabilities finding employment
> in
>> agriculture. Currently, only 35,000 qualified applicants apply for 65,000
>> openings per year. The statistics on the demand for unskilled labor is
>> unpublished, but the trend is definitely greater demand than supply.
>>
>> I have been blind since age four, grew up on a 110 cow family dairy farm,
>> have a bachelor degree in animal science from Cornell University, and am
>> pursuing a career in dairy science. After graduating from Cornell, I
>> began
>> working for my family farm as Assistant Shepherd and Young Stock Manager.
> In
>> 2013 I completed a fellowship at Purdue University working in a swine
>> nutrition lab. I am also very active in the New Hampshire Young Farmers
> and
>> Rancher Program, and 4-H.
>>
>> This summer I am a policy intern for the National Association of State
>> Departments of Agriculture in Arlington, VA, and will be beginning my
>> masters in Animal Dairy Science at Mississippi State this August.
>>
>>
>> Let me know if I can be of assistance to you finding employment.
>>
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Zac
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ag-eq [mailto:ag-eq-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle Ledet
>> via Ag-eq
>> Sent: Friday, July 03, 2015 5:51 PM
>> To: ag-eq at nfbnet.org
>> Cc: Danielle Ledet; blindtlk at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Ag-eq] Update on the Job Hunt
>>
>> Hi Listers,
>>
>> As you all know, I live in a rural area and posted awhile back about
>> having trouble finding a job hear and costly cab fares. I went ahead
>> and applied at a nursing home for a housekeeping position but right
>> now all positions are filled. I applied for a cashier position and
>> bakery at a  local Super 1 Foods and the manager wasn't in. I also
>> applied at the local Grand theater for usher, box office, and just
>> yesterday Concession. Last time I called them I got no answer so will
>> likely check back next week. I figured I could apply an ad in the
>> paper when I got callbacks if my folks were unavailable. Thus far, I
>> have gotten no callbacks. Recently, I applied with our school system
>> as a Bus attendant/assistant/aide which would be ideal but I was told
>> when I went in for fingerprinting that they don't know how often this
>> position comes up and I know this to be true since I rode mini buses
>> to school and the bus assistants usually stayed in their position.
>> >From the Jobs list, I followed up on a virtual office position with
>> the Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind but was unable to meet some
>> of the requirements since I live with others and do not have access to
>> a local landline and other stuff. I will continue following the Jobs
>> list. If anyone is interested, I could share the info; however.
>>
>> So there you have it.
>>
>> still searching and seeking,
>>
>> --
>> Danielle
>>
>> Email: singingmywayin at gmail.com
>>
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-- 
Danielle

Email: singingmywayin at gmail.com