[Blindtlk] Did someone from the list just contact me

Wed Aug 24 20:49:59 UTC 2011

Jenny B, if so. Please let me know. It looked like a spam.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
To: "Blind Talk Mailing List" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 4:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] jobs that don't require a college degree

> It is like going to school in someways in reference to the equipment you 
> are going to need. If you job uses windows or accessible program, the 
> program that I had in school I was able to give it to my former employer 
> and they just downloaded it for me.
>
> If you currently have a laptop, sometimes they can add there program on 
> your computer.
>
> If you need certain equipment for work, then I would contact either your 
> state commission for the blind, if they don't help you contact.
>
> President of West Virginia
>
>
> Charlene Smyth, President
> 220 Buena Vista Avenue
> Clarksburg, West Virginia 26301
> Cell Phone: 304-672-3445
> E-mail: cs.nfbwv at verizon.net
> Web site: http://www.nfbwv.org/
>
> If you need some training on these programs maybe even take a course at 
> either Blind Inc. or one of the NFB Schools for training as well.
>
>
> Leading the Way in Independent Travel!
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
> http://www.echevarriatravel.com
> 631-456-5394
> reservations at echevarriatravel.com
>
> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Superior Travel, located in 
> Baldwin, NY. www.superiortravel.com
>
> Affiliated as an Independent Contractor with Absolute Cruise & Travel, 
> Inc.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Sherry Gomes" <sherriola at gmail.com>
> To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 3:11 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] jobs that don't require a college degree
>
>
> > Well, most of the companies I worked for provided jaws and braille 
> > displays
> > for use ont eh job.  The Nordstrom job didn't require any special
> > technology, though they did give me consideration in scheduling my 
> > shifts
> > due to transportation needs.  the blindness agency where I worked made 
> > sure
> > everything was accessible, and in fact, I helped with some of that. 
> > Verizon
> > wireless had someone create scripts for their internal programs.  From 
> > what
> > I've been told by people who still work for them, their internal systems
> > accessibility have improved greatly.  I felt that job wasn't a good fit 
> > for
> > me for many reasons though.  But they had good benefits and were a 
> > positive
> > company in many ways.  The receptionist job I had, I provided my own 
> > screen
> > reader, which I didn't mind doing.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> > On
> > Behalf Of keri
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 12:21 PM
> > To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] jobs that don't require a college degree
> >
> > thank you for this. :) since you have worked for customer services, how
> > accessible was their computer systems? which screen reader did you get?
> > keri
> >
> > "Sometimes your nearness takes my breath away; and all the things I want 
> > to
> > say can find no voice. Then, in silence, I can only hope my eyes will 
> > speak
> > my heart."
> > --Robert Sexton
> >
> > "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth 
> > there
> >
> > is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart 
> > somewhere to
> >
> > receive it."
> > --Ivan Panin
> >
> > Find that guy that will pick up every piece of your shattered heart & 
> > put it
> >
> > back together; Replacing it with a piece of his.
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Sherry Gomes" <sherriola at gmail.com>
> > To: "'Blind Talk Mailing List'" <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 2:15 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] jobs that don't require a college degree
> >
> >
> > >I don't have a college degree, and I've worked pretty consistently for 
> > >the
> > > past 20 years at different jobs.  I did switchboard and other things 
> > > for
> > > Nordstrom.  then I worked at a blindness agency, where I did customer
> > > service, then taught computers, then worked as an assistant in the
> > > development department.  I loved the teaching job, but the state rehab
> > > agency pulled funding for the program, and wanted only people with 
> > > degrees
> > > to teach if they kept the funding.  I've also been a receptionist at a
> > > company, worked in customer service for verizon wireless, worked in
> > > admissions at Guide dogs for the blind and now do tech support for an
> > > adaptive tech company.  Most of these jobs didn't require degrees but
> > > would
> > > with other companies, or the pay isn't near what it would be if I had 
> > > the
> > > degree.  I did try taking night classes, but I found that working full
> > > time
> > > and taking classes was too physically exhausting for me, due to my 
> > > other
> > > disabilities.  I encourage you to get a degree if you can.  more and 
> > > more
> > > jobs are requiring it, and it does make a difference in the salary you 
> > > can
> > > earn.  But if you can't try jobs like receptionist, customer service,
> > > phone
> > > work, things like that.  good luck.  the important thing is to know 
> > > how to
> > > sell yourself in a job interview, if you don't have a degree, so your
> > > experience and skills make up for that.
> > >
> > > Sherry
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
> > > On
> > > Behalf Of keri
> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 11:55 AM
> > > To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> > > Subject: [Blindtlk] jobs that don't require a college degree
> > >
> > > hi,
> > > I'm asking around to many different people this question. I'm looking 
> > > for
> > > those who are blind that have or are currently working with out a 
> > > college
> > > degree. I want to know where you worked and how accessible it was, the
> > > good
> > > and bad points of it.
> > > keri
> > >
> > > "Sometimes your nearness takes my breath away; and all the things I 
> > > want
> > > to
> > > say can find no voice. Then, in silence, I can only hope my eyes will
> > > speak
> > > my heart."
> > > --Robert Sexton
> > >
> > > "For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth
> > > there
> > > is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart 
> > > somewhere
> > > to
> > > receive it."
> > > --Ivan Panin
> > >
> > > Find that guy that will pick up every piece of your shattered heart & 
> > > put
> > > it
> > > back together; Replacing it with a piece of his.
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