[Blindtlk] Professions on list?

[Julie J.]

In high school I worked for a ceramics business doing things like: setting 
up at craft shows, customer service, sales and clean up.

Also one summer in high school I delivered phone books door to door.  This 
was probably the worst job I have ever had.  Then again I grew up in a 
really rough neighborhood where people don't appreciate strangers showing up 
at their homes.

After high school I worked in housekeeping at a nursing home, as a nurse aid 
in a hospital, and as a dishwasher in a restaurant.

After college I worked as a Statistical Clerk for the Department of Labor, a 
Rehabilitation teacher for the blind, owned my own guide dog equipment 
business and now I am the Diversion Coordinator for my county.  As the 
Diversion Coordinator, I work to keep kids out of the criminal justice 
system.  Young people who have had an encounter with the police and received 
a ticket typically have the opportunity to go through diversion instead of 
to court.  I also handle all the truancy cases for the county and do a lot 
of drug/alcohol use prevention.  A large part of what I do is to help young 
people discover their talents, set goals, learn to solve their own problems 
and to think seriously about their futures.

Julie