[Blindtlk] Professions on list?

[Mike Freeman]

Peter:

I hold a B.A. and M.S. in physics. When I got out of school, contrary to the
situation when I started college, physicists were a dime a dozen so I and
many of my sighted colleagues went into computer programming. I also faced
discrimination in applying for physics jobs but there weren't many
protections to job-seekers back when I was looking for employment.

I've also played classical piano professionally -- I played Gershwin's
Rhapsody in Blue with the Oregon Symphony and had to join the AFM to do so.

Mike Freeman


-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Peter Wolfe
Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 7:58 PM
To: blindtlk at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Blindtlk] Professions on list?

Dear fellow NFB-Talk participants,


    What professions or careers have you guys or gals done in your
lifestime? I'm gearing this question towards those with little to no
vision using either screen readers and or braille as their main form
of performing the tasks of their personal to professionl livelyhood. I
believe that such lists like the Federal Muster or NFB's Jobs list are
far too formal and don't facilitate legimate conversations on such
topics. Maybe tell about some of your challenges, academic history and
advice for blind people to enter your fields. Thank you all so much,
so would like to gleam something in counseling or something myself out
of this dialogue or abstract coping mechanism or something.


Thank you,
Peter

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