[Blindtlk] Professions on list?

Sun Mar 24 18:41:27 UTC 2013

I'm still searching.  I reentered school because I was stuck in a dead end
job as a JAWS trainer.  I got the first masters degree, and thought I would
be able to rise to the top of any organization I found myself in.  Lack of
transportation in a mid sized city plus two employers that really had no
respect for my skills forced me to reset and reload.  Full time student now.

-----Original Message-----
From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Peter Wolfe
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2013 10:37 AM
To: Blind Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Professions on list?

    I'm proud of your successes to overcome adversity towards your career
ambitions. the key or lesson that I've gleamed is to keep pursuing your
goals especially being disabled. The skills that you use like techniques or
technology keep going, so don't put off yoru career ambitions being blind.
There is not a perfect time just that in some cases rehab is approperiate
like me.

Great news,
Peter

On 3/25/13, Hyde, David W. (ESC) <david.hyde at wcbvi.k12.wi.us> wrote:
> It might be easier to ask these days what jobs blind people do not do. 
> Every time I decide that we can't do something, one of us goes and 
> proves me wrong.
>
> Personally, I am on I think my sixth career. I learned from all of 
> them. I started out as s counselor in a medium security adult prison. 
> I sold insurance door to door, and later other things. I ran my own 
> office. I worked as a librarian. I worked in adult rehab,  and now I 
> put on classes for teachers and work with parents of blind children. 
> Everything I have done somehow contributes to what I do not. Hang in
there.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> Marion Gwizdala
> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 10:12 PM
> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] Professions on list?
>
> Peter,
>     There is a wealth of information available on various professions 
> blind people perform available through the NFB. As for me, I had a 
> challenging time deciding what I wanted to be when I grew up and, 
> since I have not yet grown up, am still deciding! (grin) I have been a 
> professional musician since I was 16 years old. In my 20s I pursued a 
> career in sales and eventually found myself recruiting people to work 
> overseas. After saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, the bottom fell out of 
> the overseas employment market, so I went back to school, got a 
> Bachelor's degree in Psychology followed by a master of Science degree 
> in Mental Health Counseling. I am currently in private practice as a 
> Life coach and Hypnotherapist, though I still perform regularly and 
> serve Unity North Tampa as their Music Director.
>     When I do my public speaking, whether for the NFB or for kairos 
> Health & Wellness Center (my private practice, see 
> http://www.KairosHWC.com)  I generally employ music as a tool to 
> engage and underscore my talks. I share this with you to encourage you 
> to develop several talents and use all your assets as you network with
others!
>
> Fraternally yours,
> Marion Gwizdala, President
> National Association of Guide Dog Users (NAGDU) National Federation of 
> the Blind
> 813-626-2789
> President at NAGDU.ORG
> HTTP://WWW.NAGDU.ORG
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Wolfe" <yogabare13 at gmail.com>
> To: <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 10:57 PM
> 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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Cordially,
Peter Q Wolfe, BA
cum laude Auburn University
e-mail: yogabare13 at gmail.com
"If you don't stand up for something your willing to fall for anything"
Peter Q Wolfe
"Stand up for your rights"
Bob Marley

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