[BlindTlk] What is the Easiest Way to Send Mail and work with Envelopes as a Congenitally Blind Person?

[portillo.jim at gmail.com]

I used to (and still) go to a store like the UPS store, Mailboxes Etc, or
one of those types of stores, have them find the right envelope or package,
and they would take care of the label and anything else involved. Then, I'd
just pay the cost. Easiest way to go. Make life easy on yourself, buddy.
Jim



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Subject: [BlindTlk] What is the Easiest Way to Send Mail and work with
Envelopes as a Congenitally Blind Person?

Dear All,


I hope all is well. Happy Sunday.


I am having a bit of a dilemma here.

My parents have moved 222 miles across my state where I live, so it will be
much more challenging to get to see them in-person. I would like to be able
to send them small gifts, letters, CDs of my music, ETC for appreciation
purposes.

What are some effective and efficient ways of managing envelopes and package
boxes as a blind person? Should I just go into a post office, and get some
of this process taken care of for me? How do you folks hand-write the sender
and recipient information for the envelope or packaging box? Is there a way
to print a standard pre-created label, then affix to an envelope? Will USPS
even accept that? What about online services that can help with that, such
as UPS shipping label creation tool you can just print out?

My parents neither use or like technology, so doing things like E messages /
cards / digital stuff is probably not an option in case you were wanting to
have the urge to recommend that.

Any life hacks and tricks concerning this matter are appreciated fully!


Best,


Humberto



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