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

[Jude DaShiell]

easier if you learned touch typing since that way you are responsible for
addressing your letters and envelopes.  When a packaging store messes up
your addressing, you have them to blame but maybe if you had learned touch
typing and have a manual typewriter with a working ribbon to hand you
might have done a better job yourseelf.

-- 
 Jude <jdashiel at panix dot com>
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On Sun, 6 Oct 2024, Jim Portillo via BlindTlk wrote:

> 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
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Humberto Avila via
> BlindTlk
> Sent: Sunday, October 6, 2024 3:44 PM
> To: Jamelle via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Humberto Avila <humberto_avila.it104 at outlook.com>
> 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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