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

[Georgia Kitchen]

Hi, this is Georgia. I am got a Seiko thermal label printer it's around
$100. I haven't used it much lately because things have been kind of crazy
in my life between health problems my husband dying and being in probate
but at any rate I heard about it from this man that used to work for Human
Ware that was from Wisconsin And it looks like it's going to work good I
only used it a couple times so far it seems to be accessible and that's all
it does is labels do you have the big labels like for a package in the
little labels for the envelopes? It came that way Yeah I never figured out
how to type using a computer and just type it on the regular envelope I
used to have a typewriter, but it had a little bit of an accident anyway
that's what I use and I believe it would be pretty easy cause you just do
one label at a time. Hope that helps some if anyone knows where to get a
typewriter from let me know wouldn't be a bad idea to have one thanks.


Georgia Kitchen
Genesee County Chapter National Federation of the Blind
NFB-Newsline



On Sun, Oct 6, 2024 at 9:37 PM Judy Jones via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Hi, Humberto,
>
> Back in the day, we all wrote checks and addressed envelopes on the
> typewriter.
>
> Fast-forward to now. Where I worked, it was much more time efficient to
> create a page of avery labels and use them as needed, so this is what I do
> now. Yes, you can use your printer by following its instructions, but
> labels are much quicker. I print out several sheets ahead of time and use
> as needed. Same goes for our return address.
>
> G int Word and go to the Mailings tab and follow instructions.
>
> Judy
> sent from my Android phone
>
> On Sun, Oct 6, 2024, 3:45 PM Humberto Avila via BlindTlk <
> blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>
> > 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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