[BlindTlk] career ideas...

[Jude DaShiell]

First of all I'm not visually impaired but totally blind from birth as a 
result of genetics. That out of the way, I worked for the Government in 
computer programming and volunteered in off hours at a place making 
referbished computers that went all over the world.  I took donated computers 
apart so assemblers could harvest useable parts and build the referbs. Have 
you taken an aptitudes and interests test or more than one and answered all 
questions truthfully? If you haven't done this yet, I think that's your next 
step. The thing is, people are happiest doing the work for which they're best 
suited. Thousands of successful people took those tests before you and your 
answers will be matched against theirs to pick vocations for you. Before I 
took that test I didn't know specificly what I wanted to do and I used the 
test results for further education and entry into my chosen profession. If 
your counselor doesn't know about these tests, find another counselor who does 
know then take the test. On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 11:47:29PM -0500, 
madisonolivialanemartin483--- via BlindTlk wrote:
> Hi all,
> I'm not sure this is a very good idea as I know that visually impaired/blind
> people can do most of the same jobs as fully sighted people but I told her I'd
> ask so I'm going to keep my word. Anyway, I've been seeing a counselor for
> awhile now and the last couple of times we've talked about career research even
> though she's not a career counselor (though I feel like the things we've done
> were a better fit for me then the stuff that a actual career counselor got me to
> do) but anyway we've kind of hit a wall when it comes to figuring out specific
> careers to research. I mentioned to her how I'm on chat lists for blind/visually
> impaired people and she suggested that I ask you guys; what
> jobs/careers/volunteer posisions have you had throughout the years? Look forward
> to reading your responses and maybe I'll learn about something that I might
> actually like to research! Thanks for whatever any of you can provide me,
> Madison
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