[BlindTlk] career ideas...

[Ericka]

Madison people are telling you to do the career aptitude test. And they have their place. But for me it didn’t work at all because my interest were so scattered. When I took those things I had about five or six different categories that my interests were giving me. They went from Gardner to Pastor, to Dr.. Very weird what things can g happen. And just because you may not have transportation or something to have some of these experiences, you should not give up. Keep a journal and daydream. Who knows what could come out of it!


Ericka Nelson
KD9VBX

> On Mar 22, 2025, at 12:33 AM, Jude DaShiell via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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