[BlindTlk] career ideas...

[Ericka]

That’s a wonderful idea Madison!

As for me, I’ve been an activity assistant in a nursing home, a take care, worker and currently I work for national industries For The Blind as chief Penn prepare lol in my vision has changed over the years as I’ve said, so some things are harder for me to do than they used to be. I’m not in love with electronic medical health records for sure.

As to the volunteering, I feel like I’ve done it all, but I know I haven’t. Here. In the states we have a MERICORE. They do a lot of things. Sometimes it’s building homes or working with kids in public schools to get their skills to grade level. I don’t know if you’ve heard the peace core here in the states but it’s similar to that only in the United States rather than in a foreign country. My totally blind Husband did 2AMERICORE experiences both in schools. One of them was at the Blind school in our state and the other one was in Milwaukee Public school. He really loved it. Similarly I have helped build houses in Louisiana. Americo people taught us how to do siding or insulation or dig holes for fence posts all three of which I have done. I have also volunteered in a food pantry and did some social work related things for the Salvation Army in a community I lived in. I have taught Sunday school for years and years at various churches, and I have worked with seniors in day programs and been a personal care worker in people‘s homes as well. Someday I would like to do something with animals like help socialize cats in a foster system through the Humane Society. All my cats have come from the Humane Society so it’s deep in my heart.

Hope this helps you. I wanted to be a teacher, special education specifically. Now looking back, I probably should have become certified to teach blind and visually impaired. But I’m 53 and I’m not going back to school.
Ericka Nelson
KD9VBX

> On Mar 21, 2025, at 11:48 PM, madisonolivialanemartin483--- via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> 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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