[Community-service] red cross volunteering and barriers experienced

[Jeff Crouch- k8tvv]

Hi Ashley,
I am a member of my local chapter of the American Red Cross.
First to address the signing up process. It was difficult. I was able
to do it with jaws, but not very effectively. When it came to
orientation and the videos I was able to watch them and when it came
to the knologe check quizzes the answers were scaddered throughout the
masses of unlabeled buttons. I would recommend that you get help. When
I was called for the intake interview I told them that I was visually
impared and they helped me fill out the rest of the forms such as the
background check and the availability forms.
On to what I do with the Red Cross. I am  in the disaster service
section. I specialize  in disaster service technology (DST). DST is
responcible for going on a disaster seen and setting up
communications. Everything from computers, radios, cell phones,
internet, sattalights, and managing every piece of equipment on a
disaster seen. We do more than that, but that is just a basic idea. I
also serve in Client casework. After a client and there family has a
disaster (home fire, up to a national disaster) I am responciple for
getting them resources and other things and helping them on there
recovery.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me off list or
call me, my cell number is at the bottom of this email and my email is
k8tvv2 at gmail.com

I hope you can get involved with the Red Cross and I look forward to
talking to you at a later time.

Warmest regards.

-- 
American Red Cross (East Central Bay Chapter)
1401 S. Grand Traverse ST.
Flint MI, 48503
Disaster Service Technology Volunteer
President of the Genesee County chapter of the NFB of Michigan
Board member of the Michigan Association of Blind Students
Cell: 810-931-7763
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k8tvv
Jeff Crouch