[Community-service] Dumpster Diving

[Peter Donahue]

Good morning everyone,

	Since this division is all about community service why not organize a dumpster diving project to among other things help a blind person buy their own assistive technology without waighting around for rehab to get it foryou?I know of a couple who needed money to attend business events. They went to area golf tournaments and when the events were over they would collect aluminum cans out of the facility's dumpsters and turned them in to cash. They were doing themselves, the community where they lived, , and the environment a wonderful service. The work is teedious and dirty, but it's a great way to do community service and show our communities that the blind are capable citizens and want to do their part to keep our communities clean and to prevent aluminum cans from ending up in area landfills.

	Since blind and sighted individuals would be needed for such tasks as transporting the aluminum cans to collection facilities to be turned into cash this is a wonderful project for this division or a local chapter to undertake. It's a great way to help blind persons buy needed technology so they can volunteer or land a job or for chapters and divisions to self fund the work the federation does.

Peter Donahue


-----Original Message-----
From: Community-Service [mailto:community-service-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Anna Givens via Community-Service
Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2019 9:58 AM
To: Community Service Discussion List
Cc: Anna Givens
Subject: Re: [Community-service] Desk/computer work

Thank you guys!
It’s only three hours a week so I don’t know how much they will want to invest in much. Also I don’t have any copies of JAWS left. 
Perhaps the JAWS demo? And NVDA is a great idea. Although I’m scared cause I’ve not used it!
LOL
But I will definitely look into it. 
Any other ideas on that or any other front desk related things/accommodations would be super appreciated. 
I feel like if it were a regular job I would know what to do, but since it’s volunteer and just three hours per week, it’s different because I don’t have the same supports and resources as if I were getting a job.
Thanks so much!

Anna

> On Jun 5, 2019, at 10:34 AM, Ashley Bramlett via Community-Service <community-service at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Anna,
> 
> I ran into the same challenge as a volunteer needing a computer.
> Right, most places will not have the software.
> 
> This is my solution. Either download the free jaws demo on their pc or bring your own copy of jaws.
> Remember, you can install jaws on 3 computers. I do not think freedom scientific uses CDS anymore to install software. I used the cd in my case. IT installed it since they have administrative rights.
> You could have them download jaws from the internet.
> This may not work though if you have a home license of jaws as opposed to the  professional version.
> 
> I was able to install jaws at my unpaid internship at National Crime Prevention Council. I also did this for my volunteer position as an information and referral specialist. Most nonprofits I tried to work for were receptive to installing software.
> However, I was not able to work there because of the nature of tasks. Visual tasks such as data entry, filing, and seeing that people signed in  were some tasks that desk volunteer staff needed to perform and I could not do that.
> That said, every nonprofit requires different things and I think trying to work at a desk job will be great experience for you and your resume.
> Its great practice for a real job.
> So, it may work out.
> 
> If you cannot install jaws there, I suggest using NVDA or they may allow you to bring your own laptop.
> If you plan to work there a long time, I would hope they would purchase jaws as an accomodation.
> 
> I hope it works out!
> 
> Ashley
> -----Original Message----- From: Anna Givens via Community-Service
> Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2019 6:48 PM
> To: Community Service Listserv
> Cc: Anna Givens
> Subject: [Community-service] Desk/computer work
> 
> Hey everyone,
> Just looking for some suggestions.
> There’s a front desk shift (volunteer) three hours per week at a yoga studio that I’d really like to do. I don’t know yet exactly what all would be involved, but I’m wondering since it’s just volunteer, they probably don’t have JAWS or something like that on computer or would want to get it. I have it on my laptop but want me to use their computer and systems.
> Just wondering how that all might work or be possible?
> I’d like to be ready to discuss possibilities when I express my interest.
> 
> Thanks much,
> Anna
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