[Electronics-talk] Telework/work from home/work virtually/telecommute?

Sat Jan 4 04:01:29 UTC 2014

Hi,
I know there are a lot of sighted people, especially moms, who are working
from home now but those jobs don't seem to be available to blind people. It
would sure save transportation costs if we could work from home and really
make a living at it. My cats love it when I'm home.
Thanks
Lauren
-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Darla Rogers
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 7:46 PM
To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Telework/work from home/work
virtually/telecommute?

Der Jenny,

	Even the medical transcribing jobs are going away; a friend checked
on one--for a  large company--don't  remember which one it was, but when
they interviewed him, they wanted money.
	Do not ever take a work-at-home job that requires you to pay
anything, not including jobs like Avon or Amway where you may have to
purchase a kit or something.
Darla

-----Original Message-----
From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Snow White Dove
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 9:38 PM
To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Telework/work from home/work
virtually/telecommute?

Hi,

I'm sorry I'm coming late as usual to this, but I'd like to know the same
thing.

I don't want to do medical transcription.  That is what a lot of Blind
people do at home from what I've seen.

If there is any ideas, please share.

Jenny
On Jan 2, 2014, at 10:41 PM, Lisa D Porter <lisaporter429 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Lauren,
> I'm definitely with you here. I want to work and have good skills, but
we're getting ready to move to a small town with terrible transportation so
Telework may be my only option.
> Lisa
> 
> "Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, 
> safe
in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you "
> - Princes Diana
> 
> 
> On 1/2/2014 11:16 PM, Lauren Merryfield wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I wish someone would tell us some options for teleworking as a blind
person.
>> What kinds of work are blind people doing from home and what are the 
>> options available?
>> Thanks
>> Lauren
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On Behalf Of Makkawy, Amin
>> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 6:45 PM
>> To: 'electronics-talk at nfbnet.org'
>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Telework/work from home/work 
>> virtually/telecommute?
>> 
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