[Electronics-talk] Telework/work fromhome/work virtually/telecommute?

Sat Jan 4 20:54:08 UTC 2014

Hi,
Yes, unfortunately, medical transcription is going away.
That was a good field for a blind person.
You can do a lot at home especially working for yourself. People sell 
insurance from home; they may have a writing job. Distance teaching and 
tutoring are also growing fields. So, you tutor or teach remotely.

Customer service reps often work at home. For instance, Jet blue and Delta 
have reps from home. Look on your newspaper site or local jobs site for 
specific ideas. Here we have dcjobs.com and I'm sure other areas like New 
York have their own
Unfortunately, as with many jobs, the software may not be accessible. I've 
always wondered how blind people can telework. For instance, my dad logs 
into a system to access his desktop like he was at work; Ii'm not sure if
such systems are accessible. I have wondered how I might do remote access 
from my pc. like if I was at school, if I could access the home pc. Sighted 
people do it a lot via remote desktop applications but not sure if it would 
work with jaws, probably not.
Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Darla Rogers
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 10:45 PM
To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Telework/work fromhome/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-----
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>> virtually/telecommute?
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