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

Sun Jan 5 05:39:44 UTC 2014

Hi, Lauren:

You mentioned the baby play mat plays music.  Does it play the Alley Cat 
Song? The Meow Mix commercial song?  How about the Christmas Cats Jingle 
Bells?  How about the various songs from the musical Cats?
Or to really make them think they are bigger than life, Eye of the Tiger?
Grins
Vince

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Tabor" <souljourner at sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 1:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk]Telework/work from home/work 
virtually/telecommute?

> Hi, Lauren:
>
> What a great idea! From where did you order it? Thanks!
> Susan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Lauren Merryfield
> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 12:47 AM
> To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Telework/work from home/work
> virtually/telecommute?
>
> Hi,
> I got my cats a baby play mat for Christmas. At first I was afraid it had 
> an
> lcd/led display but, yea, it has a tactile pointer to set which music 
> plays.
> There are spots on the mat which cause the music to play when a baby/cat
> steps on it and my kitties love that! They also like the toys hanging from
> an x-shaped arch above the mat. When I ordered it, the salesperson laughed
> when I said I was getting it for my kitties.
> It is so funny!
> Thanks
> Lauren
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Susan Tabor
> Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 8:28 PM
> To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Telework/work from home/work
> virtually/telecommute?
>
> Hi, Lauren:
>
> Oh yes! I'm sure your cats love it when you're home!  So do ours! 
> (smile!)
> The two that are in here with me raised their heads just now, long enough 
> to
> yawn and say Meow!
> Susan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Lauren Merryfield
> Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 10:01 PM
> To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Telework/work from home/work
> virtually/telecommute?
>
> 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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>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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>>> From: Makkawy, Amin
>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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