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

Sun Jan 5 16:37:09 UTC 2014

Remote Desktop works fine with Jaws, but you have to buy a special Jaws 
license for it, and Jaws has to be running on both computers.
I'm a programmer, and I work from home a couple days a week, as do several 
of my coworkers.  Sometimes I use Remote Desktop, but more often I log in 
through the secure virtual private network, VPN.

I have heard there's a new job where patients having trouble with their 
insurance pay someone to fight the company for them.  That could be done 
from home.
Tracy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances" 
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Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Telework/workfromhome/work 
virtually/telecommute?

> 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-----
>>> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>>> On Behalf Of Makkawy, Amin
>>> Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 6:45 PM
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>>> Subject: [Electronics-talk] Telework/work from home/work
>>> virtually/telecommute?
>>>
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