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

Sandy sandraburgess at msn.com
Mon Jan 6 06:09:46 UTC 2014 

Lauren,

Well, NTI gets you working for some company, so it is the company that needs 
to make the software more accessible.


Sandy

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From: "Lauren Merryfield" <lauren at catlines.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2014 1:30 AM
To: "'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'" 
<electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk]Telework/work	from	home/workvirtually/telecommute?> Hi,
> I contacted NTI a couple years ago and they told me right up that they
> didn't have any jobs available that were Jaws/screenreader-usable. I don't
> know why they couldn't make them usable.
> Thanks
> Lauren
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Sandy
> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 11:41 AM
> To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Telework/work from home/work
> virtually/telecommute?
>
> A few years back I contacted an agency advertised in one of the magazines
> for blind  folks, and the company claimed to match us up with businesses
> where we'd work from home.  The company is NTI and don't remember the 
> exact
> name.  Anyhow, I had to do some online testing, then the man interviewed 
> me
> and said he had very few jobs accessible with screen readers.  The ones he
> knew of did not need more workers.
>
> There is some web site that is to give information about work from home 
> that
> is doable by us, and I'd have to search that out again; it was announced 
> in
> an older Dialogue magazine.
>
>
> Sandy
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 1:25 PM
> To: "Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances"
> <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>; "Discussion of accessible electronics and
> appliances" <electronics-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Telework/work from home/work
> virtually/telecommute?
>
>> This is true, but it doesn't mean that their system is accessible to
>> and usable by blind or visually impaired persons.  I suspect that you
>> "extended" your survey because you didn't get a very good response rate.
>> I would like to suggest that this is because there aren't that many
>> viable, work at home, jobs out there that blind people are able to do,
>> mostly because of inaccessible software.  Many people want to work at
>> home, but there just aren't that many jobs out there that we can do.
>>
>> Now, if you want to find out something interesting, find out how many
>> people are working at home, and what percentage of them are blind or
>> visually impaired.
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> At 10:21 PM 1/3/2014, Makkawy, Amin wrote:
>>>You know I heard that most reservation agents that work for Jet Blue
>>>work from home. Not sure if this is true, but it just ran across my mind.
>>>
>>>Respect,
>>>
>>>Amin
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>Behalf Of Lauren Merryfield
>>>Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 10:03 PM
>>>To: 'Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances'
>>>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Telework/work from
>>>home/workvirtually/telecommute?
>>>
>>>Hi,
>>>I've found a lot of scams, too. Some of the companies who sell
>>>products from home aren't all that scammy but you have to go out and
>>>find people to buy, which is hard for me because I am shy about just
>>>going up to strangers.
>>>Thanks
>>>Lauren
>>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Electronics-talk [mailto:electronics-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>>Behalf Of Snow White Dove
>>>Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 7:41 PM
>>>To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>>Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Telework/work from
>>>home/workvirtually/telecommute?
>>>
>>>I can tell you that when I have tried to google customer service
>>>representative jobs from home I got more crap, pyramid schemes,
>>>telemarketing, which I'd rather live on the street than to do.  Trust
>>>me, I speak from experience.  Lots of it, and other crap that has
>>>nothing to do with the search.
>>>
>>>It really takes someone to guide you to know what you're doing.
>>>
>>>I say this cause I haven't fund that guide either.  I've just gone
>>>into the bowels of boodle and it wasn't pretty, smile.
>>>
>>>Jenny
>>>On Jan 3, 2014, at 10:22 AM, Ashley Bramlett
>>><bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>> > customer services reps work from home sometimes; also often
>>> > computer
>>>support people work at home.
>>> > Also, you can teach or tutor from home if you have a high speed
>>> > internet
>>>connection.
>>> >
>>> > -----Original Message----- From: Blake Hardin
>>> > Sent: Friday, January 03, 2014 5:02 AM
>>> > To: Discussion of accessible electronics and appliances
>>> > Subject: Re: [Electronics-talk] Telework/work from
>>>home/workvirtually/telecommute?
>>> >
>>> > What are some of these places that you can work from home with?
>>> >
>>> > On 1/2/14, 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?
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Deadline extended! Partake in my survey and be entered into a
>>> >>> raffle for one of three $30 amazon.com gift cards! Feel free to
>>> >>> distribute widely, list serves/colleagues/friends/anyone who you
>>> >>> think might be interested!
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> In mid-December I distributed a survey regarding the experiences
>>> >>> of blind teleworkers. Due to the great incites obtained, I am
>>> >>> opening up the survey until January 21st 2014. If you qualify
>>> >>> (are a teleworker/work from home and identify as blind/visually
>>> >>> impaired), please tell me about your experiences by filling out
>>> >>> my survey. The information you provide will be kept confidential.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> To participate or in order  to learn more, navigate to the
>>> >>> following web
>>> >>> address:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NW9C9P2
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Happy 2014,
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Amin Makkawy
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Communication Studies Master's Candidate University of North
>>> >>> Carolina at Charlotte
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> From: Makkawy, Amin
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 10:58 AM
>>> >>>
>>> >>> To: 'electronics-talk at nfbnet.org'
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Subject: Make your voice heard and win one of three $30
>>> >>> amazon.com gift cards!
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Please distribute to anyone who you think might be
>>> >>> interested/qualified!
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> My name is Amin Makkawy. I am a graduate student at the
>>> >>> University of North Carolina Charlotte conducting research on the
>>> >>> workplace experience of blind and/or visually impaired employees
>>> >>> who work virtually (also known as teleworking or working remotely).
>>> >>>
>>> >>> If you are over 18 years old, identify as visually impaired
>>> >>> and/or blind, and have been employed fulltime for the last six
>>> >>> months in a position where you telework at least approximately
>>> >>> 75% of the time, I want to hear from you! Below is a link where
>>> >>> you can learn more and participate in a short
>>> >>> 30
>>> >>> minute survey I have designed. In fact if you participate in this
>>> >>> survey by December 24th, you can choose to provide your e-mail
>>> >>> address at the end of the survey (this will be disconnected from
>>> >>> the data you provide) in order to be entered into a drawing for
>>> >>> one of three $30 amazon.com gift cards!
>>> >>>
>>> >>> https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NW9C9P2
>>> >>>
>>> >>> If you have any questions regarding this study feel free to
>>> >>> contact me at amakkawy at uncc.edu<mailto:amakkawy at uncc.edu>. Thank
>>> >>> you in advance.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Respectfully,
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Amin Makkawy
>>> >>>
>>> >>> M.A. Student: Department of Communication Studies UNC Charlotte
>>
>>
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