[Job-Discussions] Increasing the hiring the blind competent workers
Karen Rose
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Fri Jan 14 20:46:40 UTC 2022
Hopefully they will pick it up off of social media. I need to find someone here who is better at social media than me lol
Karen Rose MFT/LPCC www.career-therapy.net
> On Jan 14, 2022, at 12:41 PM, Devin Prater <r.d.t.prater at gmail.com> wrote:
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> This sounds good, both to stretch the blind people involved, and businesses too. I'd get local newspapers involved too; then it'd spread throughout other towns and eventually nation-wide.
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>> On Fri, Jan 14, 2022 at 2:11 PM Karen Rose via Job-Discussions <job-discussions at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> No, we would need to send a worker who could do the job. So if you are a blind person who has worked, for example, in the vending stand program, you may very well know how to use a cash register. If you are a blind person who regularly cooks at home, you may well be a very good person to send to a sandwich shop.… Thoughts?
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>> Karen Rose MFT/LPCC www.career-therapy.net
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>>>> On Jan 14, 2022, at 12:00 PM, Bryan Schulz via Job-Discussions <job-discussions at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>> If I was the employer and say for a fast food joint, I’d be pissed off when the blind person shows up and can’t cook or use the cash register due to safety or accessibility.
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>>> From: Job-Discussions <job-discussions-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Karen Rose via Job-Discussions
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>>> Subject: Re: [Job-Discussions] Increasing the hiring the blind competent workers
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>>> Our independent living center, which is the first in the country, has always included some blind people on their staff. I am beginning to consider the possibility of approaching them with the idea of forming a temp agency of people with disabilities who want to work. We could then put forward on platforms like Nextdoor and local Facebook pages that we have a temp agency willing and eager to help small businesses who are needing to close for lack of staff whenever they have too many staff people quarantining. They would not know until our temp employees arrived that we have disabilities. Thoughts??
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>>> Karen Rose MFT/LPCC www.career-therapy.net
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>>> On Jan 14, 2022, at 8:44 AM, Ericka via Job-Discussions <job-discussions at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>> It’s my experience in our state that independent living centers know nothing about people who are blind unless they hire a blind employee. You are very right Justin. I’m not thinking about myself however. I’m thinking about others. I know that one independent living center in Wisconsin did a work readiness class but it was so generalized I didn’t benefit.
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>>> There are tons of jobs in healthcare. What are the advocates at headquarters doing with EPIC? They are not very willing to make their software accessible. And you can’t use a IRA because it’s not Hyppa compliant.
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>>> On Jan 14, 2022, at 9:41 AM, Justin Williams via Job-Discussions <job-discussions at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>> Training on work readiness and finding jobs, and resources on how to make things more accessible. Maybe even have our on work ensentive coordinators for the NFB to assist with ssdi and ssi benefits.
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>>> Sometimes, that can really help pay for resources like AIRA or transportation or equipment. I only suggested the NFB helping with that because Centers for independent living , Voc rehab and other agencies that should have them, might not be as easy to get a hold of or access right when you need them.
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>>> Subject: Re: [Job-Discussions] introduction and two questions.
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>>> Hi all,
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>>> What an interesting thread. I'm not sure Melissa envisioned her question turning into this discussion.
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>>> I agree with Karen in a way. Throughout the pandemic, I have been asking myself how we can market ourselves to employers who are desperate for workers. It seems tragic to me that we are left out of the labor market in general, but at a time like this, it's just so unnecessary. But we must target our campaigns like Dick suggests. It's not all about advertising and hoping for the best. Unfortunately, employers need more than that.
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>>> Accessibility is an even larger barrier than many of us probably realize. The gap between the development of technology and the amount of that technology we can access is ever increasing. I took a job this summer, and I actually needed a reader just to do simple tasks, like helping me fill out a time sheet and make online documents accessible.
>>> And this was with an employer who did everything they could to accommodate. The tendency is to believe that work from home jobs are the solution, but my experience working from home has been that employers are more difficult to get a hold of when there are issues, and the time spent waiting for responses and fixes is much longer than it would be in person.
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>>> Ok, so my complaining session is over. These are just my observations.
>>> I think the employment committee has done a lot in the last several years. But I also think that it takes a village to raise an employer.
>>> Maybe I shouldn't sound so flip, but even the most open of employers need educating. So it's not an advertising campaign we need, it's people who are willing to sit down and educate potential employers.
>>> And that's the tough part. We have to convince them that once they are properly educated, they will get talented employees out of the bargain. In some cases, we have to convince them that literally overhalling their inaccessible systems is worth it. And sadly, for some employers, it won't be.
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>>> However... We should definitely engage in those training efforts where we can. We need to engage the best minds in accessibility to tackle those barriers, and we should have them team up with those who have the power to change attitudes about blindness. The truth is that Robert is right. Most sighted people have never even met a blind person, and they don't know how we do the most basic of life tasks.
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>>> Perhaps this is what the employment committee is already doing. I don't know the details. But as someone who has been and will be in the job market sooner than I would like, I have been pondering possible strategies for improving the employment outcomes for blind people. I wish every affiliate could have an employment specialist to work on local employment issues. I wish, like Dick said, chapters would have an employment focus time at every meeting or separate from meetings.
>>> The employment focus time could also include info about volunteer and educational as well as advancement opportunities for those who may not be looking for work for whatever reason.
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>>> Getting blind people employed has to be a coordinated team effort. I love that so many of us on this list are willing to help. I am also passionate about this topic and will be glad to help in any way I can.
>>> The key for blind people is to not give up, to keep moving/seeking in whatever ways we can, and to stick together. If employers don't want to hire us, then we must try to motivate and inspire one another so that we have the courage to keep trying, keep approaching, and continue working together to educate them.
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>>> Good luck, Melissa. Hopefully you find some promising opportunities at the job fair coming up soon.
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>>> On 1/13/22, Justin Williams via Job-Discussions <job-discussions at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>>> Subject: Re: [Job-Discussions] introduction and two questions.
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>>> I agree Justin. There isn’t much here though. One independent living
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>>> nothing in the state of Wisconsin required to fill out or websites mind you is accessible.
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>>> It’s a fight we have been fighting and are still losing it. The staff
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>>> state of Wisconsin in a different language. Rail in large print is not
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>>> that you could read are still not accessible. I can’t do it alone. I’m trying to do my best.
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>>> On Jan 13, 2022, at 9:11 AM, Justin Williams via Job-Discussions
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>>> From: Job-Discussions [mailto:job-discussions-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
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>>> Subject: Re: [Job-Discussions] introduction and two questions.
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>>> Exactly what I was trying to say. This is what I want to have happen.
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>>> If they can put that much energy into automatic cars which I don’t
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>>> trust they can put this much energy into educating employers. Problem
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>>> with the career fair is that most of the people out there are tech
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>>> companies which doesn’t go well with my social work skills. Plus at my
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>>> age I don’t want to move out of the area just for a minimum wage job
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>>> because I haven’t had a lot of direct experience. What you’re doing
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>>> will help the 18 and 19-year-olds, but not us who have probably
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>>> another good 20 years to work. I didn’t get any training in how to
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>>> advocate for reasonable accommodations when I was at BLIND Inc.. I
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>>> asked but nobody would talk to me. I have experience in the political
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>>> people seriously one on one . That’s my experience. The amount of education needed I can’t provide the entire city of Janesville for example.
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>>> And not all of us my age are text savvy enough.
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>>> On Jan 12, 2022, at 9:00 PM, Karen Rose via Job-Discussions
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>>> Are there people with the NFB marketing team who could flush out this
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>>> type of plan? I am not trained in marketing but rather in career
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>>> coaching and in psychotherapy, and I know we have others much better
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>>> It is difficult to target specific individual employers locally, as
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>>> most small businesses at least are struggling just to stay open. I
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>>> know that there are many blind people with excellent education and
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>>> needs. Many have already gone through training in interview skills
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>>> and in how to request reasonable accommodations. I am thrilled to see
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>>> that and if P is working on projects to match blind people with
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>>> specific employers. I would love to be helpful in this if I can.
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>>> Please let me know if there is anything I can do to be helpful. :-)
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>>> Karen Rose MFT/LPCC www.career-therapy.net
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>>> On Jan 12, 2022, at 2:51 PM, Richard Davis via Job-Discussions
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>>> the NFB to hire blind people. They realize that blind people can fill
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>>> expansion of our website coming in the next year, we will have many tools to offer them.
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>>> case we are looking at selective job placement and work-arounds.
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>>> Lack of decent education, rehabilitation, career planning, and career
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>>> Having a national ad campaign is expensive and probably doesn't go
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>>> deep enough to address the above problems. I am not averse to sharing
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>>> your idea with the Employment Committee, but in order tor me to do so,
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>>> it needs to arrive in the form of a fully fleshed out plan with a
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>>> Go to the NFB website, access the Self-Advocacy Employment Toolkit and
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>>> excellent idea. Why don't you all come up with a plan to do that and carry it out?
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>>> On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 4:13 PM Karen Rose via Job-Discussions
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>>> in? If so I would love to work with them :-)
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>>> On Jan 12, 2022, at 12:29 PM, Ericka via Job-Discussions
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>>> I agree with you Karen. Dick why don’t you take notes and let’s get a
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>>> video PSA on TV and a radio campaign. You can’t tell me that there
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>>> this happen. These videos can be put on LinkedIn as well.
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>>> On Jan 12, 2022, at 11:55 AM, Karen Rose via Job-Discussions
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>>> But wouldn’t this be an excellent time for us to run a marketing
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>>> campaign to employers and recruiters letting them know how available
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>>> we are, how willing we are to work and to show up, and that we are
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>>> here, ready and able to fill their open positions, thus allowing their businesses to remain open?
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>>> Many businesses are closing for periods of time due to lack of
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>>> staffing. We could be the people who allow them to remain open. Right
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>>> now there are more jobs open than there are people wanting to work.
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>>> On Jan 12, 2022, at 9:21 AM, Robert Sollars via Job-Discussions
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>>> From: Job-Discussions <job-discussions-bounces at nfbnet.org
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>>> Subject: Re: [Job-Discussions] introduction and two questions.
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>>> On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 11:21 AM Robert Sollars via Job-Discussions
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>>> <job-discussions at nfbnet.org <mailto:job-discussions at nfbnet.org> > wrote:
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>>> iT is unfortunately, but someones first impression is what gives the
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>>> understand or wish to limit their liability because of a disabled
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>>> person in the organization…trust me, I seen it many times when I was
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>>> <mailto:job-discussions-bounces at nfbnet.org> > On Behalf Of Brian
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>>> Subject: Re: [Job-Discussions] introduction and two questions.
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>>> Yes they can be? because why would I waste time going to an interview to
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>>> be turned away doing this is this in my opinion is the same as turning
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>>> On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 10:53 AM Ericka via Job-Discussions
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>>> <job-discussions at nfbnet.org <mailto:job-discussions at nfbnet.org> > wrote:
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>>> Yeah that’s true. But then when they shorten up an interview you know
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>>> some thing is “not right“ with them. You can hear it in their voice
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>>> quiet or some other thing. My husbands had the experience where you
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>>> totally blind and reported that to the person they were supposed to
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>>> speak to. Then the receptionist came back and said that the person was
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>>> busy and couldn’t meet with him. That’s the signal for we’re freaking
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>>> out here and if we don’t interview you and pass you up then we can’t be held responsible for being discriminatory.
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>>> On Jan 11, 2022, at 4:03 PM, Melissa R Green via Job-Discussions
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>>> Oh my goodness. That is so true. You have to go through many rejections.
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>>> Those people are usually freaking out. But you don’t know it because
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>>> Best!Melissa R Green and PJ
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>>> On Jan 10, 2022, at 2:43 PM, Ericka Nelson via Job-Discussions
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>>> <job-discussions at nfbnet.org <mailto:job-discussions at nfbnet.org> > wrote:
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>>> Oh Robert you bomb! You have to have 50% optimism and 50% realism to
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>>> look for a job. The trick is to figure out who is most sincere about
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>>> hiring you had a job interview and who is just going through the motions.
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>>> On Jan 10, 2022, at 12:06 PM, Robert Sollars via Job-Discussions
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>>> <job-discussions at nfbnet.org <mailto:job-discussions at nfbnet.org> > wrote:
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>>> Good idea, but the biased that most employers will have against hiring
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>>> a disabled person, blind or just in a wheelchair is something that
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>>> must be over come first. Most employers won’t see us as a fit or being
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>>> <mailto:job-discussions-bounces at nfbnet.org> > On Behalf Of Karen Rose
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>>> Sent: Monday, January 10, 2022 10:54 AM
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>>> Cc: Karen Rose <rosekm at earthlink.net <mailto:rosekm at earthlink.net> >
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>>> Subject: Re: [Job-Discussions] introduction and two questions.
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>>> Hi. Given the extreme shortage of workers and the fact that businesses
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>>> something we can do, possibly nationally, to advertise to employers
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>>> and recruiters that blind people are here, available to work, and
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>>> excited for the opportunity? It seems like this could be a fantastic
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>>> time to market blind people to desperate employers. Any thoughts?
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>>> On Jan 10, 2022, at 9:14 AM, Ericka via Job-Discussions
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>>> <job-discussions at nfbnet.org <mailto:job-discussions at nfbnet.org> > wrote:
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>>> I’m at a crossroads myself. Can’t go back to being on my feet working
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>>> with seniors because of foot issues and leg problems. Waiting for
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>>> vocational rehab assessment to be done and trying to discern myself
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>>> where are my next move out to be. Thought you were working with kids before.
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>>> Ericka Nelson
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>>> On Jan 10, 2022, at 10:45 AM, Melissa R. Green via Job-Discussions
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>>> <job-discussions at nfbnet.org <mailto:job-discussions at nfbnet.org> > wrote:
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>>>
>>> Hi.
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>>> Thank you so much Ericka.
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>>> It is very helpful. Wibbb pat Pj for you.
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>>>
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>>>
>>> Have a good day.
>>>
>>> Best!
>>>
>>> Melissa R. Green and Pj
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>>> From: Ericka via Job-Discussions <job-discussions at nfbnet.org
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>>> <mailto:job-discussions at nfbnet.org> >
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>>> To: Job Discussions internet Mailing List <job-discussions at nfbnet.org
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>>> <mailto:job-discussions at nfbnet.org> >
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>>> Date: 01/10/2022 9:09 am
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>>> Subject: Re: [Job-Discussions] introduction and two questions.
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>>>
>>> I am aware that there are jobs with spectrum/charter that are call
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>>> center related. The process is kind of interesting. The skills
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>>> inventory or whatever it is you take to help you determine which jobs
>>>
>>> to apply for is accessible. My husband did it on his iPhone with very
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>>> little frustration which is very unusual.
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>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> Melissa I totally get it about not wanting to do cold calls or beg for
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>>> charities. I wouldn't want to do that either. Sometimes communities
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>>> have an app helping connect employers and perspective clients/workers.
>>>
>>> Janesville Wisconsin has such. A lot of times it's things like what
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>>> you're looking for and then sometimes it's all factory work or house
>>>
>>> cleaning jobs.. Give PJ a pat for me!
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>>>
>>> Hope I've been a little bit a help. You just have to kind of go to
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>>> company websites and check the career listing sometimes.
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>>>
>>> Ericka Nelson
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>>>
>>> On Jan 7, 2022, at 7:59 PM, Melissa R. Green via Job-Discussions
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>>> <job-discussions at nfbnet.org <mailto:job-discussions at nfbnet.org> > wrote:
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Hi abbl.
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>>>
>>>
>>> My is melissa. I am in colorado.
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>>>
>>>
>>> I am still looking for work. To us I have been doing research on jobs
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>>> that I would be interested in and may be someone this list can assist me.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> How does someone become a reader advisor for the library for the blind?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I received a job offer from TTEC. But they could not get their client
>>>
>>> to approve my acomodations, has anyone else gotten hired by TTEC? I am
>>>
>>> wondering if I should appy again with them?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Lastly, where can I find crisis hotline jobs, tutoring and hditing
>>>
>>> paper jobs, or out bound or no sales jobs?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Don't want to call for any kind of sales, or requesting money.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Have a good day.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Best!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Melissa R. Green and Pj
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> <http://www.readerlissa.scentsy.com>
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>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> Facebook: Melissa R. Green Goodreads: Melissa R. Green
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>>> A home is nothing without the people you love inside of it.
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