
<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Hi. Well I was born totally blind and have been practicing as a psychotherapist and career counselor for the past 35 years. Would love to talk with you if you like. Free later this afternoon or over the weekend. 510-486-1188. Also feel free to check out my website at the end of this email. :-) It would be fun to talk<br><br><div dir="ltr">Karen Rose MFT/LPCC www.career-therapy.net</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 26, 2021, at 11:23 AM, Chelsea Dye via Job-Discussions <job-discussions@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> good afternoon Karen, thank you for reaching out. You are welcome to email me off list anytime. Thank you, Chelsea<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size: 13pt;">Sent from my iPhone</span></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 26, 2021, at 2:00 PM, Amy Jine via Job-Discussions <job-discussions@nfbnet.org> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>Hi Chelsea,</span><br><span></span><br><span>I’m a transition program specialist at Vista Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired in CA. I’m happy to help you with career planning & exploration as well. I teach job readiness, college prep and independent living skills to youth ages 14-24 who are blind and visually impaired.</span><br><span></span><br><span>Amy</span><br><span>ajine@vistacenter.org</span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Feb 26, 2021, at 10:49 AM, Karen Rose via Job-Discussions <job-discussions@nfbnet.org> wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hi Chelsea. I am totally blind career counselor and psychotherapist in private practice. I would love to help you if I can. Please feel free to respond to this email and I can give you my phone number. :-) Karen Rose MFT</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Karen Rose MFT/LPCC www.career-therapy.net</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Feb 26, 2021, at 10:20 AM, Chelsea Dye via Job-Discussions <job-discussions@nfbnet.org> wrote:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Hello,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I don't know if this post is allowed, but I need to speak to someone.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I'm totally blind, and I'm a college graduate.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I'm a certified Braille transcriptionist, but I haven't had any work</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>in over a year. I had a web site, but no one contacted me for work.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I currently am a part-time transcriptionist, working my own schedule.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>It's a nice job, but I'm looking for a career.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I've tried taking those stupid career tests online, but I'm not</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>putting any stock in them after the very first result they gave me for</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>a possible career was airline pilot, followed closely by elevator</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>repairperson, followed by various engineering fields.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I've worked in a call center for 4 years, and I promised myself I'd</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>never do it again.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I'd like to know where to turn at this point, because I'm not</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>satisfied with anything I've tried in the past. I have ideas about</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>what I want to do, but nothing's working out. I've considered law</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>school, but that's another at least 4 years. I've considered being an</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>interpreter, but my language skills aren't good enough, which would</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>entail even more education I don't have money for. Same thing with</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>political science. I could apply, but my undergraduate GPA isn't good</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>enough to get me in.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I work with my local county board of developmental disabilities, but I</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>don't have a support specialist at the moment. The person I tried</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>contacting was extremely rude. I'm not working with voc rehab, because</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>I've had sub-par experience with them in the past. They're the ones</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>that put me up in Cleveland in the first place.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>So if anyone has any advice for me, I'd appreciate it.</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Thanks,</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Chelsea</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Job-Discussions mailing list</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>Job-Discussions@nfbnet.org</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/job-discussions_nfbnet.org</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Job-Discussions:</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><blockquote type="cite"><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/job-discussions_nfbnet.org/rosekm%40earthlink.net</span><br></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Job-Discussions mailing list</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Job-Discussions@nfbnet.org</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/job-discussions_nfbnet.org</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Job-Discussions:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/job-discussions_nfbnet.org/ajine.vistacenter%40gmail.com</span><br></blockquote><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Job-Discussions mailing list</span><br><span>Job-Discussions@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/job-discussions_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Job-Discussions:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/job-discussions_nfbnet.org/readtheworld81%40gmail.com</span><br></div></blockquote><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Job-Discussions m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