[nabentre] accessible work from home

[Nicole Valicia Thompson-Andrews]

Yes, even passive income requires work. I'm working on my business
plan too with templates etc and taking Hadley courses, then there's
the books I get from Audible. The only cost to me was the domain and
hosting fees and some wordPress plug-ins.

On 3/31/18, Leslie Fairall via nabentre <nabentre at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I understand why the idea of working from home is very attractive to blind
> people. You don't have to worry about a possibly long job search and
> explain to employers that you can do the job just as well as a sighted
> person. Transportation is less of an obstacle, especially in rural areas.
>
> There are two ways of working from home:
>
> 1. Working for an employer who allows you to telework for several days a
> week
> 2. Starting your own business
>
> Right now I'm using the first option. However, I did not start out with
> the privilege of working from home. You have to be in a certain type of
> position where your location is immaterial to your job performance.
> Information technology is one good example, but there are certainly other
> positions that meet this category. On the other side, working as a
> counselor or instructor isn't as conducive to a work from home situation
> and may not be permitted by most employers.
>
> The second option is starting your own business. In my opinion, it's one
> of the hardest things to do. In most (if not all) cases, it does take some
> outlay of cash for startup costs. You need to know what you want to do and
> have a business plan, even if it's just in your head. Your business may
> also take some time to get off the ground. Sometimes I hear blind people
> say they are looking for a business opportunity that takes no work. In my
> opinion, that doesn't exist. You have to be willing to put in the time and
> effort required in order for a business to succeed, even if it is from the
> comfort of your own home.
>
> As I said earlier, I'm utilizing option #1 approach to work from home
> right now, but that's not what I really want. Since I have a 40-hour job,
> I'm working on option #2 in baby steps and in the middle of completing the
> first step. There's definitely a lot of work ahead of me, but it will be
> worth it in the end.
>
>
>
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