[nabop] Introduftion to the List

[Ashley Bramlett]

Dani,
This list is rather quiet. I hope we get answers.
I'm Ashley and you saw me on the nabs list.
I graduated with a liberal studies degree in 2009 from Marymount.
I focussed on psychology and communication. I also have done office work in 
my internships.
I worked at National crime prevention council, NCPC, where I did online 
research, wrote up some reports, generated a list of books for an online 
book club and a few more tasks. I helped out with the circle of respect 
campaign, a national project to stop bullying.
I just finished an internship with NLS where I helped write articles.

I have the same questions as you. I applied for administrative jobs and some 
of the work is visual: sorting mail, distributing mail, filing, organizing 
papers. I don't see how I can do this. I can label the file in the 
cabinent; I could label the copier and fax machine in braille.
But I still need to read the labels to sort, organize, file, etc. Maybe I'd 
have to work with a reader there.

I'm open to many jobs especially since the economy is bad. I want to do 
event planning, outreach work, fundraising, or public affairs. But 
realistically, I might somewhere doing clerical or administrative tasks. 
That is because I have a general BA degree and some internship experience. 
So helping out as an administrative assistant is what fits my qualifications 
now. Other communication jobs require experience I don't have yet.
I might get that experience via volunteering though. I want to use my 
written and oral communication skills in my job because it is a strength of 
mine.

On a different note, does anyone do braille proofreading here?


Ashley
-----Original Message----- 
From: Danielle Antoine
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 3:06 PM
To: nabop at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nabop] Introduftion to the List

Hi Group,
My name is Danielle and currently live in south LA with my family and
guide dog. I have had some informal experience with office work doing
receptionist and clerk tasks. I do have an interest in doing that
formally soon as I am currently working on an MBA and plan to start a
business. I am interested in the types of environments you all work in
and how you manage the influx of print materials such as memos,
distributing office mail, and handling large files and anything else
you might like to share. I might add that i am totally blind. I do
have some idea of how I would handle things but I wanted to hear
others points of view and methods from those who have expertise.
Blessings, Danie

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