[nabop] Introduftion to the List

[Mary Donahue]

Hello Ashley and everyone,

    I am vice president of NABOP, and am a certified Braille proofreader for 
21 years. Most of our interoffice communication is through email and through 
an Intranet portal, which, for the most part is quite accessible. I hope 
this helps.

Mary Donahue

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
To: "National Association of Blind Office Professionals" <nabop at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: [nabop] Introduftion to the List


> 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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