[nabop] career information

Sat Nov 17 19:55:39 UTC 2012

It's similar to, but not like OCR scanning.  There are several different 
systems out there for electronic filing, some are accessible, some are not.

Judy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chela Robles" <cdrobles693 at gmail.com>
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Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 11:10 PM
Subject: Re: [nabop] career information

> Thanks for confirmation I did do the research too. but I do have a 
> question, scanning documents could still contain errors though, in this 
> field, right?
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> On 11/16/2012 8:04 PM, Judy Jones wrote:
>> It is true that not only doctors' offices but also other agencies are 
>> going the way of paperless documentation. Instead of filing and sending 
>> hard-copy, they scan documents into an electronic filing system, and use 
>> e-mail to send those docs when they need to.  The catch is finding an 
>> employer whose system is screen-reader accessible.
>>
>> Judy
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Danielle Antoine" 
>> <singingmywayin at gmail.com>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Office Professionals" 
>> <nabop at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 8:49 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nabop] career information
>>
>>
>>> chella,
>>> Do yourself a favor and have a coca-cola and a smile! Sarah asked for
>>> other transcription jobs and whether or not its mostly automated, IT
>>> is an option! I was being helpful. I could be wrong, but your comment
>>> came off a shade negative. It's a good idea to take a minute and
>>> reread er um listen to your message before hitting send....just a
>>> helpful tip I myself practice after posting things and having wished I
>>> hadn't written it like that....or realizing that my message might be
>>> interpreted differently. God bless you!
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Danielle
>>>
>>> On 11/16/12, Chela Robles <cdrobles693 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Well most transcription is done automatically from the doctors now 
>>>> since
>>>> it is pretty much automated, but good luck.
>>>>
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>>>> "Passion is a great motivator. Music is a life-long learning 
>>>> experience."
>>>> -- 
>>>> Chela Robles a Nationally Certified person in Customer Service, 
>>>> certified by
>>>> the National Retail Federation Foundation (NRF):
>>>> http://www.nrffoundation.com/
>>>> E-mail: cdrobles693 at gmail.com
>>>> Windows Live Messenger: cdrobles693 at hotmail.com
>>>> Skype: jazzytrumpet
>>>> I volunteer for Bookshare, to find out more and to volunteer with 
>>>> us,visit:
>>>> http://www.bookshare.org/
>>>> Need more space, come join dropbox and start with two gigs of free 
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>>>> 500 Megabytes as is this is my referral link to you: 
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>>>>
>>>> On 11/16/2012 5:51 PM, Danielle Antoine wrote:
>>>>> there is also medical transcription and you can googgle that and
>>>>> easily find schools to get certified, even online if you want.
>>>>>
>>>>> On 11/16/12, Lisa Hall <lhall007 at cinci.rr.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Hi Sarah,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Braille Transcription and braille proofreader is very hard work.
>>>>>> I am a Literary Braille Transcriber since 2004.
>>>>>> I am currently teaching a student who is taking the Braille
>>>>>> Transcription
>>>>>> course by correspondence using Braille by mail and sending email to 
>>>>>> send
>>>>>> report on their progress by email.
>>>>>> I work full-time for Clovernook Center for the Blind in Cincinnati, 
>>>>>> Ohio
>>>>>> as
>>>>>> a Braille Proofreader. I'd be willing to talk to you more regarding
>>>>>> Braille
>>>>>> proofreading and Braille transcribing if you are still interested. 
>>>>>> You
>>>>>> can
>>>>>> find all the information you need by going to 
>>>>>> www.nfb.org/transcribers.
>>>>>> Call me at (513) 931-7070 in evenings or weekends.
>>>>>> Send me an email at lhall007 at cinci.rr.com for further questions and
>>>>>> help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sincerely,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Lisa Hall, President
>>>>>> National Association of Blind Office Professionals (NABOP), a 
>>>>>> Division
>>>>>> of
>>>>>> National Federation of the Blind
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: nabop [mailto:nabop-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of sarah 
>>>>>> harris
>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2012 9:44 AM
>>>>>> To: nabop at nfbnet.org
>>>>>> Subject: [nabop] career information
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>     good morning. i graduated from college last year. I am totally 
>>>>>> blind
>>>>>> and
>>>>>> would like information about Braille transcription and proofreading
>>>>>> careers.
>>>>>> What do i need to do to get certified? What equipment is required? I
>>>>>> would
>>>>>> also like information about other transcription careers. my 
>>>>>> bachelor's
>>>>>> degree is in general studies. Would the salary for these careers be
>>>>>> enough
>>>>>> to provide for my two children/ I live in a small town north of 
>>>>>> Amarillo
>>>>>> Texas. Could I find employment in one of these careers where i live?
>>>>>> Thank
>>>>>> you.
>>>>>>       Sarah
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
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