[nabop] working at a front desk and accomodations

[Danielle Antoine]

I'm curious why whether or not I have a job matters to you, at all! I
wasn't looking for any type of job as a receptionist or data entry
clerk at this time either.

Is that the type of job you are implying I should have? Or, do you
sincerely want ansers to your personal inquiries.
I digress:

If I were in your position I'd probably approach the handwritten forms
the same way; though, I'd likely avoid asking the client to read the
form back since they could get the idea I was incompetent.

Danielle
P.S. I hope you get the ansers you need.


On 6/6/13, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hello Danielle,
> What job do you have, if any? I thought that last year you were also looking
>
> for work.
> No, you do not know me.
>
> Another thing.
> How would you handle forms and data entry?
> I know no OCR program reads handwriting.
> One of the tasks at the volunteer job and many front desks is to give a
> prospective client a form. They fill it out and
> then you read it and input that data in a database.
>
> The only ways I can think of to do this are if it were read to me.
> Two ways; but this would rely on a reader or someone's honesty.
> One way is to take the form and have another staf member or volunteer read
> it as I either write it in braille or type it into the database.
> A second way is to have the client themselves verbalize what they write and
>
> I would record it and listen to the data to input it into the database.
> Thanks.
>
> Ashley
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Danielle Antoine
> Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 11:57 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Office Professionals
> Subject: Re: [nabop] working at a front desk and accomodations
>
> I don't have answers to any of this, but Do I know you?
>
> Are you from connecticut?
>
> Danielle
>
> On 6/5/13, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> This list is too quiet. I’m a graduate of marymount universiy and I hope
>> to
>> have  a job.
>> I’m hoping to get experience now volunteering. My internships in the
>> federal
>> sector gave me little experience that I wanted.
>>
>> Have any of you worked at a front desk? I am likely going to do it for a
>> volunteer job.
>> How would you handle the tasks? For phones, the act of answering and
>> responding to questions is the same. How did you memorize the phone and
>> transfer calls? Usually, all phone buttons feel the same. Is it a matter
>> of
>> memorizing what button does what and memorizing extentions?  I could also
>> have major extentions written in braille.
>>
>> How do you handle paperwork? The only thing I can think of is to have
>> someone read it to me especially if it’s a hand written form.
>> Can you ensure someone signs in? I can see a little if I hold papers
>> close.
>> I was thinking of looking for the signature, listening for them writing
>> it,
>> and maybe feeling for the writing; most pens have indentations they make
>> in
>> the paper.
>>
>> Also, is there a way to check IDs? For volunteering, I can get help with
>> this if needed as there are two front desk people. But for a job, I could
>> not. Is there a scanning machine that would scan the card and read the
>> card
>> to me? Is there any aps that might help? I do not have a smart phone, but
>>
>> so
>> many family members do that borrowing one would be possible if I needed
>> it.
>> I thought I read somewhere  that a blind receptionist identified IDS
>> somehow.
>>
>> Thanks for any ideas.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Ashley
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