[nabop] working at a front desk and accomodations

Thu Jun 6 18:56:06 UTC 2013

You are so right. I too joined in the hopes of having much discussion
on office work and this list is pretty quiet. I was a teacher but the
circumstances aren't working in my favor to go back into it at this
time. I am in a transition right now and I am willling to take what I
can get while I figure out another career that I will not only make
money with but enjoy working at full-time. Personally, I am an artist
by nature and would love to be able to create my own stuff and sell it
all over the state, but that's not going to bring in a paycheck right
off. *sigh!*

Other avenues: advertising, marketing, journalism, public relations,
blogging, anything in the discipline of psychology and counseling.
We'll see.

Hopefully, more people start chiming in.

Danielle

On 6/6/13, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Daniele,
> We are here to share ideas about work. So,
> what work experience you have impacts your
> answers to questions. Most people state where they are working or worked and
>
> I haven't heard from most members in months.
>
> I'm not looking to be a receptionist. I do want an office job. I'm trying to
>
> find experience though which might involve working at a front desk as a
> volunteer. But for my start in a career, I might have to start as an
> administrative assistant and work my way up into other positions of more
> authority.
>
>
> For papers, I guess there is the possibility the client thinks I'm
> incompetent, but I figured this may
> helpp me get the data more quickly.
>
> Ah something to think about though.
>
> Ashley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Danielle Antoine
> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 1:24 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Office Professionals
> Subject: Re: [nabop] working at a front desk and accomodations
>
> 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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