[nabop] Working at front desk and accommodations
Ashley Bramlett
bookwormahb at earthlink.net
Wed Jun 12 23:43:06 UTC 2013
did you deal with handwritten notes on forms?
If so, could you read it? Also, some offices, including the one i may
volunteer in
use Access. I thought that might be inaccessible with jaws.
-----Original Message-----
From: Reanne Tangedal
Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2013 5:58 PM
To: nabop at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [nabop] Working at front desk and accommodations
When I worked for a year as a receptionist at an independent living center
that assists people with disabilities I was equipped with a laptop with JAWS
and Zoomtex as well as a large CCTV. I also placed tactile markings on the
froont desk phone on the buttons I used most such as the "Hold" and
"Transfer" buttons. I wrote out all the office xtensions in Braille and had
the sheet next to the phone. I used an enlarged message keeping booklet and
20/20 pen when taking down messages if needed. The company's dataabase
where I needed to enter information for each phone call was mostly user
friendly with JAWS. I activated ZoomText on occasion when JAWS did not
cooperate. I knew when ppeople were going in and out as the center
installed a bell on the front door that sounded every time someone passed
it. I used a table in Word to track all the incoming and outgoing mail, and
read it using the CCTV. Just some suggestions and ideas. Hope it is
helpful.
Reanne Tangedal
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> 1. Checking IDs (Brown, Debbie)
> 2. Re: working at a front desk and accomodations (Lynch, Christy M)
> 3. Re: working at a front desk and accomodations (Ashley Bramlett)
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> Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2013 09:17:47 -0400
> From: "Brown, Debbie" <dabro at loc.gov>
> To: National Association of Blind Office Professionals
> <nabop at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [nabop] Checking IDs
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> I saw a blind person checking IDs at the Texas School for the Blind. She
> certainly checked the ID, but I don't know what would happen if I showed a
> valid state ID with someone else's picture. I suppose they can check if
> the number is the one that matches my name.
>
> Debbie Brown
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabop [mailto:nabop-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ashley Bramlett
> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 7:28 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Office Professionals
> Subject: Re: [nabop] working at a front desk and accomodations
>
> Hi,
> My degree is in a combo of things since I combined concentrations to
> finish my degree rather than pick a major.
> MY BA is in liberal studies with concentrations in social sciences and
> communication.
> I was going to be an education major but got too discouraged by the work
> load, trying to observe classes and not passing the first praxis test.
>
> With some work experience behind you, you should be able to find a job
> easier than me. I assume you like kids. You could maybe be a youth
> ministries leader.
>
> Good luck. Hope others chime in on techniques to check IDS and ensuring
> clients sign in.
>
> Ashley
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Danielle Antoine
> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 4:59 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Office Professionals
> Subject: Re: [nabop] working at a front desk and accomodations
>
> My degree was in Special Ed and yes I taught as a blind person.
> I also like ministry as well. It's rather a weird position to be in for me
> as I am older. I was lucky or blessed depending on how you prefer to look
> at it and got hired 2 days after graduation. shortly into my career, I had
> a baby and took off a number of years to raise children. Well, let's say
> now I'm on my own and need to go to work after many years off. I feel like
> a fish out of water because at my age one is not expected to be figuring
> out what she wants to do with herself. It's definitely not a place I
> envisioned myself in.
>
> What is your degree in?
>
> Danielle
>
> On 6/6/13, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > Danielle,
> > What was your degree in? Were you teaching as a blind person?
> >
> > Your career goals sound like good ones. Maybe you can work for a local
> > newspaper; it seems to me we are losing good journalists by the day.
> > In fact, I'm afraid with the advent of short hand messaging on twitter
> > and text
> >
> > messages, we are losing our writing abilities in the younger generation.
> > Some of your job ideas sound like mine. One venue I'd be open to is
> > working
> >
> > in a pr firm too.
> >
> > I am also going to take any decent job to get started. As my parents
> > said, you can always look for something else more suitable while you
> > are being paid.
> >
> > Good luck in getting something.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Danielle Antoine
> > Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 2:56 PM
> > To: National Association of Blind Office Professionals
> > Subject: Re: [nabop] working at a front desk and accomodations
> >
> > 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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> Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2013 09:21:50 -0400
> From: "Lynch, Christy M" <Christy.Lynch at td.com>
> To: National Association of Blind Office Professionals
> <nabop at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [nabop] working at a front desk and accomodations
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> Good morning:
>
> I'm totally blind, and work as an administrative assistant for a bank.
> It's really not hard to work at the front desk beings that I do cover for
> our concierge from time to time. Now before you ask, "Well how do I check
> I.d. when I'm blind?" What I do, is when I hear a person walk through the
> door, I'll ask their name, and why they are in the building and if they
> are an employee. I'll look the name up in our staff phone book and if I'm
> not seeing it, I'll phone the person they are supposed to be seeing. If
> I'm not able to locate that person by phone, I'll usually get them on the
> office communicator instant messenger. I've found that many blind folks
> feel that asking for help means that we are incompotent. I don't feel that
> is the case at all.
>
> For my job as Administrative Assistant, I am in charge of ordering
> invantory, handling training schedules, concierge front desk coverage when
> necessary, along with other responsibilities. My employer doesn't look at
> me as Christy the blind lady. They look at me as Christy, a dependable
> confident person with a can do attitude. I am part of a team and as part
> of a team, I need to pull my weight, just like my sighted counterparts. My
> employer purchased Jaws professional edition, Kurtzweil, etc. I use the
> copy machines, etc. Hope this helps.
>
> Christy
>
> ________________________________________
> From: nabop [nabop-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of A Kelly
> [gadgetgirlkelly at gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 5:50 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Office Professionals
> Subject: Re: [nabop] working at a front desk and accomodations
>
> Hello Danielle. Have you tried looking for other lists to join at:
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo ? They have pretty interesting
> lists such as national organization of office workers, etc.
>
> Best Regards,
> Anita K. also known as "Gadget Girl". Sent via my Apple gadget. Apple,
> Take a bite, Express yourself!
>
> On Jun 6, 2013, at 2:56 PM, Danielle Antoine <singingmywayin at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > 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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> Date: Fri, 7 Jun 2013 09:30:26 -0400
> From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> To: "National Association of Blind Office Professionals"
> <nabop at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [nabop] working at a front desk and accomodations
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> Hello,
> Thanks for these responses. Since you work with customers, christy, this
> seems like a good alternative to check ids.
> But mine won't be customers; I'm probably just going to use another pair
> of
> eyes. If they are existing clients who received services before, I can
> employ the strategy you did of looking them up in a pc system.
>
> Thanks for sharing.
>
> Ashley
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lynch, Christy M
> Sent: Friday, June 07, 2013 9:21 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Office Professionals
> Subject: Re: [nabop] working at a front desk and accomodations
>
> Good morning:
>
> I'm totally blind, and work as an administrative assistant for a bank.
> It's really not hard to work at the front desk beings that I do cover for
> our concierge from time to time. Now before you ask, "Well how do I check
> I.d. when I'm blind?" What I do, is when I hear a person walk through the
> door, I'll ask their name, and why they are in the building and if they
> are
> an employee. I'll look the name up in our staff phone book and if I'm not
> seeing it, I'll phone the person they are supposed to be seeing. If I'm
> not
> able to locate that person by phone, I'll usually get them on the office
> communicator instant messenger. I've found that many blind folks feel that
> asking for help means that we are incompotent. I don't feel that is the
> case at all.
>
> For my job as Administrative Assistant, I am in charge of ordering
> invantory, handling training schedules, concierge front desk coverage when
> necessary, along with other responsibilities. My employer doesn't look at
> me as Christy the blind lady. They look at me as Christy, a dependable
> confident person with a can do attitude. I am part of a team and as part
> of
> a team, I need to pull my weight, just like my sighted counterparts. My
> employer purchased Jaws professional edition, Kurtzweil, etc. I use the
> copy machines, etc. Hope this helps.
>
> Christy
>
> ________________________________________
> From: nabop [nabop-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of A Kelly
> [gadgetgirlkelly at gmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 5:50 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Office Professionals
> Subject: Re: [nabop] working at a front desk and accomodations
>
> Hello Danielle. Have you tried looking for other lists to join at:
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo ? They have pretty interesting
> lists
> such as national organization of office workers, etc.
>
> Best Regards,
> Anita K. also known as "Gadget Girl". Sent via my Apple gadget. Apple,
> Take a bite, Express yourself!
>
> On Jun 6, 2013, at 2:56 PM, Danielle Antoine <singingmywayin at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > 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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