[nabop] Checking IDs

Brown, Debbie dabro at loc.gov
Thu Jun 13 18:01:41 UTC 2013 

I never found out what device was used to check the IDs, and I don't remember the woman's name.  I think it was about four years ago that I was there.

Debbie Brown


-----Original Message-----
From: nabop [mailto:nabop-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ashley Bramlett
Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 7:40 PM
To: National Association of Blind Office Professionals
Subject: Re: [nabop] Checking IDs

So, do you know what device was used?
Do you know the receptionist's name. I suppose calling the school is an option

-----Original Message-----
From: Brown, Debbie
Sent: Friday, June 07, 2013 9:17 AM
To: National Association of Blind Office Professionals
Subject: [nabop] Checking IDs

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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