[nabop] Working at front desk and accommodations
Ashley Bramlett
bookwormahb at earthlink.net
Thu Jun 13 22:56:13 UTC 2013
Well, I don't make the forms; I will need to read them to input data; in my
case someone will have to read data to me to write it in the database.
If I were making a form, I thought that would just be done in word. It would
be accessible then.
I wonder how access is accessible. I tried it in office 2010 and jaws says
very little.
You cannot use standard table commands; I already know those.
Ashley
-----Original Message-----
From: Nancy Coffman
Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2013 6:42 PM
To: National Association of Blind Office Professionals
Subject: Re: [nabop] Working at front desk and accommodations
Tables in Access read with Jaws. Whether forms work depends on how they were
made. Making forms with Jaws is hard. Do you know what you will be doing?
Nancy Coffman
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 12, 2013, at 6:43 PM, "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
wrote:
> 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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>> Message: 1
>> 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
>> Message-ID:
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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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>> Message: 2
>> 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
>> Message-ID: <4371163174AC4DD0AC97B7B4C2629C8A at OwnerPC>
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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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