[nabs-l] job evaluation

[Hope Paulos]

Hello.  I've worked with children  many occations.  I worked  at 
Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Massachusetts last 
Summer and plan to go there again after I graduate in May.  In 
this situation, I worked with children and also teen agers with 
multiple disabilities.  I've also worked as a counselor at a 
daycare summer camp when in high school.  Keep in mind, I'm 
toffally blind.  I did things differently, I usually worked with 
a child one on one.  When I graduate, I'll work as a teacher most 
likely.  Í'll probably have an ed tech to assist me, just  to 
have a pair of eyes in the room but I'd be working with high 
school students.  You'll probably have sighted people working 
with you if you're going to work in a daycare environment.  
You'll need to take CPR training or first aid.  This can be done, 
I've done it several times.  I got my certification, then I had 
to recertify.

Hope this helps.
Hope and Beignet

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Rachel Becker" <Rachel at BeckerConsultants.com
>To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>Date sent: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:08:19 -0400
>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] job evaluation

>I have worked with children.  I know some blind people in the NFB 
have done
>it.  There was an elementary school teacher in Maryland but she 
has moved
>away.  There are some things that you would have to do 
differently, such as
>monitoring the playground.  Working with children can be hard but 
it can be a
>lot of fun too.  Good luck with everything.  I hope this helps.
>Rachel
>P.S.  Are you coming to convention?

>-----Original Message-----
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>Behalf Of Jess Watson
>Sent: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 10:32 AM
>To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>Subject: [nabs-l] job evaluation


>Hi everyone, I hope everyone is doing well.  I am doing great.  I 
apologize
>that this information that I am about to share with you is 
unrelated to the
>current topic.  I would like to inform everyone that my rehab 
counselor and I
>are getting the job evaluation process started.  I have decided 
to not worry
>about college for now because I want to get a job as either a 
receptionist
>or in childcare.  I have done phone work in the past, and I 
actually did
>pretty well at that.  However, I am wondering if any of you have 
worked with
>children in any way, and if that would be a realistic job for a 
blind
>person? I would appreciate any opinions you can give me.  thank 
you
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