[nabs-l] social security and jobs

[Anmol Bhatia]

Josh,
I like what everyone has already said, but I wanted to add my two sense. Appreciate what you have... Many blind people in other countries such as my country of India do not have any government support. This means that we do not have such things as SSI or voc rehab to help us perchase technology or pay for college and must rely on family and others just get by and still alot of blind people live a successful lives. At this point I I really wish I received at least some sort of SSI but can not due to me not being a citizen. I would get off it SSI asap but would keep till I could get on myfeet by getting a job.
So keep a smile and be thankful for what you have.

Anmol
I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is vague, like a breeze among flowers.
Hellen Keller


--- On Mon, 1/24/11, bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:

> From: bookwormahb at earthlink.net <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] social security and jobs
> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Monday, January 24, 2011, 4:53 PM
> Hi Josh,
> This is a personal issue; nothing to do with nfb chapters;
> ssi is low; when you make your own living, you can move or
> do what ever you want with your life.  SSI may give you
> a small pay check to live on and free medical care, but not
> a good livelyhood; go to college, get a job and you can have
> the independent life you want off the government's
> paycheck.
> 
> Why say publicly you want more ssi and you know that won't
> change?
> This is a bit personal and I'm sure none of us nabsters can
> help.
> Make the most of what you have; the more you say "what if"
> the more depressed things will look.
> As for finding where IT jobs are, why rely just on one
> blind friend?  Research it yourself online at the dept
> of labor site; research jobs on a local 
> job wesite; in my area its dcjobs.com.
> You need to network and do some research; why not go to a
> career center somewhere; go to job fairs.
> Get out and look for jobs.  Posting on facebook and
> linked in is not going to help too much.
> 
> Ashley
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Josh Kennedy <jkenn337 at gmail.com>
> >Sent: Jan 24, 2011 5:42 PM
> >To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> >Subject: [nabs-l] social security and jobs
> >
> >Hi Derick,
> >
> >How did you deal with the issue of living on SSI? If I
> would get more 
> >SSI money then I could save more, move to Philadelphia
> or Baltimore or 
> >Miami or Jacksonville Florida. In the field of HelpDesk
> and tech support 
> >the options around here are well almost none at all. I
> have another 
> >blind friend in his 50s going to Lions world. We're
> gunna keep in touch 
> >on skype and he's gunna report to me where the jobs are
> and how the 
> >economy is looking. Perhaps he could help get me in
> somewhere, moved, 
> >and get working. I'm on linked-in twitter, facebook. I
> post on linkedin 
> >once in awhile and nobody responds.
> >
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