[nabs-l] Jobs held by blind students

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If your campus  has a fund-raising office, you could try your luck there. The job involves making phone calls to donors. Usually,  you work late in the evening. 

You have to learn your script. I wrote down mine in Braille; and after a while I did not need it.

Cheers!

K
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Humberto Avila 
  To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list' 
  Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 10:23 PM
  Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Jobs held by blind students


  Hey all, but what about summer jobs held by blind students? I'm trying to
  find a summer job that I can do. What types of summer employment have you
  done? The reason I ask this is because some students, being sighted or
  blind, work in the summer to gain experience in a job setting but also to
  pay off their college expenses and things like that. Some teens also work
  part-time during the summer so they can get their "own stuff"
  So what is a blind person expected to do? 

  -----Original Message-----
  From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
  Of Anjelina
  Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 4:04 PM
  To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
  Subject: [nabs-l] Jobs held by blind students

  Hi all,
  I thought exploring jobs as students would be an interesting thread.
  What types have you held as a student?
  In high school I worked part time at taco Bell. I believe most jobs are
  feasible for a person who is blind. The barrier is finding employers who are
  willing to think outside of the box. Even at Ataco Bell I had to work my way
  up to washing dishes.
  It was mentioned it may be difficult for a blind person to flip burgers do
  to sanitary regulations. I'm not sure about Burger joints but most fast food
  items are precooked/prepackaged which just required dropping the meat into a
  thermalize.
  Since I have not yet faced the full-time world of employment,I cannot offer
  any advice. It is disheartening reading accounts of capable willing job
  candidates who also face discrimination. We know what we are capable of;
  the obstacle is being given a chance.

  Anjelina
  Sent from my iPhone
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