[nabs-l] Jobs held by blind students

[Kirt Manwaring]

Honberto,
  With respct, i think you're looking at the question all wrong.
Instead of asking "what summer jobs can blind students do?", I think
it's better to ask "what kind of job do I want to do?"  I've already
kind of given the run-down on summer jobs I've done, but really it's
all about what sort of summer job you want to pursue.  Of course
summer jobs aren't careers and most people who do them get stuck doing
things they rather wouldn't.  I was kind of lucky that way; every
summer job I've had was pretty fulfilling for me.
  It pays to know people.  I landed one of my jobs because my TVI knew
I was pretty good with technology, and the school district was doing
like a blind summer school.  So really, you havee pretty much every
option you want.  You want to fund raise for your campus or work at
the campus disability center?  Do something with computers, maybe
teach them to blind students if there is that kind of opportunity?
Work at a call center?  Find out what local jobs are available, and
put in an application.  But, above all, don't think being blind means
you can only work certain kinds of jobs, or means you shouldn't have
to work if you really want to.
  Best of luck,
Kirt

On 6/28/11, Bre B <jesusfreak262 at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 6/27/2011 7:04 PM, Anjelina wrote:
>> 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
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> Hello everyone,
> I most certainly think this is an interesting topic to discuss.
> I never really considered working in high school until my senior year.
> Then I worked as a tuttor for the after school program. I gained some
> experience from it, but there were some challenges. I found it difficult
> for me to help students with math because of not being able to look at
> the charts and graphs. However, I was usually able to give the student
> the basic idea of what to do with the problem. However, I mostly worked
> with students on foreign languate. I found that to be enjoyable
> considering the amount of French and Spanish I had had over the years.
> This seems to be a fairly typical job for blind students, but I
> necessarily consider that a bad thing. Howeverm I most certainly agree
> that many other jobs are possible. The thing I found most important was
> advocating for myself and expressing what I could do and was willing to
> try.
>
> Bre
>
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