[nabs-l] Jobs held by blind students

[Chris Nusbaum]

Or what about summer "jobs" to earn service learning hours?

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 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Humberto Avila" <avila.bert.humberto2 at gmail.com
To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 22:23:29 -0700
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?

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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
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