[nabs-l] mall or customer service jobs

Sat Oct 22 00:07:56 UTC 2011

Hi Ashley,
While the signature and credit card are hard to use, you can ask 
someone which bills that they are putting on.  Also, my counselor 
at Blind Inc.  camp had an identifier which told whether it was a 
one-dollar bill, a five-dollar bill, and so on and so forth.
Vejas

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Ashley Bramlett" <bookwormahb at earthlink.net
To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 18:48:44 -0400
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] mall or customer service jobs

Ah, no.  You need to see the bills; we don't have accessible 
currency and see
the screen.
You can't see the credit card or someone's signature.

-----Original Message-----
From: Humberto Avila
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 6:25 PM
To: 'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] mall or customer service jobs

Hello.
I did not know a blind person could not be a cashier at a store.  
Since it
involves math, and just be able to punch a few buttons to get the 
quantity
and change and ETC.  it is doable.  All a blind person has to do 
is learn the
layout of the controls or dial pad they use at the store to get 
receipts,
cash, and be able to learn how to help the customer pay his 
purchases.  It
does not involve a lot of visuals, probably unless, yes there are
touchscreens everywhere where the cashier has to operate the 
controls.  But
otherwise, learning how to add, subtract and do the math 
correctly to be
able to give the right change, the right cash, ETC.  is all is 
needed to be a
blind cashier.  If I am wrong please correct.

Cheers,
Humberto

-----Original Message-----
From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org 
[mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Ashley Bramlett
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 2:37 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] mall or customer service jobs

Sales associates show people around the store and you have to see
merchandise and read labels.  There people who walk around 
looking for
customers.  Like every store has help wanted signs for them and 
cashiers; we
can't do that.

I think a guest services job would be doable because you answer
customer/visitor questions; it's all oral.
-----Original Message-----
From: Arielle Silverman
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 12:09 AM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] mall or customer service jobs

Hi Ashley,
What's a sales associate? Why can't you do that job?
I haven't done ticket sales or guest services but both of those 
jobs sound
like they would be totally accessible.
Best,
Arielle

On 10/18/11, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
 Hi all,

 I've graduated from a university a few years ago.  I'd like a 
job in
 communications, outreach, or even being an administrative 
assistant.
 But not many employers are hiring.

 To make a little money, I wanted a part time job.  I cannot be a
 server, pizza driver, or sales associate in the mall.  Those are 
jobs
 that are flexible and part time.

 So I got to thinking other jobs I could do with accomodations.  
I
 thought of customer service representative or working the mall 
at
 guest services where you sit and answer questions from the 
public.

 So has anyone had these types of jobs? Was the computer software 
very
 accessible?
 For guest services, there is no computer involved, so it's a 
matter of
 finding that job opening.

 What about selling tickets such as for the ice arena? Movie 
theater?
 or maybe box office?

 I'd be interested in knowing what you all have done.  
Babysitting is
 part time, but I don't have the confidence to watch kids being 
the
 sole supervisor of them.

 Thanks.
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