[nabs-l] Job Hunting

Hope Paulos hope.paulos at gmail.com
Tue Aug 7 02:25:04 UTC 2012 

Hi there. I am not a vocational rehabilitation counselor, but would you be able to work with general VR? Rather than working through the department of for the blind? I know they work with individuals with other disabilities besides blindness. Bipolar I know is one of the mental health diagnoses that was listed on my job description if I were to get the job that I was applying for.

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On Aug 6, 2012, at 9:41 PM, "Dave Webster" <dwebster125 at comcast.net> wrote:

>    Hello my name is Dave.  I thought I'd post to this thread because I
> myself am job hunting as well.  I am from Arkansas and have never worked
> before.  I had a job at the lighthouse for the blind out here but the job
> was too hard physically.  One of the problems I'm havning is that division
> services for the blind won't help me with anything because I have bipolar.
> I live in a residential facility and the councilor basically thinks that I'm
> not stable enough to work.  I believe I am and my therapist at my program
> that I gto during the day thinks the same as well.  Basically because I live
> in a facility and don't live on my own division services won't help me with
> anything so.  I don't know if any of you have ever had problems like that
> but some times its really really hard dealing with vocational
> rehab.-----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of David Dodge
> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 7:46 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Job Hunting
> 
> It is unfortunate how people act and react sometimes. Soon, you will find an
> employer that will base his or her decision solely upon skill. That is the
> way it should be anyways but your right it isn't always.
> 
> David
> ----------------------------------
> David Dodge
> Diversity in Disability Planning Committee Chairperson English Major
> University at Buffalo
> 306 Clemens Hall
> Buffalo, NY 14260
> daviddod at buffalo.edu
> 
> 
> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 8:41 PM, Gloria G <gloria.graves at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> I am not offended or anything by the questions that are asked. I am 
>> just upset that I am not given a chance. It is almost as if the 
>> employer has decided what I can and can not do the minute I walk in 
>> the door with my cane.
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Dodge" 
>> <daviddod at buffalo.edu>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list" < 
>> nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 7:36 PM
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Job Hunting
>> 
>> 
>> Gloria,
>>> It definitely sounds like you are going about things the right way.
>>> 
>>> I would try not to get discouraged or be concerned by the questions 
>>> the interviewer is asking. It is definitely not a bad thing for a 
>>> blind person to help a sighted person better understand how the
> employment would work.
>>> Think of it as an opportunity for you to advocate and teach the 
>>> potential employer something.
>>> 
>>> The best that can be done is what you are doing - honestly answering 
>>> questions and explaining things.
>>> 
>>> David
>>> ------------------------------**----
>>> David Dodge
>>> Diversity in Disability Planning Committee Chairperson English Major 
>>> University at Buffalo
>>> 306 Clemens Hall
>>> Buffalo, NY 14260
>>> daviddod at buffalo.edu
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 8:28 PM, Gloria G <gloria.graves at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Hope,
>>>> Did you go to get your masters in rehab counseling? I have also 
>>>> thought of getting a masters in rehab counseling.
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hope Paulos" 
>>>> <hope.paulos at gmail.com>
>>>> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'" < 
>>>> nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 7:16 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Job Hunting
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> No. I'm currently hunting for a job as well. I just answered them 
>>>> as you
>>>> 
>>>>> do,
>>>>> explaining how I would do certain things and giving examples. I 
>>>>> applied for a vocational rehabilitation counselor I. position and I 
>>>>> would be working with individuals with disabilities as well as 
>>>>> mental  health diagnoses.
>>>>> Nothing offends me so they can ask any question they want regarding 
>>>>> my blindness. It's just a matter of overcoming the stereotypes put 
>>>>> on us by people who don't know what we really can do.
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org 
>>>>> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.****org<
>>>>> nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.**org <nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org>>] On Behalf 
>>>>> Of Gloria G
>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 8:13 PM
>>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Job Hunting
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Hope,
>>>>> Do you currently work? If so how did you get around those questions?
>>>>> Thanks
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hope Paulos" 
>>>>> <hope.paulos at gmail.com
>>>>>> 
>>>>> To: "'National Association of Blind Students mailing list'"
>>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 6:52 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Job Hunting
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi Gloria. I think you're taking the right approach. I always 
>>>>> disclose my
>>>>> 
>>>>>> blindness (it's hard for them not to see  that I'm blind because 
>>>>>> of my guide dog). I'd just continue to advocate for yourself as 
>>>>>> far as working with at risk youth.
>>>>>> Hope
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org 
>>>>>> [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.****org<
>>>>>> nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.**org <nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org>>] On 
>>>>>> Behalf Of Gloria G
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2012 7:24 PM
>>>>>> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
>>>>>> Subject: [nabs-l] Job Hunting
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>> I was wondering how do you handle interviews when the talk of 
>>>>>> blindness comes up? I have had some interviews and in some cases 
>>>>>> the interviewer does not bring up my blindness, but I know it is 
>>>>>> something that is very noticable as soon as I walk in the door. I 
>>>>>> try to remain calm and answer the questions that pertain to the 
>>>>>> position I am applying for and I discuss how I would handle these 
>>>>>> tasks despite my blindness. There are those interviewers who just 
>>>>>> come right out and ask how I am going to complete the task 
>>>>>> required of me as a blind person. I answer and give examples of 
>>>>>> how I would complete the tasks. I guess I should have started out 
>>>>>> by saying I am a psychology and sociology double major and want to 
>>>>>> work with at risk youth as a counselor.
>>>>>> Because I do not yet have my degree I am trying to gain as much 
>>>>>> experience as possible because this is what future employers will 
>>>>>> be looking for, but the problem I run into is there are many 
>>>>>> organizations that work with at risk youth in the town I live in, 
>>>>>> but there is always the question of how I am going to work with 
>>>>>> the youth as a blind person. I have also thought of doing any work 
>>>>>> that envolved providing services to youth, women, families such 
>>>>>> as, homeless shelters and things of that nature. I am just feeling 
>>>>>> defeated at this point, because every door I have opened has 
>>>>>> closed shut in my face, and it only seems to be due to me being 
>>>>>> blind. I just want someone to give me a chance because I know I 
>>>>>> can do the work.
>>>>>> Thanks
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