[nabs-l] Fwd: [Nfbnet-members-list] Where The Blind Work

Stephanie H. DeLuca sjhhirst at gmail.com
Wed Aug 28 14:25:39 UTC 2013


In the field of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind.
    ~Louis Pasteur, lecture 1854


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From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
Date: Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 7:06 PM
Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] Where The Blind Work
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 *Where the Blind Work
*https://nfb.org/wtbw-main

The Jernigan Institute, Employment Committee and the Writers' Division have
a joint project and we need your help. We are building an employment
resource of job descriptions and how the blind compete within them. The
“Where the Blind work” is a great informational resource to assist youth to
plan for future employment and for the adult who is looking to change jobs
and/or careers. We would accept a description of your present job, or one
that you had been engaged in recently, or both.

The collection of descriptions is divided into twelve generalized
categories. They are: Administrative and Office Careers;
Business/Entrepreneurial Careers; Computer Specialists; Customer Service;
Education Careers; Financial Careers; Government Careers; Human Services;
Law Enforcement and Legal Careers; Media, Marketing, and Public Relations;
Medical Careers; Vocational Jobs.

Your description needs to be less than 1,000 words, and must follow the
below five question format:
When completed please email them to newmanrl at cox.net

 (* indicates a required field)

1. Personal information:
*Name
*Industry in which you work (example: financial services)
*Job title
Employer
Street address (work or home)
City, State, Zip Code
Phone number (work, home, or cell)
E-mail (work or home)

*2. Please explain to us what any worker would do on this job (specialized
blindness alternatives will appear in the next question).

**3. To what extent are you blind and what special adaptations do you use
on the job (give the medical term for your blindness and extent of
limitation; give the type and name of any special low or high technology
and/or procedure you use to perform your job duties, describing where and
how you use them)?
*
*4. Please let us know of any required special training, education,
certificates, experience needed for this job.

*5. Please tell us about anyone or anything that aided you to be successful.

*Note*: To aid in the filling out of your description, read several of the
earlier postings from the “Where the Blind Work” page:
https://nfb.org/wtbw-main

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