[nabs-l] Business cards

[Zach Mason]

Hello again, 

I find using a Pen Friend or slate and stylus to be effective means for
labeling business cards. I noticed the first, and so far only time I used
the Pen Friend, that the reps at the Perkins Job Fair were somewhat taken
aback, but intrigued to tell me their information. My preference is to have
the information in Braille, but sometimes, even the slate and stylus is
difficult for me to use quickly enough. So after I get their information,
that is if I decide I want to contact them again, I braille it out at home.

Zac

 

Zachary Mason

Assistant Shepherd and Young Stock Manager

Northwinds Farm

(603) 922-8377 Work

(603) 991-6747 Cell

 <mailto:zmason at northwindsfarm@gmail.com> zmason at northwindsfarm@gmail.com 

 

806 U.S. Route 3

North Stratford, NH 03590

 

 

Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2014 10:47:03 -0500

From: Kaiti Shelton <crazy4clarinet104 at gmail.com>

To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list

                <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>

Subject: [nabs-l] Business cards

 

Hi all,

 

I've been getting a lot of business cards lately, and I anticipate I

will only get more as I start doing field experience and attending

more professional conferences.  I always feel weird accepting business

cards because knowing me, if something isn't either electronic or

braille I'm going to lose it, or put it in my wallet and have no clue

what it is when I get it out later.  I try to take down notes in my

notetaker whenever I can, but sometimes people don't understand why I

want to write down their email address or something when they could

just give me their business card.  (It happens, even with the cane).

For example, in my university library the other day I was working with

a reference specialist to access some databases.  I was having a lot

of trouble because something eeither with Jaws, my internet explorer

settings, or both is causing accessibility issues.  He knew I used

jaws, but at the end he was like, "Have a business card and email me

so we can set up a time to fix this.  My address is on the card."

 

Has anyone come up with a good way to manage these cards, or to work

around taking the cards at all in lieu of electronic notation of the

information without being rude or too assertive?

 

-- 

Kaiti