[nabs-l] List for administrative assistants/advice

[minh ha]

Hi all,

I hope everyone is doing well and surviving finals season. I was
wondering if there is a mailing list out there for blind
administrative assistants. I was asked to interview for a position in
my university's Corporate and Foundations Relations office. Most of
the tasks outlined in the job description I can perform with ease, but
some of them, such as scanning and copying, indexing electronic files,
and general office tasks are new to me. I'm hoping to get some ideas
on how totally blind individuals accomplish these tasks so I can
answer questions during my interview. I've pasted the job description
below. If any of you have information or ideas, I would love to hear
them. Thanks so much and good luck on your finals.

Best,
Minh

And a basic job description for our position is: Provide
administrative support to the Corporate and Foundation Relations team
in University Advancement.
Responsibilities will include updating alumni database; uploading and
indexing electronic filing system; scanning and copying; online
research/projects;
monitoring and reporting on CFR twitter account; working with
Development Assistants for data reports and clean-up; conducting
on-campus errands, proofreading documents,
and other general office projects. The position is 15 hours a week.

-- 
Minh Ha
Boston College | Lynch School of Education '16
minh.ha927 at gmail.com

"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty
recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity:
but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on
their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible." T. E. Lawrence