[NFBMT] Possibly Moving To Montana Later This Year

[mistydbradley at gmail.com]

Hi Armando,
I have lived here for almost a year now. I moved here from North Carolina and really like it here so far. The main concerns would be jobs and transportation though. The transportation is not the greatest in most areas, although I live in Missoula which probably has the best public transit out of the whole state. They just expanded the hours that the public transit runs here, so it is better than when I first got here, and I live on one of the bolt routes which comes every 15 minutes, but most of the routes come once an hour and maybe once every 30 minutes for a few of them. it is also harder to get from city to city within Montana. Also, it is difficult finding jobs here. I searched for a job for several months, but I feel like a lot of local employers may not have experience with the blind and visually impaired so do not think they can do much. I got several interviews but didn’t end up landing a job despite the training I’ve had in customer service and having job coaching to help me prep for interviews.  I was able to get a part-time remote job, but the person that hired me was actually from out of state. I am starting school at the University here, and it seems very accessible and accommodating, but finding jobs is the hard part. Otherwise, it is a nice place to live.
Thank you,


Misty Bradley 
MistyDBradley at gmail.com
https://www.JourneyingThroughHealing.com
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> On Sep 11, 2022, at 9:16 PM, BRESLAUERS via NFBMT <nfbmt at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Are you moving here with a job already lined up?  We are very short staffed
> with, for example, a rehab therapist who covers seventeen counties.  My name
> is Bruce Breslauer and my wife and I have lived in Montana for the past 30
> years.  It can get cold here about minus 20 and the winter lasts from about
> November to April.  We have three NFB chapters in Montana, all very far
> apart; Montana is about 500 miles from west to east and about 300 miles from
> north to south.  Please don't hesitate to write if you have any more
> questions.  I should mention that my wife and I are retired and love the
> small towns here; we live in Great Falls which is about 130 miles from the
> Canadian border.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Bruce E. Breslauer
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFBMT <nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Armando Vias via NFBMT
> Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2022 6:16 PM
> To: nfbmt at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Armando Vias <avias at att.net>
> Subject: [NFBMT] Possibly Moving To Montana Later This Year
> 
> Hello guys,
> 
> It is a possibility that I will be moving to Montana later this year. It is
> not official, but it is a possibility. But, I have some questions though.
> 
> What is it like living in Montana? I am from the south. I have been to
> Montana before with family a long time ago.
> 
> What resources for the blind do you guys have in Montana? I just wanted to
> make sure to look at the pros and cons of moving to a new state.
> 
> If you have any questions, please let me know.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Sincerely,
> Armando Vias
> 
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