[rehab] Blind cell phone sales

Thu May 3 18:27:44 UTC 2012

Hi Dick,
Can I have his contact information please?
Thanks

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From: rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dick Davis
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 10:39 AM
To: Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List
Subject: Re: [rehab] Blind cell phone sales

Alvin Jask Kanneh, who is a graduate of BLIND, Inc. works in the Minneapolis Uptown Apple store.  He sells iPhones, iPads, laptops, desktops, and everything else they sell.  He advises customers and does a little training.  He says he was only the second blind person hired to work in an Apple store.  The other person is in St. Louis.  To get the job, he learned how to use Apple products in our center, bought his own Apple laptop at the store and became proficient in its use, visited the store a lot, took all the relevant courses they had available, and became generally well known.  He applied a year before he was hired, and continued to pester them for a job until then.  That's the way you get a job in today's market - never give up.  Apple store jobs are considered the elite of retail sales.  He's been commended a couple of times for his good work.
Dick Davis

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From: rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gabe Vega
Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2012 3:15 AM
To: Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List
Subject: Re: [rehab] Blind cell phone sales

Apple is apparently smart. because they do hire blind people in their retail positons. I know of at least 8. its the issue of more blind people not being qualified or applying for said positions.
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On May 3, 2012, at 1:06 AM, Debbie Gabe wrote:

> I don't know of any blind people selling cell phones in my area. But 
> if Apple was smart, they would hire a  blind person in a few Apple 
> Stores who knows how to use and train people using Voice Over.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of nancy coffman
> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 6:16 AM
> To: Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List
> Subject: [rehab] Blind cell phone sales
>
> Does anyone know of blind people in cell phone sales? Who do they work
for?
>
> Thanks.
>
> nancy coffman
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 2:05 PM
> To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [rehab] Free iPhone marathon training day
>
>
>>
>> Feel free to share this.  I will send it to blindad and to 
>> trainer-talk and will announce it in Tidbits.  Feel free to put it on 
>> any other lists where you think it belongs.
>>
>> Thanks to the generosity of Jackie McBride of Brighter Vision 
>> Technologies, who  is letting me use a Talking Communities room at no 
>> cost, I am organizing a day of free iPhone training and information,
Saturday, 5 May.
>> Here is what I have in mind.  We'll see if it works, or if it is 
>> needed.  I hope lots of trainers, and trainees, will drop by!
>>
>> The day is divided into three sessions, two of which are of identical
> scope.
>>
>>
>> Sessions A. and C. Hands-on Assistance for Beginners:
>>
>> Session A: 13:00-14:30  GMT (9:00-10:30  A.M. Eastern, 6:00-7:30  A.M.
>> Pacific.)
>>
>> Session C: 19:30-21:00  GMT (3:30-5:00  P.M. Eastern, 12:30-2:00  P.M.
>> Pacific.)
>>
>> Session B: Intermediate Assistance, General Questions of all sorts:
>> 16:00-18:30 GMT (12:00-2:30 P.M. Eastern, 9:00-11:30 A.M. Pacific.)
>>
>> More details:
>>
>> Sessions A and C: Many people have difficulty with basic iPhone use, 
>> making and receiving calls, navigating the home screen, and the like.
>> The idea is to try to get those users the help they need.  Depending 
>> on the number of attendees and the needs of each, we'll be able to 
>> help some in the room, while it is my hope that some expert users 
>> will be willing to be present
> and
>> perhaps team up with frustrated users to offer some individual 
>> assistance elsewhere.  If it turns out that this sort of help isn't 
>> needed, we can answer any and all other questions as in Session b.
>>
>> Session B: this longer session is designed for a wider variety of
> discussion
>> and assistance.  What is the best app to do so-and-so?  How do you 
>> accomplish this (slightly more advanced) task?  How does iPhone 
>> compare to this or that phone?  I certainly can't answer all, or even 
>> most, of these questions, so I hope that many iPhone aficionados and 
>> experts will be present to lend a hand.
>>
>> Structure: Ideally, people will be present at the beginning of the 
>> session they wish to attend.  At that time, I will ask each person to 
>> detail his or her expectations, questions and contributions.  From 
>> this, I will create an agenda and we will strive to cover it.  We may 
>> not quite succeed, but we'll try.  As others come in, I will try to 
>> get your concern added to the agenda and your contribution noted.  
>> This
is all an experiment.
>>
>> This endeavor will be useful, if it is needed, to the extent that 
>> people make the contributions they can make and are respectful of the
process.
>>
>> How to take part: Come in to the room a few minutes before the 
>> session starts.  The room is at
>>
>> http://test.tcconference.com/masteradmin/room.asp?id=rs950a0abb900d
>>
>> Your username is your first and last name, no handles.  No password 
>> is needed.
>>
>> If you haven't used Talking Communities before, you'll have to 
>> download the free client, which the site will invite you to do.
>>
>> Consider jackie for your needs in web hosting, web development 
>> training, JAWS scripting and tech support.  You can write to her at
>
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