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[leadershipjba at gmail.com]

Hello to you both, I have a huge interest in this conversation. First, for
you Humberto, it seems to me like you have a good certification with Jaws,
and some degrees under your belt, and you've had some sort of work
experience. It is great, so I would think that maybe if you went to a school
district in your area, with your degree in education, and see if they could
take you in since you do know those things. I think that in terms of
employment, it is a little bit difficult, but if you and Kevin wanted to,
maybe going to state governments like vocational services and seeing if they
could hire you would probably work. Just some suggestions as I am going
through college right now and it is dearly needed for more people like you
to come into the field. Thanks.

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From: Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Humberto
Avila via Trainer-Talk
Sent: Thursday, February 7, 2019 1:04 PM
To: Kevin Athey via Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Humberto Avila <humberto_avila.it104 at outlook.com>
Subject: Re: [Trainer-Talk] (no subject)

Dear Kevin:

My name is Humberto and I, like you, would like to jump start into this
field of access technology. I currently hold a B.A. degree from Central
Washington University which I am sure will help me tremendously. I just
graduated from college last fall. My degree is in education, with two minors
in Accessibility Studies and Computer / Information Technology.

Also, like you, I completed my JAWS certification in December and am JAWS
certified for 2019.

I, like you perhaps, am seeking to be in this field because I see quite an
interesting but sad trend in our school districts and in our agencies
working with blind people or students with disabilities. There is a lot of
assistive devices, and just technology in general, that everybody is
getting, and they just get it in their hands and say, "Good luck! Learn it!"
And, no one has the right person / resource to help them learn the
technology, or, no one has the patience to read the manuals, and just start
being frustrated about. I saw this personally when I was going through my
student teaching / internship program at my college. So this is why I have
chosen to teach / train students and others in the accessible technology.

I am still looking for employment myself. I can assure you tat with just
your JAWS certificate you can get ahead in this business, but you may have
to do some additional learning or going to college may also help. 
If you already have a degree, as I do, then great, that should work. 
Just keep persisting and insisting, and the more learning opportunities and
training yourself, as well as getting experience under your belt, the better
you opportunities.

I am glad we are in the same boat and I can't wait to hear from you again.

Best,

Humberto

On 2/6/19 5:08 PM, Kevin Athey via Trainer-Talk wrote:
> Good eveing folks.
> I've been on this list for about a month now, and have decided to 
> introduce myself, and let the intensions of why I have joined the list 
> be known.  I am Kevin Athey, and live in Kansas City, Missouri.  I 
> currently am employeed at a call center, working as a resource 
> planner.  Though I love the job, and enjoy the challenge of preparing 
> our team for new projects, using different websites, and the like, I 
> have grown tired of the environment of this job after five years.
> After having a conversation with my friend, I decided to study, and 
> prepare for the Jaws Certification Exam.  As of January 17, 2019, I am 
> Jaws Certified in Jaws 2019.  My plans are to teach blind, or visual 
> impaired individuals, assistive technology.  I know that just having 
> Jaws Certification doesn't give me all the tools I will need to be a 
> trainer, but it does give me some ground to stand upon.  I have been 
> in the blindness skill training field previously, so know the 
> importance of quality trainers.  Group I would ask a favor of any of 
> you, that you share anything, whether it be advice, or any resources, 
> that would assist me in becoming a quality new assistive technology 
> instructor.
> Your new colleague,
> Kevin Athey
>
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