[Trainer-Talk] (no subject)

Tue Feb 12 04:28:14 UTC 2019

Hi kevin,

Feel free to contact me as I think you said you are in Kansas city.
I will give you a tip to find numbers to realize what you are facing in
Missouri.
Bryan Schulz
b.schulz at sbcglobal.net

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From: Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Kevin
Athey via Trainer-Talk
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2019 9:30 PM
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Cc: Kevin Athey <kevinathey1982 at gmail.com>
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On 2/11/19, Jason Alamillo via Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 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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Kevin Athey
Assistive Technology Trainer and Consultant

Phone:318-497-2733
Email: kevinathey1982 at gmail.com

Humberto, and Jason,
I appreciate both of your comments.  Humberto, I do not have as much of
experience as you seem to have, so please any suggestions, are greatly
welcome.  Jason, I am actually getting ready to do that exact same thing;
meaning going to the state rehabilitation services in my area.  I was
planning to crate a flyer, to advertise some of what I have to offer.  If I
sent a copy, would you tell me what you think?
What would be a good hourly rate?  Not that I'm money hungry, but I really
don't want to get taken advantage of either.  What other things could I do
to prepare myself to teach others like ourselves that may have some basic
training, but needs to focus some skill set or another?

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