[Nfbf-l] Engineer who is blind

[Denise Valkema]

I mentioned you to Holly.

Denise valkema

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yOn Jllan 26, 2011 10:54 AM, David Evansy.

 <drevans at bellsouth.net> wrote:
Did you forget your old friend David Evans?  I am a retired 

nuclear/Aerospace Materials Engineer.

I have been blind since age 16 due to RP, but got all of my degrees and 

engineering experience later.

Things have certainly changed over the years, if anything they have gotten 

better, and the tools we use today are better and easier to use.

He can not listen to the people who tell him that he can not be an engineer. 

He must be true to his convictions and believe in himself.  He will have to 

work harder to prove himself and stand up for himself when others do not.



I never told any employer that I was legally blind until I had to near the 

end of my career.  I worked for Lockheed Space and Missiles, Lunar Rover 

Labs, the Stanford Research Institute and     Lanier Accelerator, General 

Electric, Nuclear Energy Division and Garrett Aviation Hydraulics Division 

before retiring.

I have gone back to work in the Transit field now and work for MV Transit as 

their Consumer Advocate in Palm Beach County Florida.

If I can help this young person, have him contact me at 

drevans at bellsouth.net  .



David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack.

Dear Holly,





----- Original Message ----- 

From: "Lenora J. Marten" <bluegolfshoes at aol.com>

To: <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>

Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 7:56 AM

Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Engineer who is blind





>

> Marc Schmidt is a blind engineer out of Arizona. He's pretty involved with

> NFB and FBC. He's served as a mentor at Youth Slam and has worked as an

> engineer for many years. His e-mail is  sonarking at gmail.com .

> I don't know what type of engineering he does, but he's a pretty awesome

> guy and I'm sure would be more than willing to share some info.

>

>

>

> Lenora

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: Holly <hbeanie at gmail.com>

> To: nfbf-l at nfbnet.org

> Sent: Tue, Jan 25, 2011 8:38 pm

> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Engineer who is blind

>

>

> Hello list,

> have a client who is interested in being an engineer. I am not sure what

> ype but he has been told that he cannot be an engineer because he is 

> blind.

> was showing videos from the Blind Drivers Challange and he got real

> nterested when he found out that one of the presenters was a blind

> ngineer. He would love to talk to someone who is currently in any

> ngineering career.

> f you know anyone, please let me know.

> hank you,

> olly

> -- 

> God gives you 86,400 seconds in a day. Take one to say Thank You."

> alter A. Ward

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