[Nfbf-l] moving to Florida

[David Evans]

Dear Josh,

Tampa is right across the bay from Saint Petersburg and the home of Freedom 
Scientific, the makers of JAWS and Magic and Open Book, the Pac-Mate and a 
few other things.
You might want to check them out and see what the employment possibilities 
are there.
You could call them at their toll free number of (800) 444-4443 and ask who 
you might contact there about it.
I would advise that you rent a place until you get to know the area before 
you settle in one spot.  If you stay with in the city, transportation will 
not be such and issue.  You can check out Hartline's web site to get maps 
and times for the fixed route buses and even info on Para-tranit services.
The NFB has chapters in both cities.

David Evans, NFBF and GD Jack
MV Transit Consumer Advocate
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Josh" <jkenn337 at gmail.com>
To: <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 11:17 AM
Subject: [Nfbf-l] moving to Florida


> Hi
> My name is Josh Kennedy. I just joined this list. I'm from Reading
> Pennsylvania, along with my wife, who is blind, and four-year-old son
> who is sighted. I'm currently attending Lions World Services for the
> Blind, and in late August I will be a+ and network+ certified. There
> are no jobs, and no volunteer opportunities in Reading PA. Its a very
> small city and it has recently declared bankruptcy. Over the past two
> years I've been searching for other possible places to move to. This
> list included Philadelphia, Baltimore, among a few other cities. I did
> not however take into account the cost of living in those cities. In
> the end and after lots of research I chose the Tampa Bay area. Its
> near the ocean. I've always wanted to live and work near the ocean and
> beach. Cost of living isn't too bad. All reviews that I read about
> Tampa are positive good reviews. I took a look at hartline. Tampa's
> transit system. Busses run more frequently than they do where I live
> at now.
> So if anyone knows of any help desk or desktop support jobs in the
> Tampa or St. Petersburg or Clearwater area can you let me know? I
> still have to work with the career counselor to get my resume updated
> and looking ok. I am very much looking forward to moving to Tampa if
> possible.
>
> Josh
>
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