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The vision issues newsletter contained a story and link to the website www.abilitylinks.org.
In this forum please tell us about your job search adventures. Please include any information that helped you to land a job. Your information and story may assist another visually impaired/blind individual to obtain employment.
Thanks for taking the time to get involved in the employment issues of the visually impaired/blind.
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Hi, Everyone.
I applied for a telemarketing job yesterday that I found on the job site for people who are visually or physically disabled called; "abilitylinks.org".
The job allows me to work from home. A home-based job for a visually impaired person is very beneficial mostly because it eliminates the need for transportation to and from the work site. One of the most frustrating areas for me as a visually impaired person looking for work is being able to tell an employer that I have reliable transportation. Although, Urbana/Champaign, Illinois has a great public transportation system there is always a chance something will go wrong and I would miss or be late for work.
Hopefully, this job will meet my needs and end my job searching.
Best wishes to all.
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Good luck, that sounds perfect.
I love working from home myself. It's my cozy safe nest.
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Awesome Dean, you had mentioned on my "How To Survive Unemployment" site that you would be interested in participating in a discussion on this subject. If okay with you, can I "link" to your post so that other folks in the same situation as you are can be ENCOURAGED? If not, I totally understand and will not be upset with you
Last edited by Angela J. Shirley; 01/04/12 02:00 PM.
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Hi, angela. Most definitely. I will help in any way possible. Please, feel free to link to the forum and let me know how I can help or what I need to do to participate. Employment issues for the visually impaired/blind is on the top of the list of needs.
The more people involved and the more ideas, suggestions, and information posted to a forum the better chance someone can find helpful hints or new methods for solving a problem. Thank you for your interest and help!
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I totally agree with all this. Together we can be a fantastic resource!
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You are welcome Dean! I am going to go link now before I forget Jilly, can you help Dean with his signature link? It is showing up as raw url - or does he need to post a certain amount of times before he has access to this function? LOL, you see I have already forgotten - been so long when I was a new editor for this forum. Hugs to you both, A
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Angela, I don't remember offhand, but Dean can contact Jeanne, our Forums Manager - I am sure it would be right at the top of her memory banks!
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Oh, Dean is still in training; i keep forgetting. He needs to contact Sadhana, our Training Manager, for all questions while in training.
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LOL Jilly
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