[Jobs] New Member

Wed Nov 1 19:20:31 CST 2006

Hi David; I'm interested in knowing about your life; mine has been very 
interesting as well; people tell me I need to write a book but I like 
technical writing; your idea is a good one but I think Judith knows more 
about the literary field than I. Take care Regards Jeanne G
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 8:52 AM
Subject: Re: [Jobs] New Member


>
> Dear Judith,
>
> I am sure that you would know more about that than I do, but isn't there
> somewhere, out there, where a new writer can self publish their work in 
> some
> limited fashion?
> Isn't there some desk top publishing web site where young writers can 
> place
> their work, where people can find it, and down load it for a small fee?
> If there isn't, then maybe someone should make one  for such writers.
> This could be a place for writers  of limited appeal or subject matter, to
> get some of their work in front of people with certain interest.
> I don't know, but it might be an answer to writers and to readers looking
> for that certain book of interest that they can not findAmazon.
> What do you think.
> I know that I am working on a novel, based on my father's life and
> experiences.
> I have been told that I should write a book about my life, but Forest Gump
> was already taken.  Of course, mine is without the dumb.
> I still may write one someday, but I am not a good writer.
> I can not punctuate a sentence.
> I will likely have to get someone to "ghost" write it for me.
> My life is not to be believed.
>
> David Evans, NFBF
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Judith Bron" <jbron at optonline.net>
> To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 7:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [Jobs] New Member
>
>
>> David, One of your suggestions to Jeanne was to write a book about her
>> personal experiences and advice to others on how to help clients who 
>> share
>> her situation.  That sounds like a great idea except for one problem,
>> getting published is more of a hassle than the majority of people want to
>> deal with.  I'm a novelist who has been working on getting published for
>> years and I'm still trying.  Many publishers are looking for memoirs if
>> they
>> have the kind of lives that sell in the world and some of them even
>> publish
>> memoirs if the author can suggest ways in which people with similar
>> afflictions can turn their situation around.  Your offer was very 
>> generous
>> but I thought that you should know that the publishing world is a tough
>> nut
>> to crack but to those who make it, the rewards are great!  Judith
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
>> To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 9:31 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Jobs] New Member
>>
>>
>>> Dear Jeanne,
>>>
>>> My wife is a property manager for a large property management company
>>> here
>>> in Boca Raton.
>>> My daughter, the engineer, owns and runs a women only fitness center 
>>> near
>>> our home.  We own the business.
>>> I am sorry that you can not have a guide dog anymore and that you say 
>>> you
>>> can not travel independently anymore. Can you tell me why?    Is this 
>>> due
>>> to
>>> some of your other medical conditions?
>>> You don't have to answer if you don't want to if this is too personal.
>>> I just enjoy solving problems and was hoping that I could help in some
>>> way.
>>> We, as blind people, face all kinds of barriers and I love helping 
>>> people
>>> figure out how to beat the odds.
>>> Have you thought about writing books, based on your knowledge, that 
>>> might
>>> help other professionals in your field with dealing with their clients
>>> who
>>> have disabilities?  That might be interesting.
>>> Well, I hope to hear from you again real soon.
>>> I will be going out of town for a little while on business and hope that
>>> I
>>> have some nice messages from you when I return.
>>>
>>> David Evans, NFBF
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Jeanne Marie Govia LCSW" <jeannegovia at sbcglobal.net>
>>> To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 8:39 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Jobs] New Member
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi David: Thank you for answering me and thanks for the information
>>>> about
>>>> other pages as well. Yes, I am interested in conversing with other
>>>> people
>>>> with vision impairments on a variety of topics. I can understand about
>>>> your
>>>> RP feelings; I had eye problems for years before losing my sight and
>>>> then
>>>> afterwards finding out it was RP; the doctor sent me to Stanford for an
>>>> evaluation thinking I had a brain tumor and with surgery would regain 
>>>> my
>>>> sight; hope  no one  goes through our experiences; I have a long work
>>>> history as well and have worked in all kinds of medical social worker
>>>> areas.
>>>> I have my masters, license and an advanced clinical social worker
>>>> credential; I have one year of law school completed but left because 
>>>> the
>>>> school falsely advertised that they made accommodations for blind
>>>> students;
>>>> no books or anything for the first year; barely passed courses; decided
>>>> to
>>>> leave; pursued social work instead; love my field; have had guide dogs
>>>> but
>>>> can't have them any more; have hearing loss-moderate-many other health
>>>> problems have to either work from home or do part time work and cannot
>>>> travel independently any more alone; write again would love to talk;
>>>> tell
>>>> me
>>>> about your wife and girls; backgrounds, careers, etc. Friends Jeanne
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
>>>> To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 9:51 AM
>>>> Subject: Re: [Jobs] New Member
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dear Jeanne,
>>>>>
>>>>> Welcome to the list, there are other NFB lists where you may find more
>>>>> pros
>>>>> to talk to .
>>>>>
>>>>> I have RP also and have been legally blind since the age of 16.
>>>>> Lucky for me that no one ever got around to telling me that fact until
>>>>> I
>>>>> was
>>>>> 20.  I was working as a Fireman/Para-medic at the time and driving 
>>>>> too.
>>>>> I won a couple of scholarships, which helped get me through college 
>>>>> and
>>>>> allowed me to work as a Nuclear/Aerospace Materials Engineer.
>>>>> While in college I worked for Lockheed Space and Missiles, Lunar Rover
>>>>> Labs
>>>>> in Sunnyvale California, building and testing the Lunar Rover vehicles
>>>>> that
>>>>> went to the Moon in '71-72.
>>>>> I also worked as a systems engineer on the F-117 Stealth Fighter
>>>>> Program.
>>>>> This was still back in the days when we used slide rules and not
>>>>> computers
>>>>> to help us with the math.
>>>>> I left Lockheed and worked for a year for the Stanford Research
>>>>> Institute
>>>>> and Linear Accelerator doing sub atomic particle research.
>>>>> I left there to go to work for General Electric Nuclear Energy 
>>>>> Division
>>>>> in
>>>>> San Jose California.
>>>>> I even certified welders for GE and did materials testing, destructive
>>>>> and
>>>>> non-destructive.
>>>>> I just learned to do things my own way, even making and developing my
>>>>> own
>>>>> sets of tools and aides as needed.
>>>>>
>>>>> I met my wife, got married, had 2 kids and moved to Florida in '79.
>>>>> There I worked for a aviation Hydraulics business, where I headed my
>>>>> own
>>>>> department designing and building test stands and equipment to test
>>>>> fuel
>>>>> controls, A.P.U's, pumps and motors that go on all kinds of aircraft.
>>>>> I had to leave the job , some years later, after my vision got so bad
>>>>> that
>>>>> I
>>>>> could no longer drive at all and Public transportation just did not
>>>>> exist
>>>>> to
>>>>> the level that I could use it to get to work.
>>>>> That was when, after going on SSDI, that I decided to do something
>>>>> about
>>>>> the
>>>>> transit problem.
>>>>> I became a transit advocate.
>>>>> Now, after 19 years, I went back to work for a transit company called
>>>>> MV
>>>>> Transit.
>>>>> I am the Consumer advocate.  I work on consumer complaints, agency
>>>>> problems,
>>>>> Public outreach about the services, organize the local seniors and
>>>>> disable
>>>>> so that they have a voice in their own system and promote legislative
>>>>> action
>>>>> on the behalf of these groups.
>>>>> Now you know something about me.  I hope that we will have many
>>>>> exchanges
>>>>> in
>>>>> the future.  You might check out the NFB-Talk list and others.
>>>>> Have a nice day.
>>>>>
>>>>> David Evans, NFBF
>>>>> President, Palm Beach County Chapter
>>>>> Boca Raton, Florida
>>>>>
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>>> From: "Jeanne Marie Govia LCSW" <jeannegovia at sbcglobal.net>
>>>>> To: <jobs at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2006 7:39 PM
>>>>> Subject: [Jobs] New Member
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi My name is Jeanne;This is my first experience witha  Listserv. I am
>>>>> interested in communicating with professionals in general.  I am a
>>>>> blind
>>>>> licensed clinical social worker and I presently work  from homein the
>>>>> out
>>>>> patient physical  rehabilitation field.  I  have been in practice 
>>>>> since
>>>>> 1985
>>>>> and have worked in the fields  of rehabilitation, medical social work,
>>>>> geriatrics, home care and hospice, private practice.I have RP and have
>>>>> been
>>>>> blind since age 14 but had some sight before; I would like to
>>>>> correspond
>>>>> with anyone interested in sharing their experiences either 
>>>>> professional
>>>>> or
>>>>> personal regarding life as a disabled professional. Regards: Jeanne G.
>>>>>
>>>>>
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