[Jobs] New Member

Thu Nov 2 16:51:34 CST 2006

Excuse me, but I feel uncomfortable having you guys discuss your personal
stuff on a public NFB listserv.  Not only are you having this conversation
before hundreds of other people, anything you write here can be accessed now
and in the future by anyone using an Internet search engine.    

Therefore, please do not say anything on this listserv that you wouldn't
want everyone in the world to know.  That especially includes personal
information. Instead, you should exchange e-mail addresses and take your
discussions off line. 

With respect to writing or not writing a book about your experiences, that
is clearly outside the purpose of this list, which is operated by the NFB
Employment Committee for jobseekers and employers who would like to hire
them.  Mike Jones, who runs this list, has explained politely a couple of
times that this conversation and ones like it are off topic.

The NFB has a writer's division which has its own listserv, and Blind Talk
for friendly conversation.  There are other lists which would put you in
touch with other people having the same interests and concerns. Attached is
a list of all the NFB listservs with links so you can find a better one. 

Dick Davis

-----Original Message-----
From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Jeanne Marie Govia LCSW
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 4:59 PM
To: Jobs for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Jobs] New Member

Hi David: Thanks for filling me in about yourself and your family; I have a 
moderate hearing loss, Lupus,Insulin Dependent  Diabetes, End Stage Heart 
Failure, Kidney and Lung failure and for these reasons cannot travel safely;

especially the hearing problem, causes problems; I certainly miss my 
independence; Thank you for the encouragement about writing a book I would 
love to if I knew someone who would be interested in helping; Have a great 
vacation; Tell me, where did you go to school and what are you doing right 
now  in the work field? What fun things do you enjoy? I like reading 
mysteries, police procedural novels, romances, I enjoy dancing, ceramics and

watching soap operas; I love people and enjoy talking; So glad you wish to 
e-mail; Best of luck my new friend Jeanne  Oh yes, do you h ave a guide dog?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Evans" <drevans at bellsouth.net>
To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2006 6:31 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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