[Jobs] my location
Michel
michelbattles at comcast.net
Tue Oct 10 14:01:48 CDT 2006
I live on the east side of Detroit. Hello, Mark Marvel I will give you a
call tomorrow.
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> 4. Re: computers and college (Laura Eaves)
> 5. Re: computers and college (Mark of Blind Ambitions Groups )
> 6. executive secretary position (Taylor, James G.)
> 7. Re: computers and college (Dick Davis)
> 8. Re: computers and college (Noel Nightingale)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 16:10:00 -0400
> From: "Rovig, Lorraine" <LRovig at NFB.ORG>
> Subject: [Jobs] FW: EEOC Moves to Stem Decline in Disabled Workforce
> To: "Jobs" <Jobs at nfbnet.org>
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> ________________________________
>
> From: LPovinelli at aol.com [mailto:LPovinelli at aol.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 3:13 PM
> Subject: EEOC Moves to Stem Decline in Disabled Workforce
>
>
> EEOC Moves to Stem Decline in Disabled Workforce
>
>
> By Stephen Barr
> Friday, October 6, 2006; D04
>
>
> The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission plans to sponsor educational
> events and seminars aimed at reversing the steady decline in the number
> of federal employees with severe disabilities.
>
> The agency this week launched a special section on its Web site (
> http://www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/lead ), where announcements and
> information on federal hiring of the disabled will be posted. The
> initiative -- Leadership for the Employment of Americans With
> Disabilities, or LEAD -- will be headed by EEOC Commissioner Christine
> M. Griffin .
>
> "In order to improve the overall employment rate for people with
> targeted disabilities, we have to begin with the federal government,"
> Griffin said in a statement. "Congress directed the federal government
> to set the example for all other employers. Our example needs
> improvement."
>
> People with severe disabilities have dropped to less than 1 percent of
> the full-time federal workforce, according to data released by the EEOC
> in June. Targeted disabilities include blindness, deafness, paralysis,
> mental retardation, mental illness, convulsive disorders, and distortion
> of limbs or the spine.
>
> About 10 percent of U.S. residents have a severe disability, according
> to the Department of Health and Human Services.
>
>>From fiscal 2001 to 2005, disabled federal employees left the government
> at more than twice the rate at which they were hired, the EEOC said.
>
> In fiscal 2005, for example, there were 810 newly hired employees with
> severe disabilities, while 2,197 severely disabled employees left the
> government's workforce.
>
> Data suggest that federal employment of the disabled peaked in fiscal
> 1994, when there were 31,337 such employees in government. By 2005, the
> number of severely disabled workers had dropped to 24,086, the EEOC
> said. The federal workforce has remained relatively stable, at about 1.8
> million, over the past two decades.
>
> Experts do not know what accounts for the decline, in part because of a
> lack of research and data. Some suggest that more disabled workers are
> retiring, as the baby-boom generation leaves the workforce. Some think
> that federal hiring practices work against the disabled, and some think
> the private sector has opened more doors to the disabled over the past
> decade.
>
> The EEOC said LEAD will try to increase awareness among federal hiring
> officials about the drop-off in employment of the disabled and educate
> agencies on how to use special rules to bring the disabled on board.
>
> LEAD also will seek to educate job applicants with severe disabilities
> on how to apply under the special rules.
>
> Focus groups will be set up with federal hiring officials, managers and
> experts to explore the issue of declining employment of the disabled,
> the EEOC said.
>
> The 1973 Rehabilitation Act banned discrimination against people with
> disabilities in federal hiring and required agencies to develop
> affirmative-action plans to hire and promote more people with
> disabilities.
>
> -------------- next part --------------
>
> From:
> LPovinelli at aol.com [mailto:LPovinelli at aol.com]
> Sent:
> Monday, October 09, 2006 3:13 PM
> Subject:
> EEOC Moves to Stem Decline in Disabled Workforce
> EEOC Moves to Stem Decline in Disabled Workforce
> By Stephen Barr
> Friday, October 6, 2006; D04
> The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission plans to sponsor educational
> events and seminars aimed at reversing the steady decline in the number of
> federal employees with severe disabilities.
> The agency this week launched a special section on its Web site (
> http://www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/lead http://www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/lead
> ), where announcements and information on federal hiring of the disabled
> will be posted. The initiative -- Leadership for the Employment of
> Americans With Disabilities, or LEAD -- will be headed by EEOC
> Commissioner
> Christine M. Griffin
> .
> "In order to improve the overall employment rate for people with targeted
> disabilities, we have to begin with the federal government," Griffin said
> in a statement. "Congress directed the federal government to set the
> example for all other employers. Our example needs improvement."
> People with severe disabilities have dropped to less than 1 percent of the
> full-time federal workforce, according to data released by the EEOC in
> June. Targeted disabilities include blindness, deafness, paralysis, mental
> retardation, mental illness, convulsive disorders, and distortion of limbs
> or the spine.
> About 10 percent of U.S. residents have a severe disability, according to
> the Department of Health and Human Services.
>>From fiscal 2001 to 2005, disabled federal employees left the government
>>at more than twice the rate at which they were hired, the EEOC said.
> In fiscal 2005, for example, there were 810 newly hired employees with
> severe disabilities, while 2,197 severely disabled employees left the
> government's workforce.
> Data suggest that federal employment of the disabled peaked in fiscal
> 1994, when there were 31,337 such employees in government. By 2005, the
> number of severely disabled workers had dropped to 24,086, the EEOC said.
> The federal workforce has remained relatively stable, at about 1.8
> million, over the past two decades.
> Experts do not know what accounts for the decline, in part because of a
> lack of research and data. Some suggest that more disabled workers are
> retiring, as the baby-boom generation leaves the workforce. Some think
> that federal hiring practices work against the disabled, and some think
> the private sector has opened more doors to the disabled over the past
> decade.
> The EEOC said LEAD will try to increase awareness among federal hiring
> officials about the drop-off in employment of the disabled and educate
> agencies on how to use special rules to bring the disabled on board.
> LEAD also will seek to educate job applicants with severe disabilities on
> how to apply under the special rules.
> Focus groups will be set up with federal hiring officials, managers and
> experts to explore the issue of declining employment of the disabled, the
> EEOC said.
> The 1973 Rehabilitation Act banned discrimination against people with
> disabilities in federal hiring and required agencies to develop
> affirmative-action plans to hire and promote more people with
> disabilities.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:51:40 +0530
> From: "Taraprakash" <taraprakash at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Jobs] my intro
> To: <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> Message-ID: <00b201c6ec1b$3680a330$6001a8c0 at IBM61525879EE4>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Hi all.
> I am Tara Prakash, recently moved to Orlando Florida. Currently I am
> thinking for looking for jobs in the field of education.
> I would love to work in the schools meant specially for the blind. But
> haven't really started looking yet.
> Time to start looking, though.
> So this list might be starting point.
> I hope to have a good and informative company with all the members on
> the list.
> Regards
> Tara Prakash
> -------------- next part --------------
> Hi all.
> ??? I am Tara Prakash, recently moved to Orlando Florida. Currently I am
> ??? thinking for looking for jobs in the field of education.
> ??? I would love to work in the schools meant specially for the blind. But
> ??? haven't really started looking yet.
> ??? Time to start looking, though.
> ??? So this list might be starting point.
> ??? I hope to have a good and informative company with all the members on
> the list.
> ??? Regards
> ??? Tara Prakash
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:14:02 -0400
> From: "Michel" <michelbattles at comcast.net>
> Subject: [Jobs] computers and college
> To: <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> Message-ID: <001301c6ec22$851f9300$6401a8c0 at yourat5qgaac3z>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Hello,
> my name is Michel. I am about to go ahead and start college. I am afraid
> of so many things. My main fear is getting around campus. Another fear is
> not being able to keep up. My passion is computers. I am a computer genius
> to my family and a computer dummy when talking to computer experts. I want
> to get a bachelor's degree in computer engineering. I was told that this
> is one of the highest paying job in the computer field. I would really
> like to hear from anyone who has went to school for computers that is
> blind. I would also like to hear from anyone that is totally blind like
> myself for advice and technology that is used to do their jobs. I really `
> this web site and with everyone's help folks will be calling me Mr.
> Microsoft in no time! Thank you so so much for your time and support!
> -------------- next part --------------
> Hello,
> my name is Michel. I am about to go ahead and start?college. I am afraid
> of so many things. My main fear is getting around campus. Another fear is
> not being able to keep up. My passion is computers. I am a computer genius
> to my family and a computer dummy when talking to computer experts. I want
> to get a
> bachelor?s degree in computer engineering. I was told that this is one of
> the highest paying job in the computer field. I would really like to hear
> from anyone who has went to?school for computers?that is blind. I? would
> also like to hear from anyone that is totally blind like myself for advice
> and technology that is used to do?their jobs. I really ` this web site and
> with everyone's help folks will be calling me Mr. Microsoft in no time!
> Thank you so so much for your time and support!????
> ?
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 00:39:21 -0400
> From: "Laura Eaves" <leaves1 at carolina.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [Jobs] computers and college
> To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> Message-ID: <011701c6ec26$0e3a6c20$6501a8c0 at Charmin>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>
> Hi Michel --
> What college are you going to? Actually the good news is that there are
> many blind persons -- including myself -- with degrees in computer
> science.
> Also, more and more textbooks are available, and I believe the laws now
> state that accessible materials need to be supplied to blind students, but
> you do need to take the initiative and contact your professors and/or
> department in advance to find out what is already available, and if they
> use
> a text that is not currently accessible, contact RFBD to add it to their
> collection.
> As for labs and dealing with hardware, I don't know what is currently
> needed
> (I graduated with my masters in the mid 80s), but when I was an undergrad,
> I
> had to take a digital logic class in which we had to build a little
> computer
> (actually a programmable calculator) on a breadboard. I was worried that
> my
> vision would be a problem. But actually in a weird way, it worked in my
> favor. The reason is that I inserted the chips and wires with great care
> to
> get the prototype working the first try, and so I would finish my projects
> faster than a lot of sighted students who were throwing their projects
> together too quickly then ripping them apart and starting over, or worse,
> debugging the thing and poking through it wire by wire...
> I had no problem with it -- but again, computer science has evolved since
> then and so the classes and labs may be quite different.
>
> I would say, do your homework and contact your profs early and let the
> rest
> happen and you should have nothing to worry about.
> Good luck!
> --le
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michel" <michelbattles at comcast.net>
> To: <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 12:14 AM
> Subject: [Jobs] computers and college
>
>
> Hello,
> my name is Michel. I am about to go ahead and start college. I am afraid
> of
> so many things. My main fear is getting around campus. Another fear is not
> being able to keep up. My passion is computers. I am a computer genius to
> my
> family and a computer dummy when talking to computer experts. I want to
> get
> a bachelor's degree in computer engineering. I was told that this is one
> of
> the highest paying job in the computer field. I would really like to hear
> from anyone who has went to school for computers that is blind. I would
> also like to hear from anyone that is totally blind like myself for advice
> and technology that is used to do their jobs. I really ` this web site and
> with everyone's help folks will be calling me Mr. Microsoft in no time!
> Thank you so so much for your time and support!
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
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>
> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 23:50:30 -0500
> From: "Mark of Blind Ambitions Groups "
> <mark.marvel at blindambitionsgroups.org>
> Subject: Re: [Jobs] computers and college
> To: "'Jobs for the Blind'" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> Message-ID: <200610100443.k9A4hN422552 at www.nfbnet.org>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
>
> Give me a call tomorrow and I can give you the contact person who could
> help
> you the most about computer Science. She is with IBM and she is working
> with
> people disabilities.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Mark Marvel
> President
> Blind Ambitions Groups
> 1222 Commerce Street
> Suite 406
> Dallas, TX 75202
> Toll-free: (888) 760-9252
> Phone: (214) 760-9252
> Fax: (214) 760-9254
> Mobile: (214) 796-5868
> Email: mark.marvel at blindambitionsgroups.org
> Website: www.blindambitionsgroups.org
> "We may have lost our sight but we have not lost our VISION"
>
> To join our Blind Ambitions Groups list, send an e-mail to:
>
> blindambitionsgroups-subscribe at yahoogroups.com
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of
> Michel
> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 11:14 PM
> To: jobs at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Jobs] computers and college
>
> Hello,
> my name is Michel. I am about to go ahead and start college. I am afraid
> of
> so many things. My main fear is getting around campus. Another fear is not
> being able to keep up. My passion is computers. I am a computer genius to
> my
> family and a computer dummy when talking to computer experts. I want to
> get
> a bachelor's degree in computer engineering. I was told that this is one
> of
> the highest paying job in the computer field. I would really like to hear
> from anyone who has went to school for computers that is blind. I would
> also like to hear from anyone that is totally blind like myself for advice
> and technology that is used to do their jobs. I really ` this web site and
> with everyone's help folks will be calling me Mr. Microsoft in no time!
> Thank you so so much for your time and support!
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:04:07 -0400
> From: "Taylor, James G." <James.Taylor at dbvi.virginia.gov>
> Subject: [Jobs] executive secretary position
> To: <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> Message-ID:
> <A5F0E2525C43A04DBBEA7D05B79BC62462D5E2 at dsa-aza-file2.DSA.state.va.us>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> The Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI) is
> recruiting for an executive secretary at the Virginia Rehabilitation
> Center for the
>
> Blind and Vision Impaired (VRCBVI) in Richmond (see job announcement
> below).
>
>
>
> Please help us get the announcement out to individuals who would qualify
> and may be interested.
>
>
>
> Jim Taylor
>
>
>
> Chief Deputy Commissioner
>
>
>
> Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
>
>
>
> (e-mail) jim.taylor at dbvi.virginia.gov
>
>
>
> (phone) 804-371-3111
>
>
>
> **
>
>
>
> Agency: VRCB
>
>
>
> Agency Title: Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind
>
>
>
> Role Title: Administrative and Office Specialist III
>
>
>
> Work Title: Executive Secretary
>
>
>
> Position #: 00009
>
>
>
> Location: Henrico
>
>
>
> Open To: General Public
>
>
>
> Pay Band: 03
>
>
>
> Hiring Range: $23,076 - 47,361
>
>
>
> Close Date: 10/20/2006
>
>
>
> Comments: The Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Vision
> Impaired seeks a qualified candidate to provide supervision of clerical
> support staff
>
>
>
> and clerical functions for student records, reports, & fiscal
> administration and to serve as executive secretary to Director and
> Assistant Directors.
>
>
>
> Responsibilities: Responsible for overall operation/supervision of
> Business Office; supervise staff; maintain student records & statistical
> data; coordinate
>
>
>
> student admission info; ensure timeliness of student reports; oversee
> fiscal/purchasing functions; maintain HR related records for Center
> staff; ensure
>
>
>
> confidentiality of clerical functions; coordinate use of Center
> facilities by internal/external individuals & groups; & coordinate
> staffing of reception
>
>
>
> desk.
>
>
>
> Qualifications: Working knowledge of general office practices,
> procedures and equipment; business English, punctuation, spelling &
> business math; ability
>
>
>
> to supervise staff; proficiency in Microsoft software
> (Excel/Word/Access/Outlook/Internet); demonstrated ability to interpret
> & apply policies and procedures;
>
>
>
> organize, prioritize & carry out variety of admin responsibilities
> involving large volume; and to communicate effectively (oral/written).
> High school diploma;
>
>
>
> education and experience in secretarial science and office systems
> technologies. Related administrative support experience required,
> experience in human
>
>
>
> service delivery environment involving services to challenging customers
> preferred. Successful candidate will be subject to fingerprinting and
> criminal
>
>
>
> background check. EEO/AA/TTY. Reasonable accommodation upon request.
>
>
>
> Contact Information: Visit the Career Center at our website
> www.vrcbvi.org. Applications will be received through 5:00 p.m. October
> 20, 2006. Applications
>
>
>
> received after this date may or may not considered based upon the
> applicant pool.
>
>
>
> Applications are required! Use the easiest way to apply: On-line at
> http://jobs.virginia.gov. You can even save your application on-line!
> Don't have Internet
>
>
>
> access? Visit your local library or Virginia Employment Commission.
>
>
>
> Alternate methods to apply: Pick up a Virginia state application form
> the local Virginia Employment Commission office or download one from
> http://jobs.virginia.gov/emplApplication.html.
>
>
>
> Mail your completed application to be received no later than the
> deadline to: Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, Attention:
> Human Resources/Employment
>
>
>
> Section, 8004 Franklin
>
>
>
> Farms Drive, Richmond, VA 23229. Postmarks are not accepted. Resumes may
> not be substituted for State applications. Or you may fax your
> application to (804)
>
>
>
> 662-7662. Or you may e-mail your application to
> applications at drs.virginia.gov; however you must follow it with the
> original signed application.
>
>
>
> Minorities and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
> EEO/AA/TTY - Reasonable accommodations upon request.
>
> -------------- next part --------------
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> The Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired (DBVI) is
> recruiting for an executive secretary at the Virginia Rehabilitation
> Center for the
> Blind and Vision Impaired (VRCBVI) in Richmond (see job announcement
> below).
>
> Please help us get the announcement out to individuals who would qualify
> and may be interested.
>
> Jim Taylor
>
> Chief Deputy Commissioner
>
> Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
>
> (e-mail) jim.taylor at dbvi.virginia.gov
>
> (phone) 804-371-3111
>
> **
>
> Agency: VRCB
>
> Agency Title: Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind
>
> Role Title: Administrative and Office Specialist III
>
> Work Title: Executive Secretary
>
> Position #: 00009
>
> Location: Henrico
>
> Open To: General Public
>
> Pay Band: 03
>
> Hiring Range: $23,076 - 47,361
>
> Close Date: 10/20/2006
>
> Comments: The Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Vision
> Impaired seeks a qualified candidate to provide supervision of clerical
> support staff
>
> and clerical functions for student records, reports, & fiscal
> administration and to serve as executive secretary to Director and
> Assistant Directors.
>
> Responsibilities: Responsible for overall operation/supervision of
> Business Office; supervise staff; maintain student records & statistical
> data; coordinate
>
> student admission info; ensure timeliness of student reports; oversee
> fiscal/purchasing functions; maintain HR related records for Center staff;
> ensure
>
> confidentiality of clerical functions; coordinate use of Center facilities
> by internal/external individuals & groups; & coordinate staffing of
> reception
>
> desk.
>
> Qualifications: Working knowledge of general office practices, procedures
> and equipment; business English, punctuation, spelling & business math;
> ability
>
> to supervise staff; proficiency in Microsoft software
> (Excel/Word/Access/Outlook/Internet); demonstrated ability to interpret &
> apply policies and procedures;
>
> organize, prioritize & carry out variety of admin responsibilities
> involving large volume; and to communicate effectively (oral/written).
> High school diploma;
>
> education and experience in secretarial science and office systems
> technologies. Related administrative support experience required,
> experience in human
>
> service delivery environment involving services to challenging customers
> preferred. Successful candidate will be subject to fingerprinting and
> criminal
>
> background check. EEO/AA/TTY. Reasonable accommodation upon request.
>
> Contact Information: Visit the Career Center at our website
> www.vrcbvi.org. Applications will be received through 5:00 p.m. October
> 20, 2006. Applications
>
> received after this date may or may not considered based upon the
> applicant pool.
>
> Applications are required! Use the easiest way to apply: On-line at
> http://jobs.virginia.gov. You can even save your application on-line!
> Don’t have Internet
>
> access? Visit your local library or Virginia Employment Commission.
>
> Alternate methods to apply: Pick up a Virginia state application form the
> local Virginia Employment Commission office or download one from
> http://jobs.virginia.gov/emplApplication.html.
>
> Mail your completed application to be received no later than the deadline
> to: Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, Attention: Human
> Resources/Employment
>
> Section, 8004
> Franklin
>
> Farms Drive,
> Richmond
> ,
> VA
> 23229
> . Postmarks are not accepted. Resumes may not be substituted for State
> applications. Or you may fax your application to (804)
>
> 662-7662. Or you may e-mail your application to
> applications at drs.virginia.gov; however you must follow it with the
> original signed application.
>
> Minorities and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
> EEO/AA/TTY – Reasonable accommodations upon request.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:04:46 -0500
> From: "Dick Davis" <ddavis at blindinc.org>
> Subject: Re: [Jobs] computers and college
> To: "'Jobs for the Blind'" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> Message-ID: <20061010140443.4A147B2EEA at warspite.cnchost.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> Dear Michel,
>
> When I read this, I was concerned about the many fears you expressed. It
> looks like you have not had training at one of our NFB centers. If you
> don't know about them, there is one in Minneapolis, BLIND, Inc., one in
> Ruston, LA, the Louisiana Center for the Blind, and one in Denver, the
> Colorado Center for the Blind. Training at one of them will build up your
> skills and self-confidence and teach you how to deal with college.
>
> Too many blind people assume that getting a degree in a good field will
> get
> them a good job. However, if you go through college lacking confidence,
> there are things that you won't try yourself, and things from which others
> will excuse you because of your blindness. In other words, it is not just
> getting through college, but how you get through it that is important.
>
> Now is a good time to enter one of our centers. If you already have some
> training, one of our centers will strengthen your skills and build up your
> self-confidence. Excellent blindness skills and self-confidence are the
> real things that will ultimately get you the job you want. In our center,
> we
> work a lot with people on college survival skills and job seeking skills
> to
> build up your skills and confidence.
>
> If you are interested in learning more about us, our website is
> www.blindinc.org. My e-mail is ddavis at blindinc.org, and my phone is
> 612-872-0100. Shawn Mayo is our director, so you can talk to her or to Al
> Spooner who handles our outreach by calling the same number.
>
> Off the top of my head, I cannot remember the URL's for the other two
> centers, but if you type "Louisiana Center for the Blind" and "Colorado
> Center for the Blind" into a search engine, you will get there. The
> addresses are also on our national site, nfb.org. They are excellent
> centers, and you should consider them too.
>
> Dick Davis
> Assistant Director for Employment Programs
> BLIND, Inc.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of
> Michel
> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 11:14 PM
> To: jobs at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Jobs] computers and college
>
> Hello,
> my name is Michel. I am about to go ahead and start college. I am afraid
> of
> so many things. My main fear is getting around campus. Another fear is not
> being able to keep up. My passion is computers. I am a computer genius to
> my
> family and a computer dummy when talking to computer experts. I want to
> get
> a bachelor's degree in computer engineering. I was told that this is one
> of
> the highest paying job in the computer field. I would really like to hear
> from anyone who has went to school for computers that is blind. I would
> also like to hear from anyone that is totally blind like myself for advice
> and technology that is used to do their jobs. I really ` this web site and
> with everyone's help folks will be calling me Mr. Microsoft in no time!
> Thank you so so much for your time and support!
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 09:53:46 -0700
> From: "Noel Nightingale" <nnightingale at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [Jobs] computers and college
> To: "'Jobs for the Blind'" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
> Message-ID: <000001c6ec8c$acbe5850$e6322918 at userlpz6ijp9bq>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>
> Where do you live, Michelle? Some of us may be able to suggest
> resources available where you live or want to go to college.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of Michel
> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 9:14 PM
> To: jobs at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Jobs] computers and college
>
>
> Hello,
> my name is Michel. I am about to go ahead and start college. I am afraid
> of so many things. My main fear is getting around campus. Another fear
> is not being able to keep up. My passion is computers. I am a computer
> genius to my family and a computer dummy when talking to computer
> experts. I want to get a bachelor's degree in computer engineering. I
> was told that this is one of the highest paying job in the computer
> field. I would really like to hear from anyone who has went to school
> for computers that is blind. I would also like to hear from anyone that
> is totally blind like myself for advice and technology that is used to
> do their jobs. I really ` this web site and with everyone's help folks
> will be calling me Mr. Microsoft in no time! Thank you so so much for
> your time and support!
>
>
>
>
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>
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