[Jobs] Assistive Technology Specialist

[Liz Bottner]

Hi all: 

 

I have a couple of questions that perhaps some of you on this list might
know how to answer, or in which direction to point me. 

 

I am a college senior who will be graduating in the fall with a major in
Philosophy and a minor in Religious Studies.  At one time, I was double
majoring in Computer Science, but have since dropped that.  My dream job
would be to become an assistive technology specialist working in an agency
for the blind, school for the blind, or perhaps even a college or university
overseeing assistive technology.  I would be interested in training
individuals, consulting with businesses and other such work as it relates to
assistive technology and accessibility issues.  I figured that a Computer
Science degree would help me, but it turned out to be a whole lot of
programming, and I figured out that programming isn't for me; I'd much
rather work with people than only with computers. 

 

I was still going to pursue the minor, but I honestly felt that I was
putting more work into the minor than I was my major.  I guess my question
is really where I should go from here after I graduate in order to gain
experience to become an assistive technology specialist?  Do any of you on
this list who might be in the field have any advice or suggestions?  What
kinds of experience did you have leading up to your job placements?  I'm
worried that because of my Philosophy major and Religious Studies minor, I
won't be taken seriously, but I definitely have experience working with
computers and the various assistive technology equipment that is out there.
I have taken some Computer Science courses as well, and do have some
experience programming and in other areas of the computer, I just won't have
anything official like a major or minor.  Any help or suggestions would be
appreciated.  Feel free to write me off list. 

 

Thanks, and take care, 

 

Liz 

 

Email: lizb at udel.edu Visit my LiveJournal:
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Hi all:
 
I have a couple of questions that perhaps some of you on this list might know how to answer, or in which direction to point me.
 
I am a college senior who will be graduating in the fall with a major in Philosophy and a minor in Religious Studies.  At one time, I was double majoring in Computer Science, but have since dropped that.  My dream job would be to become an assistive technology specialist working in an agency for the blind, school for the blind, or perhaps even a college or university overseeing assistive technology.  I would be interested in training individuals, consulting with businesses and other such work as it relates to assistive technology and accessibility issues.  I figured that a Computer Science degree would help me, but it turned out to be a whole lot of programming, and I figured out that programming isn&#8217;t for me; I&#8217;d much rather work with people than only with computers.
 
I was still going to pursue the minor, but I honestly felt that I was putting more work into the minor than I was my major.  I guess my question is really where I should go from here after I graduate in order to gain experience to become an assistive technology specialist?  Do any of you on this list who might be in the field have any advice or suggestions?  What kinds of experience did you have leading up to your job placements?  I&#8217;m worried that because of my Philosophy major and Religious Studies minor, I won&#8217;t be taken seriously, but I definitely have experience working with computers and the various assistive technology equipment that is out there.  I have taken some Computer Science courses as well, and do have some experience programming and in other areas of the computer, I just won&#8217;t have anything official like a major or minor.  Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.  Feel free to write me off list.
 
Thanks, and take care,
 
Liz
 
Email:  mailto:lizb at udel.edu lizb at udel.edu
Visit my LiveJournal: http://unsilenceddream.livejournal.com/ http://unsilenceddream.livejournal.com