Category: Jobs and Employment
Hi,
So i was thinking of doing the braille proofreading course since its free.
And if i do i could do proofreading for the minnesota services for the blind as volunteer work.
I'd like to maybe make a career out of it if possible i don't need a huge income just some extra money. I want to do something with braille maybe either writing it or proofreading or maybe teaching adults like ones that are recently blind.
I've got some college experience i was going for a liberal arts degree was gonna do court reporting but due to hte lack of assistance from my two counsellors that includes the one i have now and also lack of funding for schooling i can't do court reporting.
So i'm gonna try out the braille proofreading course since my rehab counsellor won't help me with a job i'm actually interested in and keeps continuing to push me towards customer service and phone work. So i have to help myself! I still am interested in court reporting but i have yet to meet any blind court reporters and i don't know what the employment rate is for them. Do any of you guys know anything about the employment rate for braille proofreaders?
I am employed as a Braille proofreader. I don't know if you're still watching this topic, but I'd be willing to discuss the work wiht you at any time.
Hi, sounds like a very limited line of work. I was gonna pursue court reporting, but now it's mainly done via voice or computer. Perhaps it's even outsourced. Have you considered any other college majors? The course would be free, and volunteering is a good place to build a resume, but have you researched other career possibilities? I had a friend who taught braille at our local independent living center. Not only is it a very limited skill that doesn't transfer well to other areas, the center didn't replace her when she quit her job. Have you thought about maybe a special ed degree or something a bit more practical? While customer service or phone work would suck at first, I think those fields arre way more easy to move up in, and any customer service is good on a resume. Sometimes taking a crappy job at first, can lead to a better one. In my humble oppinion, braille proofreading sounds like a dead-end field, unless you were gonna combine it with some other education. Employers are really looking for skills that can help further a career, and braille is a very specific medium.
To the creater of this topic:
No offense meant in this (hopefully) constructive post, but you seem to lack the qualifications to be a braille proofreader if your post is any indication to go by.
That being said though, even if you were going to apply for a job proofreading or court reporting or whatever, I agree with the above poster that you should not apply for a dead-end type of job. Braille is gradually being phased out. Do I approve of this? No. However, the release of many new portible devices from various companies for the blind as well as other mainstream companies are making braille a secondary priority for many of the younger blind generation.