From a reader in Oklahoma:
In response to Mike Lantz's letter in the September Readers Forum about the difficulty of entering broadcasting, it would seem easy for a blind person to read news, weather and sports--but how about interviewing a celebrity, such as Larry King? A blind person could certainly be a disc jockey and play cassettes. The problem is getting hired. This seems to be true in every field where we have no prior experience. I thought this is where the National Federation of the Blind would come in.
The magazine called Guideposts is no longer available in braille. Does anyone know where to get a similar magazine? The stories are great, whether you are religious or not.
About working from home: I was a sales rep for a time, and had to make appointments by phone. It was very hard because no one knew anything about the product, Mellaleuca, so that job ended after a year. Does any Ziegler reader have other ideas for telephone employment? Is there such a thing as phone advertising, where you could leave messages telling people about something like a new restaurant, and get paid? I don't know how employers would know how many calls you had made from the home phone. Home-based business is a part-time job at best. Many readers are trying to sell computer parts, books or music tapes. All these are good ideas, but how could using a home phone bring in a regular steady income? Telemarketing rarely works because people hang up. Secretaries and switchboards can be polite, but we can't call them all the time. Would a hospital hire people? Counseling by phone makes sense. I would like to hear some ideas from other readers.
The magazine called Guideposts is no longer available in braille. Does anyone know where to get a similar magazine? The stories are great, whether you are religious or not.
About working from home: I was a sales rep for a time, and had to make appointments by phone. It was very hard because no one knew anything about the product, Mellaleuca, so that job ended after a year. Does any Ziegler reader have other ideas for telephone employment? Is there such a thing as phone advertising, where you could leave messages telling people about something like a new restaurant, and get paid? I don't know how employers would know how many calls you had made from the home phone. Home-based business is a part-time job at best. Many readers are trying to sell computer parts, books or music tapes. All these are good ideas, but how could using a home phone bring in a regular steady income? Telemarketing rarely works because people hang up. Secretaries and switchboards can be polite, but we can't call them all the time. Would a hospital hire people? Counseling by phone makes sense. I would like to hear some ideas from other readers.
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