http://www.tabinc.org/net/ Your Link to Meaningful Work Copyright 2008 Tue, 06 May 2008 12:27:03 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.11 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss eSight member Pam MacNeill writes: "As a blind woman in a third-tier management role looking to take the next step into tier two and on to a Chief Executive role within the next five years, I think the issue is... http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/05/how_do_we_show.html http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/05/how_do_we_show.html Tue, 06 May 2008 12:27:03 -0500 As a person with low vision, what are your favorite tips or solutions for getting things done at school, on the computer, during your job search or at work?... http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/04/tell_others_wha.html http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/04/tell_others_wha.html Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:24:33 -0500 Today we welcome Michelle Clark, guest facilitator. JRH Vision loss as a working professional comes differently. As in my situation, it came after putting in 25 years of work. Although I had sufficient time and title to retire, I simply... http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/04/working_to_retu.html http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/04/working_to_retu.html Michelle Clark Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:44:52 -0500 Two eSight members, long experienced in the mainstream work world, brought up an interesting issue two weeks ago on this forum. Darrell writes: “I'd put myself up against any similarly qualified sighted person in my field any time and I'm... http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/04/do_i_still_need.html http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/04/do_i_still_need.html Wed, 23 Apr 2008 13:35:15 -0500 A first glance, shelter workshops seem to be a positive solution to combat the staggering unemployment rate among working age people who are blind. For many years, the sheltered workshop has been the only alternative to staying at home for... http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/04/sheltered.html http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/04/sheltered.html Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:13:40 -0500 Today's eSight Case Study focuses on Joe in New Jersey. He's been a pediatric dentist for the last 45 years, but he's now gradually losing his sight. He recently gave up his private practice because he felt he could no... http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/04/todays_esight_c.html http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/04/todays_esight_c.html Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:09:47 -0500 By either design or temperament, it is possible to find oneself acting as a change agent or contrarian in a job. More often than not, rather than seasoned and well respected employees, new employees are in these change agent situations.... http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/04/change_agent_a.html http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/04/change_agent_a.html FST Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:43:48 -0500 Article covering job loss due to accessibility barriers. http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/04/will_technology.html http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/04/will_technology.html Darrell Shandrow Tue, 01 Apr 2008 23:57:19 -0500 There is a 2000-year-old maxim that says, "A good reputation is more valuable than money." In today’s highly competitive world, in which personal branding is becoming a common career-building strategy, that maxim is surprisingly still on target. It’s especially true... http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/04/discover_the_at.html http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/04/discover_the_at.html Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:20:02 -0500 After thinking about all the media coverage I've read and seen about David Paterson becoming governor of New York and watching his swearing-in ceremony, I've learned some things about him I didn't know at first. I hope employers remember these... http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/03/a_learning_mome.html http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/03/a_learning_mome.html Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:47:03 -0500 My name is Cheryl Cumings. I currently run Our space Our Place, Inc. a Boston based non profit which provides a year round after school and career exploration program for blind youth. Prior to this, I worked at the Massachusetts... http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/03/my_name_is_cher.html http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/03/my_name_is_cher.html Cheryl Cumings Wed, 19 Mar 2008 10:56:57 -0500 In referring to the employment rate among people with disabilities, which hasn't shown much improvement since 1990 when the ADA was enacted, Elaine writes: "I believe the problem is that the focus is totally on putting people with disabilities into... http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/03/options_for_pos.html http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/03/options_for_pos.html Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:56:29 -0500 eSight member Barney Mayse, disability advocate, The Whole Person, Inc., sent me a note Monday, highlighting some of his comments that Diversity World has recently published. Here is some of what Barney told Diversity World: "What I find most interesting... http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/03/creative_ways_t.html http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/03/creative_ways_t.html Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:19:36 -0500 I’ve been reviewing resumes of applicants for eSight’s “Online Networking as a Job Search Tool” for two years now. Resumes are on my mind because this Friday, February 29, is the deadline for completing the application and submitting your resume... http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/02/rethinking_resu.html http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/02/rethinking_resu.html Tue, 26 Feb 2008 11:57:12 -0500 Last week, I cited Professor MacDougall’s explanation of how people with disabilities have come from the “deaf and dumb” era to today’s focus on “super crips” (extraordinary human beings doing ordinary things which people tend to label “exceptional”). I think... http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/02/tapping_the_pow.html http://www.tabinc.org/net/archives/2008/02/tapping_the_pow.html Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:04:26 -0500