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Important Information on Employment for People with Disabilities.
I graduated from library school in 2009. I sent in my first post library school job application in November, 2008. Over the last three years I’ve done an internship, freelance work, several part time jobs, and other odd jobs here and there to make ends meet. This economy is brutal enough for people without disabilities, [...]
Virtual Reference Services
I’ve probably mentioned virtual reference before, but I recently started a gig doing instant messenger reference for the state of NC this semester. I answer research or basic reference questions for anyone coming from a North Carolina library. The reason why I bring it up here is that, as far as accessibility goes, it has [...]
Accessibility
Also tagged Elance, freelance, hearing, nc knows, odesk, virtual reference
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Crazy Week
It has been one strange week. An earthquake and a hurricane in one week. Work has started back, so I won’t have as much time to post as I did during the summer. I’m still trying to make some kind of routine out of my unusual set of hours. I have been dealing with some [...]
Crusade for Better Public Transportation for People with Disabilities.
If you live in the Raleigh-Durham area, please consider going to one of the community meetings for Designing Better Bus Service for Durham. Believe me, as a user of the paratransit service, much needed changes need to be made. I’m in the process of bringing these changes to their attention. One of my biggest challenges [...]
One Step Closer to Creating Cars for the Blind to Drive
When I saw this article about a blind man who successfully navigated a race track with obstacles using a car that Virginia Tech built, I nearly got tears in my eyes. I had heard that this project was in development, but did not realize it was this close to being a reality. The United States [...]
Assistive Technology
Also tagged blind, blind driver, bus, car, public transportation, train
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