hi Brand. Yes being able too work outside the house is a good option, but sometimes we gotta make compromises. Tell me again, because it is not totally clear too me why you need too be a professional too help others? Okay so as you said your self SA's blind organization may be 10 years set back, that is not the same as they wont listen if you start talking. I will tell you how i got about it in denmark when i started using a mac. At this time i do believe i had gotten me a few vista boxes, you know the typical hype about how we could install the os our self totally free of sighted eyes, yada, yada, yada. Of course it turned out, as is always the case with microsoft that it did not hold in court. So i got out and got my self a mac book, some of you girls, and guys too for that matter, might remember the mac book with its uniformly cutesy plastic body. Anyway. I remember my bf at that time was like, you should go and show it too www.ibos.dk. And that was basically what i did. They did not go all for it too start with, but they have caught up at long last. Brand, If you dont have the money or time to be a professional, find a few blind friends, give it your best go, show them all you can, but what is the most important thing, tell them that you with the mac can install it your self should it crash, and what might be more important too some if you really need it you could install windows in a virtual computer along site the mac. I know that i have yet too see my book-scanner work properly in osx, and i really need that, so well before that works properly i am not getting rid of my last working vista box. But it is a thing i can live with happily. John D thanks for the mail I may as well take the exams. One question though, why would you need a exam on the hardware? have a good day yall
sandi On 4/11/13, Ricardo Walker <rwalker...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > But couldn't you say the same for everywhere? I mean, after all, most blind > people are unemployed. As far as blind Apple employees, very few, probably. > But, none? Definitely not. I know 4 or 5 myself. > > hth > > Ricardo Walker > rica...@appletothecore.info > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Apr 10, 2013, at 5:29 PM, Scott Berry <sb356...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Very few if any people work for Apple at this time. >> >> >> >> On 4/10/13 13:14, Jed Barton wrote: >>> I'd like to find out about this as well. >>> I love my mac, and although, somewhat new, have taught myself an awful >>> lot. >>> Do you know if there are a lot of blind people working for apple? >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Brandt >>> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 2:10 PM >>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: Becoming a qualified Apple technical support agent/p >>> trainer >>> >>> Hi there, >>> >>> I could do it using Skype, but I would prefer being able to work outside >>> the >>> house as well, for example, for one of our local blindness >>> organizations. >>> >>> Trying to break the Windows stranglehold on our local blind community, >>> will >>> need qualifications. Generally, over here the blind community is >>> approximately 10 years behind the time. That needs rectifying as soon as >>> possible, and somebody has to do it, why not me? >>> >>> Warm regards, >>> >>> Brandt Steenkamp >>> >>> Sent from my macbook pro >>> >>> Contact me: >>> >>> Mobile/iMessage/WatsApp: +27781205013 >>> >>> Email: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com >>> >>> My ring to Skype: >>> California, United States >>> +(1)760-5140161 >>> Extension 512 >>> Cape Town, South Africa >>> +(27)213-002317 >>> Extension 161 >>> Johannesburg, South Africa >>> +(27)105-002316 >>> Extension 170 >>> >>> Skype: Brandt.steenkamp007 >>> >>> SIP: 5500...@spokn.com >>> >>> Twitter: brandtsteenkamp >>> >>> On 10 Apr 2013, at 2:26 PM, Sandi Jazmin Kruse <sandi1...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> hi brand. >>>> Why not just start over skype, as far as i know unless you have other >>>> rules in sa, you dont need too be certified too help other human >>>> beings. >>>> >>>> >>>> sandi >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 4/10/13, Eric Oyen <eric.o...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> well, >>>>> if you were in the states, it would be easier. I know of several >>>>> totally blind people who do such work for apple (generally in apple >>>>> stores). 2 are in phoenix arizona. If you have a strong local blind >>>>> organization (like the US NFB) then you might be able to convince >>>>> apple locally that it would be in their best interests to help. you >>>>> might also contact the apple HQ here in the states. >>>>> >>>>> -eric >>>>> >>>>> On Apr 10, 2013, at 5:54 AM, Brandt wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi there folks, >>>>>> >>>>>> I am working to become a fully qualified Apple support >>>>>> agent/trainer, however, the local representatives of Apple (Core >>>>>> group) refuse to give the necessary training unless you work for >>>>>> them. I have supplied them with my curriculum vitae several months >>>>>> ago, but have received no reply whatsoever. >>>>>> >>>>>> Does anybody know of any other way to become a qualified Apple >>>>>> technical support agent/trainer? If such a method exist, preferably >>>>>> online, please let me know. This is intensely frustrating to me, >>>>>> wanting to help the local blind community, but not being able to do >>>>>> to lack of the necessary qualifications. >>>>>> >>>>>> The South African blind computer user is basically stuck using >>>>>> Windows at this point in time due to the lack of necessary training >>>>>> facilities and personnel. >>>>>> >>>>>> Warm regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Brandt Steenkamp >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my macbook pro >>>>>> >>>>>> Contact me: >>>>>> >>>>>> Mobile/iMessage/WatsApp: +27781205013 >>>>>> >>>>>> Email: brandt.steenk...@gmail.com >>>>>> >>>>>> My ring to Skype: >>>>>> California, United States >>>>>> +(1)760-5140161 >>>>>> Extension 512 >>>>>> Cape Town, South Africa >>>>>> +(27)213-002317 >>>>>> Extension 161 >>>>>> Johannesburg, South Africa >>>>>> +(27)105-002316 >>>>>> Extension 170 >>>>>> >>>>>> Skype: Brandt.steenkamp007 >>>>>> >>>>>> SIP: 5500...@spokn.com >>>>>> >>>>>> Twitter: brandtsteenkamp >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> Visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>> send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>> Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>> an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Scott berry >> email: sb356...@gmail.com >> Facebook: sb356607 >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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