Announcing the A T Guys Summer Internship

If you're looking for a job that's a bit different, A T Guys is looking for an outgoing person to join us this summer as an intern. Read on to learn how this all

works.

What can you bring to the table?

We're looking for a variety of skills from a potential intern and expect that you probably won't have all of these. But here are a few things we're looking for:, the more the better:

• Extensive knowledge of assistive technology for the blind and visually impaired including computers, cell phones, and other devices
• Ability to help customers over the phone or via Email with sales or technical support queries
• Website programming using HTML, CSS< Javascript, PHP, databases, or other languages
• Graphic design including brochures, online content, and other materials
• Product sales including willingness to attend trade shows and conferences
• audio or video production and editing
• People with big ideas and who are not afraid to think outside the box

An internship at A T Guys is a two-way street. we'll share our knowledge in many of the areas listed above and ask that you are ready to learn and be a part of the team. We will strive to give you meaningful work experience and allow you to build or do something big.

Details

You will work 20-30 hours per week from our office in Kalamazoo, MI. You are welcome to work from home from time to time, but we would like you to be in town and available. We are happy to provide housing recommendations that would be within a short walk of the office. Hours are flexible. We're not a 9 to 5 company.

Some travel may be required from time to time, and you will be reimbursed for travel costs if this occurs.

We'd ask for a minimum 10 week commitment from you, but are flexible as to your start date, in case you have a summer vacation already planned.

Interns will start off by earning a small stipend and will have the opportunity for advancement.

A T Guys is poised for growth, and we hope you come join us as we change the face of assistive technology.\

If you're interested, please send a cover letter and resume to jj at atguys dot com. Put the cover letter in the body of your E-Mail message and attach the resume. We're particularly interested in the skills you have and how you'd like to work with us to grow the company.

Thanks for your interest, and good luck.

A T Guys Supports Open Library with Book Donation

As a company administered primarily by blind employees, we can appreciate and empathize with the struggles faced by blind and print-disabled individuals in obtaining high-quality and timely digital books in accessible formats. So we were thrilled to hear of the effort undertaken by Open Library, who recently announced an ambitious project to make the world's digital books accessible.
The Internet Archive is making its scanned digital books available to qualified members of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, the Federal program which provides books to individuals who are unable to read printed material. By doing this, they join programs including Bookshare, Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, and the NLS’s own Braille and Audio Reading Download program in offering a growing catalog of accessible digital books available to students, professionals, and bibliophiles alike.
To this end, we are proud to support the Internet Archive Book Drive, a project seeking 10,000 donated books which will be converted into accessible formats. A T Guys has submitted several titles to this effort, which will greatly enhance the availability of a wide variety of book titles. Interested persons can follow the simple instructions to submit their own works, which will be scanned by the Internet Archive. Financial contributions are also accepted.
A T Guys is thrilled to support the efforts of the Open Library, and salutes the growing list of companies and individuals working toward universal access to the world's books and information.

Introduction to the A T Guys Blog

A T Guys has been providing mobile solutions to its customers for a couple of years now, while Blind Bargains, the Auction Gateway, and Zone BBS have been in existence for much longer. And while all of these and other endeavors are used by hundreds of users every day, we were lacking a way to tie it all together. Often, our various projects seemed to lack a bit of cohesion, or users of one site may not be aware of the existence of others.
In an effort to draw our family closer together and provide more insight into what exactly is happening at A T Guys, we’ve introduced this blog. It’s one of the things we’ll be launching in the coming months to provide more interaction with customers, company updates and information, and opportunities for users like you to give feedback.
We encourage you to join us as we dive head-first in to new challenges, and learn about our new and upcoming developments. You’ll also gain some insight into how we operate, and perhaps be inspired to join the ranks of blind business professionals all over the world.
We look forward to listening to your feedback and interacting with customers and potential customers alike. We also encourage you to follow us on Twitter at @atguys and send us a note. Thanks for being a part of A T Guys as we help to raise the bar on assistive technology.