The Disabled Online Users Association (DOUA) will greet visitors, mentors and new members in Booth #1022 at the eBay Live conference in New Orleans in June. The conference is eBay's third event for buyers and sellers that offers classes, tradeshow booths, and presentations by eBay executives, including a keynote speech from President and CEO Meg Whitman.
Marjie Smith, DOUA Founder and Executive Director, said the DOUA is one of the first non-profits to exhibit at an eBay Live Conference. The DOUA members will be handing out promotional bags and explaining their mission of bringing hope and technology to the differently-abled, and how they will expand their reach globally throughout 2004.
The DOUA teaches individuals how to conduct profitable ecommerce while working their own hours in a comfortable anonymous setting among millions of other eBay sellers. DOUA mentors take clients through every aspect of the eBay auction-selling process with an emphasis on how to set prices, create and edit pictures, choose categories and write descriptions. Clients also learn the after-auction requirements and shipping techniques, with special emphasis on customer service.
Marjie Smith is an eBay PowerSeller (Abovethemall) and operates an eBay store as well as her own Web site. Before a debilitating accident that left her in a wheelchair, Marjie was a physically active full-time employee and single mother of two. As a differently-abled person, she launched DOUA's "Helping Hands" to assist other people with disabilities achieve success through one-on-one mentoring programs.
Smith said individual and corporate sponsorship opportunities are still available, request additional information at sponsorship@doua.info.
DOUA is a non-profit organization that exists thanks to private donations, the support of AuctionEthics.com, and the help of volunteers. To learn more about the DOUA, visit the Web site at http://www.doua.info or contact Marjie directly at marjie@doua.info.
