[humanser] dealing with handwritten forms

[Nikki Dobens]

    Shannon,
I know that when I did my internship in social work, they suggested to me 
that I get a reader a couple times a week or as often as I needed to help 
with paper work.  Agencies usually make the person sign a 
confidentialityform.  You might want to check with a department for the 
blind if there is one there, to see if there is a volunteer.  If not, the 
state services for the blind or maybe the internship site might provide one. 
I hope this helps.  Internships can be overwhelming.  I did one a few years 
ago, and I have a couple to do for my Masters.  It can be challenging.  Good 
luck.
Nikki

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "solsticesinger" <solsticesinger at gmail.com>
To: "Human Services Mailing List" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 6:43 PM
Subject: [humanser] dealing with handwritten forms


> Hi, all.
>
> I rarely post to this list, but now, I have a question.
>
> I'm interning at a cancer care organization in Fort Worth. Much of the job 
> seems to entail filling out forms, or inputting data from handwritten 
> forms into the computer. Some of the information is gathered directly from 
> the client, but I'm finding the paperwork to be a bit overwhelming. I'm 
> wondering if any of you have suggestions on how I can handle this, so that 
> my internship can be as rewarding as possible.
>
> I'm willing to install scanning software on the computer there, but, 
> because of the handwritten parts, as well as the basic formatting of the 
> forms, I'm not sure how well this would work.
>
> Thanks for any help anyone might be able to offer.
>
> Shannon
> Women will starve in silence until new stories are created which confer on 
> them the power of naming themselves.
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