[humanser] dealing with handwritten forms

[Tanna G. Shoyo]

I deal with a lot of handwritten forms at work.  I work for the state in the 
health and human services office.  I do the data entry for childcare and 
chore billing. What makes it more challenging is some of the handwriting I 
have to decipher.  Nothing against the providers, some of them have doctor's 
handwriting.  I use a CCTV to read the forms.  I'm dreaming of the day that 
they can go paperless with the billing, so I can get the infomation from the 
computer and enter it.

Tanna Shoyo
Lincoln, NE

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nikki Dobens" <nfugett at cinci.rr.com>
To: "Human Services Mailing List" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 10:00 PM
Subject: Re: [humanser] dealing with handwritten forms


>I was just thinking that if the paper forms could be put into the computer, 
>someone could script them for you and make them accessible.  I'm guessing 
>you use Jaws or Windoweyes?You could tab through the forms, if they could 
>be made accessible.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "solsticesinger" <solsticesinger at gmail.com>
> To: "Human Services Mailing List" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 9:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [humanser] dealing with handwritten forms
>
>
>> Nikki,
>>
>> Thank you so much for this idea. I will definitely talk to my department 
>> for
>> blind services, and see what can be arranged. I'll also, of course, bring
>> this up to my supervisor, to get her thoughts on the matter.
>>
>> I'm glad you mentioned the whole confidentiality thing, as I know that's 
>> a
>> big deal, and I wasn't sure how a reader would fit in.
>>
>> Shannon
>> Women will starve in silence until new stories are created which confer 
>> on
>> them the power of naming themselves.
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Nikki Dobens" <nfugett at cinci.rr.com>
>> To: "Human Services Mailing List" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 8:10 PM
>> Subject: Re: [humanser] dealing with handwritten forms
>>
>>
>>    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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