[humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment

[Karen Rose]

Sandy – I do not know your specific technology but I wonder – would it be possible to type your notes on an old-fashioned typewriter and then scan them into the inaccessible program

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> On Dec 27, 2013, at 4:03 PM, Sandy <sandraburgess at msn.com> wrote:
> 
> Justin,
> 
> Accessibility is the bigest hurdle I have encountered.  For some time I made copies of agency forms I adapted to use with Microsoft.  When we went to electronic records, I was not permitted to dictate notes and the records, as well as forms we used put out by another vendor, they and the health records were both inaccessible.  After a few years of me and others dealing with the agency, they got their forms accessible.  I am confusing you, but this set of forms became accessible whilst the agency went to some quite inaccessible forms.  So I did not work at all as couldn't dictate, couldn't do paperwork completely.
> I took action that, iventually, we reached an agreement.  However, this whole experience makes me less confident about successful employment anywhere.  Apparently, we need to stay strong and keep advocating for our right to be in the world.
> 
> 
> Sandy
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "justin williams" <justin.williams2 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 3:19 PM
> To: "'Human Services Mailing List'" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment
> 
>> You have had some terrific employers. Outstanding.  The wisdom you just
>> offered is greatly appreciated.
>> What do you do about accessibility?  How do you ensure that everything si
>> accessible?
>> 
>> Thanks Justin.
>> Thanks Justin.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of JD Townsend
>> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 3:09 PM
>> To: Human Services Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment
>> 
>> I have never met or read of anyone who got a job after bringing in adaptive
>> electronics. I have never had an employer who cared to learn about my
>> electronics. They may see or hear it, but they have not the time or interest
>> in learning what it allows me to do or what it's limitations are.  Even in
>> my present position, 13 years there now and not one supervisor or manager
>> has expressed the slightest interest.
>> 
>> What job interviewers are interested in are my talents and abilities. When
>> paperwork is brought up I generally say that I don't like it, but that I
>> feel much better when it is completed. Completed in a timely manner too.
>> 
>> Except for the very rare interviewer the details of my adaptive techniques
>> have been of no importance -- I've been hired in many positions in the past
>> 30+ years and this has always been my experience in successful interviews:
>> keep the focus on what you have to offer, not on how you will deliver the
>> services.   Should they ask about your blindness treat it as you would a
>> question from a patient and answer the underlying question.  For example:
>> "I don't know how a person who can't see our  forms could do this stressful
>> job."  I might answer, "I take pride in completing all of my paperwork on
>> time and have a track record to back me up."  That track record might be
>> your graduate school assignments and internships or other places where you
>> have proven your talents.  Most interviewers will not go back to the
>> blindness issue, assuming that you have already mastered those roadblocks.
>> To bring out a voice or braille device simply does not answer their real
>> question which, simply is, "Can you do the job?"
>> 
>> 
>> JD Townsend LCSW
>> Helping the light dependent to see.
>> Daytona Beach, Earth, Sol System
>> 
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