[humanser] ACCOMODATIONS

[Darla Rogers]

Hi Karen,

	I have done both; sometimes, it could be helpful to have vision, but
if the home is in poor condition, it is pretty easy to discern with our
other senses, and all drivers aren't alike; some, like retired teachers or
social service professionals, can be a huge help; others, if they can make
it to the client's house, is doing great.
	I got stranded, with a driver, 60 miles from my home office, and she
was really angry because the state would not pay her for the hours her car
didn't work.  She actually walked out on me, at an interview, where I did
need her help to sign some things; now I just get someone to mark them with
something tactile, and I'll do it myself.
Darla


-----Original Message-----
From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Karen Rose
Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2013 8:16 PM
To: Human Services Mailing List
Cc: Human Services Mailing List
Subject: Re: [humanser] ACCOMODATIONS

I would think one would leave the driver outside the home

Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 28, 2013, at 5:50 PM, Serena Cucco <serena.c.cucco at gmail.com>
wrote:
> 
> I can see one drawback about hiring a driver for home visits.  Would 
> the driver know anything about the blind social worker's specific home 
> visit requirements, I.E., what the sw has to assess for or monitor?
> Or would the driver simply be a driver?  A driver's knowing about the 
> specific requirements of the home visit could be detrimental to the 
> sw.  The driver could try to take over the assessment/monitoring 
> process.  Similar to how some human readers who know about the course 
> material blind students are studying try to act as tutors.
> 
> Serena
> 
>> On 12/28/13, JD Townsend <43210 at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> ON ELECTRONIC RECORDS:
>> 
>> My hospital is moving rapidly into electronic records for mental 
>> health services.  Their idea is for me to dictate as do our 
>> psychiatrists.  I used to do this when the hospital had medical 
>> transcribers.  To work in the electronic records it will require a 
>> bit of new software and some scripting work, however I do believe 
>> that this solution will provide me with the independence and freedom 
>> to get that part of my job done.  Always new skills to learn.  Some 
>> clinicians who are less computer savvy are having more trouble than I am.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> DRIVING:
>> 
>> I took a job in Brooklyn that required me to visit families in their 
>> homes over half of my work time.  Once I moved into the City I was 
>> able to do all my visiting using buses, subways and my feet.  Of 
>> course traveling around via these methods in a rural setting would 
>> not be possible.  Often we need to move to where the work is, rather 
>> than to wait for the opportunity to come to us.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I know of one blind social worker who works in hospice.  She travels 
>> with her team as they do their assessments together.  The job 
>> required that driving license, but she went for the interview anyway 
>> and won the supervisor over with her professional, competent, 
>> engaging manner and they decided to make an exception to their rule.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> A blind supervisee is doing her assessments over the telephone rather 
>> than doing the required home visit, she feels that the information 
>> would be best taken in the home, but this is the adaptation the 
>> agency she works for has agreed upon.  Sometimes there are compromises to
be made on both our parts.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I have not known anyone who made home visits who regularly used a 
>> driver, but people do suggest that option from time to time.  For me 
>> a bus, my Braillenote with GPS, and time to do my notes, would take 
>> preference.  I do like to do things on my own, sometimes a good thing,
sometimes not.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> JD Townsend LCSW
>> Helping the light dependent to see.
>> Daytona Beach, Earth, Sol System
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
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