[humanser] Accessible Social Work Dictionary/encyclopedia

Darla Rogers djrogers0628 at gmail.com
Thu Sep 5 20:23:49 UTC 2013 

Dear Aricka,
	Is it possible either textbook, or both, is online from the
publisher in an accessible format?
Darla


-----Original Message-----
From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ericka J.
Short
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2013 3:04 PM
To: Human Services Mailing List
Subject: [humanser] Accessible Social Work Dictionary/encyclopedia
Importance: High

I'm trying to study for the NASW basic exam I'll be taking in Dec.  I
graduated from college in 1999 and all my textbooks are too old to study
from.  I'm looking for a place to download the Social Work Encyclopedia and
Dictionary of Social Work.  According to the recommended reading list, these
are the best to study from.  I did find many updated textbooks from Learning
Ally, but they do not have these two books.  Any help very much
appreciated!!!  I'm falling asleep listening to the textbooks and really
need an easier way to study.  Last time I  did the classes I used print
books.

Ericka Short

-----Original Message-----
From: JD Townsend
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 4:29 PM
To: Human Services Mailing List
Subject: Re: [humanser] Comments on Accessibility Issues Involving Software


Ashley,


Oh my, that song goes back to my civil rights days in the 1960s.  The rest
of the song, in my spotty memory, goes,

Pass it along to your brothers, sisters
Pass it along to your sisters, brothers,
And, every generation has got to win it again.

I'm guessing that some lyric site can give you the real deal, or, perhaps,
Marion has a full version.

JD
-----Original Message----- 
From: Ashley Bramlett
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 9:31 PM
To: Mary Ann Robinson ; Human Services Mailing List
Subject: Re: [humanser] Comments on Accessibility Issues Involving Software

I agree with those words to that freedom song too.
Which song is this?

Not working yet, but I have experienced barriers in my federal internships.
The government does not follow its own section 508 guidelines and I've seen
inaccessible software and training materials online.

Yes, do speak up. I just hope work arounds can be found so you can do your
job until it becomes accessible.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Mary Ann Robinson
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 3:58 PM
To: JD Townsend
Cc: Human Services Mailing List
Subject: Re: [humanser] Comments on Accessibility Issues Involving Software

I sure do like and agree with the words to the song about freedom.  It is so
sad
that things are so often done when there is a threat of litigation instead
of for the right reasons.  Changing attitudes and misconceptions are also
critical to removing barriers and locking doors for us.

Mary Ann

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JD Townsend" <43210 at Bellsouth.net>
To: "Mary Ann Robinson" <brightsmile1953 at comcast.net>; "Human Services
Mailing List" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: [humanser] Comments on Accessibility Issues Involving Software


>
> Ahhh ... I am not alone.
>
> After much advocacy my hospital's electronic records are becoming, 
> grudgingly, accessable.
>
> The newest document to go on-line is our psychosocial.  Wonder of wonders 
> they are asking me to review it prior to bringing it on-line for all 
> workers.  Of course it was totally not with Window-Eyes or with JFW, so 
> with the assistance of the state's blind services and their sub-contractor

> who programs JFW the work to bringing it into full access is being 
> completed. The programming is complex and taking days due to the lack of 
> built-in access features.  Had I not contact an attorney last year this 
> understanding by the hospital would not be.  They are more worried with 
> legal suit than with providing access to all, how about that?
>
> As the song goes:
> Freedom doesn't come like a bird on the wing,
> Freedom doesn't come like the evening rain,
> You've got to fight for it,
> Day and night for it,
> And, every generation has got to win it again.
>
> Together we can force this issue.
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
>
>
> JD
> From: Mary Ann Robinson
> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2013 10:04 PM
> To: Human Services Mailing List
> Subject: [humanser] Comments on Accessibility Issues Involving Software
>
> Hello Federation Colleagues,
>
> The agency with whom my employer contracts, began
> implementing a new electronic medical record in the fall of 2011.  I
> attended introductory trainings regarding the EMR.  Early in 2012, I 
> expressed
> concerns about accessibility issues.
> As quality manager, one of my job duties would be to conduct medical 
> record
> reviews.  I've been unable to do so independently because a number of
> documents were hand written and unable to be scanned.
> In the new EMR, there are many check boxes in all of the forms.  I can 
> read
> the text entered by clinicians, but none of the many items that are 
> checked
> are identified by my screen reader , Window-Eyes.
> My employer wanted no part of the accessibility discussion ; and I was 
> told
> I would have to discuss concerns with
> the agency implementing the software and its manufacturer PCE, on my own.
> I consulted with GW Micro who manufactures my screen reader.  There were
> several meetings that included GW micro, the agency implementing the EMR,
> PCE and myself.
> Several recommendations were made by the GW Micro representative in
> September of 2012,that if implemented,
> would result in increased accessibility for me. In the spring of this 
> year,
> I was informed that changes would be made to the assessment form to make 
> it
> accessible.  The changes went into effect on August 1st.  Lo and behold,
> they didn't work.
> It appears as though the software developers made a change different than
> the one recommended by GW Micro.  So I am  back to square one.
> If I were still a clinician,as I was until 2005,  I wouldn't be able to 
> use the software at all
> to complete paperwork.  What a nightmare that would be.  When issues like
> these arise, I believe we as blind employees need to speak out 
> appropriately
> and assertively.  We shouldn't remain silent.  If we do, we will be "left 
> in
> the dust" so to speak as technology advances.
> We may be able to remain employed in a private practice.  However, those 
> of
> us who work in agencies are apt to find that our jobs are in jeopardy if
> software isn't  accessible as more and more agencies become paperless.
> When the agencies that employ us are considering implementing new 
> software,
> we should request that the software developers take web content
> accessibility guidelines into consideration.  I've been informed that 
> these
> can be found at w3.org on the web.  It is my understanding, that if these
> guidelines are followed by developers, software will be accessible to 
> people
> with disabilities worldwide.
> Thank you for reading this long winded post. If we don't speak up and/or 
> take other appropriate action, I believe
> that employment options for us may become worse not better.
> Mary Ann Robinson, LMSW, ACSW, CAADC
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> JD Townsend LCSW
> Helping the light dependent to see.
> Daytona Beach, Earth, Sol System
>
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