[humanser] Accessible Social Work Dictionary/encyclopedia

Fri Sep 6 02:11:12 UTC 2013

Serena,

Would you be able to provide that study guide to me? My email is:

dkirby at mchsi.com

Thank you,

Darrel Kirby

Iowa City, IA

-----Original Message-----
From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Serena
Cucco
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2013 3:52 PM
To: Human Services Mailing List
Subject: Re: [humanser] Accessible Social Work Dictionary/encyclopedia

Hi Aricka,

I took the licensed social worker exam a few months ago.  I have a manual
from the National Association of Social Workers, which proved to be an
excellent study guide!  Although you obviously won't have to study
everything in it, it has every social work term imaginable explained in one
section or another.  E.G. psychological disorders in children are in one
section, substance abuse is in another.  Would you like the manual?  I could
email it to you.  Let me know offlist either way.

Serena

On 9/5/13, Lori Berkey <lori at abisee.com> wrote:
> Hi Ericka,
> I'm not sure what state you live in, or how the library system works 
> where you are, but some library systems allow for interlibrary loan of 
> materials that are brought in from other libraries all over the 
> country electonically or physically. It might be worth asking your 
> local library or university library if they can help you get the 
> materials in the format you need. If they find no library has it, so 
> libraries are willing to purchase materials that people request if 
> they aren't available by any other means. Hopefully a library can help.
> Good luck,
> Lori
>   On 9/5/2013 4:04 PM, Ericka J. Short wrote:
>> 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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