[humanser] counseling and social work

[Serena Cucco]

Hi Kelsey,

Both counseling and social work are excellent careers for blind
people, since they both involve tons of listening!  As far as
accessing paperwork, you can scan them into the computer with Kursweil
(sp?) 1000 software or a similar product.  There are some specific
software programs for accessing medical records that are not yet
accessible with Jaws.  I haven't had to use them yet, as I'm currently
job hunting.  Others on the list will have more to say about this
part.

Serena

On 12/23/14, Kelsey Nicolay via humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hello,
> I posted before that I might go into speech therapy, but I also
> considered careers in the human services field at one point.  I
> was considering clinical counseling or social work also.  What I
> am wondering is are these two careers good for blind people? I
> know counseling is a lot of listening to clients, so I don't
> think that will be too much of an issue.  However, I don't know
> too much about the field, so I'm not sure whether there are some
> aspects that would be difficult for a blind person.  And what
> about social work? Is that a career that I could pursue? If so,
> how would I accomplish tasks relating to medical records,
> paperwork, etc?
> I would appreciate any input anyone has.
> Thank you,
> Kelsey Nicolay
>
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