[humanser] blind people in healthcare

[Serena Cucco]

Hi Kelsey,

Although I'm not thje expert in speech therapy or dentistry, I'm sure
there are adaptive techniques for both of those careers.  For the
receptionist option, if you have a BrailleNote or other portable
notetaking machine, you could keep a file with the available time
slots for appointments.  If you have a scanner with Kurzweil 1000
software, you could scan typed-written documents into your computer.
Handwritten notes would be more difficult.  Maybe, you could hire a
human reader.

Serenaoooooo

On 2/23/14, Kelsey Nicolay <kelseynicolay1989 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> I am a new member of your list, I just joined today.  I am
> looking at possibly working as a receptionist in a dentist
> office.  If I end up liking it, I might want to go into dental
> assisting or hygene.  I am totally blind, so would these fields
> even be possible? If so, what kind of adaptations would I need in
> order to perform the job? If not, what other careers in the
> dental field would be feasible? I originally thought about speech
> therapy, but that field is probably going to be very visual, so
> I'm looking elsewhere at health careers.  I am thinking about
> teaching too, but I hear elementary teaching jobs are hard to
> come by and healthcare jobs are increasing.
> Thanks,
>
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