[humanser] organizing information, more work-related questions

Fri Apr 22 17:49:30 UTC 2016

Lisa, 
I have said it before and will continue. Braille may be the best solution as not many people can read it. Braille note-takers are small and work like a laptop. One can use a password to secure the information. 
If you are at an event and 60 people want to give you their contact information to send them resources about your agency, what will you do. Think and just imagine that your ride is coming in about 15 minutes. 
You cannot write down or even meet with every single person in the given time. When I used to have business cards, I put them at the table and ask to take one. 
Now we do not have business cards, I will give them the easy to remember phone number, ask them to call and ask for me. At work, I can manage the information better. We have to be creative in our approach to the problems of confidentiality and other standards. So what if I have to spend a few minutes extra at work and it work I am doing. 

Yasmin Reyazuddin 
Aging & Disability Services 
Montgomery County Government 
Department of Health & Human Services 
401 Hungerford Drive (3rd floor) 
Rockville MD 20850 
240-777-0311 (MC311) 
240-777-1556 (personal) 
240-777-1495 (fax) 
office hours 8:30 am 5:00 pm 
Languages English, Hindi, Urdu, Braille 
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Subject: Re: [humanser] organizing information, more work-related questions

Yasmin,

You hit the nail on the head; confidentiality is the reason for ridgid standards. The question is, how do I as a blind professional use alternative methods  and still maintain the employer's work standards? 

You're right about using a cell phone. Also, there's no way to organize  and format information when using the cell phone. 

Last night I watched 60 Minutes. There was a segment dedicated to hacking into smart devices. 

Jon a different note, there was also a segment about mentally ill prisoners and the horrific abuses that goes on in prisons; especially Ryker's Island. 

From,
Lisa 

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All I said was to get the forms filled out, and have the individuals who want further contact to come tell her so she can write it down in the notes app on the phone.  
How would you then propose to do so? 
Do you have a suggestion Yasmin?  
Justin

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Subject: Re: [humanser] organizing information, more work-related questions

Hi everyone,
I believe it has to do with confidentiality. Also, if one is not allowed to take the laptop to a community event, how one will use a cell phone. Unless one has unlimited data plan and other such resources, I would not use my cell phone. 
Technology is helpful, but do not depend on it. People still like to use paper and pen, that is why, the organization wants the forms to be completed. 

Yasmin Reyazuddin
Aging & Disability Services
Montgomery County Government
Department of Health & Human Services
401 Hungerford Drive (3rd floor)
Rockville MD 20850
240-777-0311 (MC311)
240-777-1556 (personal)
240-777-1495 (fax)
office hours 8:30 am 5:00 pm
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Subject: Re: [humanser] organizing information, more work-related questions

Just curious, what is the rationale for not allowing her thumb drives? Could you save stuff on an external drive?

Ericka Short
"What is right is not always popular; what is popular is not always right."

 from my iPhone

> On Apr 21, 2016, at 8:43 PM, Lisa Irving via Humanser
<humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> 
> 
> I'm pretty excited to share that my employer purchased JAWS. I'm a bit 
> nervous that, for the most part, I've been left out of the loop. I've 
> done my best to provide resources and support. I hope to tell you 
> sometime next week that all is well with JAWS on the workplace desktop.
> 
> 
> 
> I've learned a little bit more about some of my job responsibilities 
> and, of course, that brings up additional questions. Here are my 
> questions. I apologize if they're not clear.
> 
> 
> 
> At this point I will not have the option to take a company laptop into 
> the community and I'm not supposed to use my personal laptop for work
purposes.
> This poses challenges at a number of levels. One concern I have has to 
> do with paperwork that I pass out to participants at the end of a 
> meeting. The group is asked to fill out the form. I'm supposed to 
> collect the completed forms; take them back to the office; look over 
> the form to see if any participant has requested information or  phone 
> contact. I'm also supposed to do something with tallying information 
> I'm supposed to photocopy each form and put it into a particular 
> hard-copy file.. I'm not too clear about that task. I don't know how 
> to pull all of this together and do my job without a laptop. Ideas?
> 
> 
> 
> I know that JD and others shared how they organize resources. I'm 
> still a little lost. I've got a bag of print brochures; flyers and 
> other papers that I've collected at a couple of resource fairs and at 
> Earth Day. I understand that I can use the Pearl Camera to scan each 
> item. I don't know how to organize the information from that point. I 
> don't know how I'm supposed to retrieve a resource without the use of 
> a
laptop. Ideas?
> 
> 
> 
> Last week I was tasked with finding faith-based organizations. I 
> worked from home; used the internet and tried editing some of the 
> lists I
found.
> Subsequently while at work, and without internet access, I used my 
> cell phone to get phone numbers for some of the places; there's over
> 500 places of worship listed. At work I've called some of these places 
> to  introduce faith-based leaders and their members to our 
> organization and our approach to living with a mental health 
> challenge; wellness education and other tools as defined by the
participant, including meaning and purpose/spirituality.
> Some of these organizations asked to have information emailed. I've 
> got their email information and it's not well organized. For example, 
> I have a list of places of faith that begins with the letter "A".
> There's probably 30 places. I've started to create headings; that's 
> tedious and maybe not the most effective way to list these places.
> I've been inserting phone numbers and email addresses into a word 
> document. There's got to be a more effective way to do all of this.
> What
is it?
> 
> 
> 
> I've been permitted to use my laptop and work from home for the past 
> few weeks. Now I have saved work emails; the faith-based project and a 
> few resources. I don't know how to finish the faith-based project if I 
> can't transfer it from my laptop to the company's desktop. (We can't 
> use thumb drives).
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks so much to JD, Carli and so many of you for doing a little 
> hand-holding and sharing tips-n-tricks.
> 
> 
> 
> From,
> 
> Lisa Irving
> 
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