Fri Jul 8 00:52:47 UTC 2016

Erica,

I am wondering how many of us are apprehensive about applying for work on the basis of things I have addressed in previous messages; some things that you can identify with. I would encourage you to limit or eliminate the control that others have or may appear to have in your life. Here's hell these words of advice are playing out of my own life. First, department of rehabilitation had pretty much nothing to do with me landing the job that I have. I did not belong to a job club I certainly didn't work with any of the "employment specialist" that work for department of rehabilitation. On the other hand I will give some credit to the department of rehabilitation. I had a lot of barriers to address when it came to completing the online application after exhausting all other options I was able to get support from department of rehabilitation to complete the online very lengthy application.

In May my rehabilitation counselor informed me that she would be unable to keep my case open beyond the first 90 days of employment. At that point I contacted our client assistance program. When the advocate for the client assistance program contacted my rehabilitation counselor my counselor he sensually said that I was panicking. This is what the counselor told her supervisor and another person. This was furthest from the truth. Yesterday afternoon I spoke to the client assistance program advocate. I ended the phone call feeling very angry very frustrated a little hopeless and a bit anxious on one hand my department of rehabilitation case will be kept open as long as I'm on probation; that is six months total. And the other hand, it's probably going to take three months for some things to get taken care of. Hence my anger frustration and anxiety I have been trying very hard to work internally with my employer that is to say I don't want to file a formal complaint with human resources or from my perspective worse yet file complaints with the Department of fair employment and housing and you're in California. I would like to end this message on a couple of upbeat notes. Within the next few days I will be having a conversation with someone from our national leadership office. I don't know how things will pan out however I am confident things will go better than they have been going. As overwhelmed as I have felt and a little hopeless at times I will take all of the circumstances over being unemployed and living in survival mode.

Thoughtfully,
Lisa Irving

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> On Jul 7, 2016, at 1:55 PM, Ericka via Humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> I really wish I had advice for you Lisa. I've come to have the same kind of problems and thankfully vocational rehab came through in the past. But that I know it doesn't always happen. Do you still have a VR counselor? As you're on probation they have 90 days to make sure that you are a fool contributing member and to figure out how to make this all happen. I think some counselors are more willing to help out when things go awry later than others i've heard others say that the job accommodations network is useless to. The ballpark is so different since the eight years I've been out of the workforce. Back then we still did things on paper at the nursing home when I was in activity assistant. You and I both have a little vision to be useful which is really annoying and confusing to everyone else is in it? I'm praying for you because there's little else I can do. I can see myself being in your same shoes so I'm anxiously awaiting answers to your issue.
> Not every VR counselor understands that this is the exact situation that holds me back from applying. To them I have a stellar resume but if I can't do the tasks because of limited vision and the fact that my limited vision has left me now with major back issues I can't even use my vision the way I used to. I like that last sentence was horrible in the grammar department, but I'm sure you understand!
> 
> Ericka Short
> "What is right is not always popular; what is popular is not always right."
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>> On Jul 6, 2016, at 10:38 PM, Lisa Irving via Humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> 
>> Two weeks ago my supervisor called me into her office. Essentially she has been tasked with reading the tests to me and listening to some of the audio information she's also been tasked with filling in my responses. As you can imagine this is very time intensive for both of us are schedules typically conflict. This leads me to the very uncomfortable part of this message.
>> 
>> Initially my supervisor started feeling in my responses with her responses.  At that point I had expressed concern and I was met with something to the effect of well we just have to get this done last Friday I was scheduled to be off of work however she and I agreed that I would come in to complete the on boarding training requirements. For the most part we pretty much set in gabbed occasionally she would read and answer and typically she would complete the response. Again I expressed some concern. Yesterday morning my supervisor changed my schedule that is I was scheduled to go into the community and facilitate a meeting. I was instructed to remain in the office in order to complete the on boarding training requirements. My supervisor and I have been tasked with completing these requirements by July 8. I reported to my supervisors office and Lauren learned that she had some other things to take care of that point I was instructed to go and work on my articles so .  I am afraid to ask her if she completed my tests. I don't number of occasions I expressed fear of doing something wrong and egg knowledge that I am on the hook for knowing the material. Granted some of the information does not apply to us however I value my job and I value being ethical. I am really in a dilemma. My supervisor assured me there is nothing to worry about. Well we all know what rolls downhill and we know typically who it it's usually not management.
>> 
>> I am encountering some aspects of my job that whether I like it or not do necessitate some sighted assistance. This is very true when it comes to using the photocopier; oh dread! Furthermore my coworkers will come a crossed resources and share them with me. These resources are in hardcopy and are put in my mailbox as well as the mailboxes of my coworkers. Often these resources are picked up at fares and meetings and other places of interest. Additionally, well there are some portions of paperwork that I can complete. I have subsequently learned that a couple of forms have very faded print that his boxes that we are supposed to check off needless to say since the forms are not being converted into a usable format I need sighted assistance very recently my supervisor instructed me to only come to her as we are spread very thin and other employees are tasked with completing their own assignments. As you can imagine this is problematic because my supervisor and I are not always in the office or available at the same time.
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>> Today, pretty much everything hit the fan for most of us. We were without our computers. The good news is one employee had some downtime to do some reading and help me with some photocopying this is great but I have to tell you it is very stressful never knowing who to go to and when someone is available to help what do you do?
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>> While all of this and other things mostly good are going on I have contacted the job accommodations network and frankly I have found them pretty useless. Once I was passed off to the California office called Department of fair employment and housing Darian the last time I was passed off to disability rights of California however the name is deceptive. They do not advocate or work to advocate when it comes to work issues. This organization seems to mostly help advocate for clients were having challenges with department of rehabilitation I have learned that the only way the Department of fair employment and housing and will assist me is for me to file a grievance I don't think this is particularly favorable because I am a new employee; I am on probation and, well, let's face it I don't want to rock the boat. I also don't want to get canned. That according to my supervisor isn't even close to being issue.
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>> I am feeling a bit overwhelmed. I really would like to learn how others handle these circumstances. I do enjoy my job I will admit I feel less and less supported in some areas of my work.
>> 
>> From,
>> Lisa Irving
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>> Sent from my iPhone
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