[humanser] Three months ago I started a new job all employees are required to complete online on board training within 30 days; I have not. My employer has Agnello just they are aware that a number of platforms they use including some for on boardi...

Fri Jul 8 01:32:10 UTC 2016

Thank you Jenny for your awesome ideas! Let me look into the be my eyes phone app. Yes many of the forms I use our Hyppa related documents. Also, I have to be careful to protect the confidentiality of participants well they are in the same physical space that I am in when using my iPhone and the bee my eyes phone application

PS, it looks like I put the message in the subject line it wasn't just an extended title. LOL.

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> On Jul 7, 2016, at 5:28 AM, Christina Moore via Humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Yeah, the be my eyes app is great! I have used it a few times.
> 
> 
> God bless.--Christina
> 
>> On Jul 7, 2016, at 08:02, Judyth Leavitt via Humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Please tell me more about this app.  Thankyou.
>> 
>> Judyth
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Ginny Duff
>> via Humanser
>> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2016 7:35 AM
>> To: Human Services Division Mailing List
>> Cc: Ginny Duff
>> Subject: Re: [humanser] Three months ago I started a new job all employees
>> are required to complete online on board training within 30 days; I have
>> not. My employer has Agnello just they are aware that a number of platforms
>> they use including some for on boardi...
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I have used the app "Be My Eyes" at home when I need a pair of eyes to help
>> me out.   I wonder if that app might be useful at work if you are dealing
>> with anything that is not personal health information.   Do people know
>> about this app?   It connects you within 30 sec or so with a volunteer from
>> anywhere around the globe.   Generally they are probably expecting to help
>> you out for a few minutes but I wonder if they coiuld even help with those
>> training requirements in a pinch.
>> 
>> I also agree with Karen that if your supervisor says you just need to get
>> the training done, that this is how she is regarding the task so don't sweat
>> it.   Administrators are under pressure to meet certain benchmarks.   The
>> most important thing is the substantive part of your job.
>> 
>> Ginny
>> 
>> 
>> NB.   My e-mail address has changed  to:
>> Gduff at stjoestoronto.ca<mailto:Gduff at stjoestoronto.ca>
>> 
>> Dr. V. Duff
>> Clinical Director, West End ACT Team,
>> St. Joseph's Health Centre, Toronto
>> Staff Psychiatrist, Complex Mental Illness, CAMH Lecturer, University of
>> Toronto
>> Tel:   416.530.6000, ext 3101
>> FAX:   416.530.6363
>> 
>> On Jul 7, 2016, at 12:27 AM, Karen Rose via Humanser
>> <humanser at nfbnet.org<mailto:humanser at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>> 
>> Since your supervisor is the one who would have to can you and she is saying
>> that she will not do so I would probably trust her on this one. Know that
>> you will probably not be fired. You may want to simply use them and not ask
>> permission to use something like the cayenne FB reader that you could just
>> use on your phone to read print documents. You may also simply want to
>> except whatever she feels in on the stupid new higher forms because the
>> don't matter anyway and probably no one reads them. LOL. Karen
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>> On Jul 6, 2016, at 8:38 PM, Lisa Irving via Humanser
>> <humanser at nfbnet.org<mailto:humanser at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> 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?
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> 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
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
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