[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 20:41:07 UTC 2016

Someone asked about Be My Eyes..   Its an app you can get in the app store.   You sign up - free - and then it hooks you up with a volunteer from somewhere in the world - who speaks English and they can see what you camera is looking at.   Apparently they have lots of volunteers and not so many users so it is in our best interest to use it so it continues to be available.    You could look up on AppleVis.com<http://applevis.com> and search for Be My Eyes to get a podcast on it.

Ginny

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 8, 2016, at 4:23 PM, Kaiti Shelton via Humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org<mailto:humanser at nfbnet.org>> wrote:

Be My Eyes is a life saver!  I use it more when I'm away at school
without people nearby but it's awesome.  I typically try it with
things that aren't text related or when KNFB Reader is failing to pick
up what I'm trying to read.  Every volunteer I've been connected with
has been nothing but helpful.

I also have a friend who used it recently to fix some weird computer
glitch he was having.  Jaws completely stopped working for him and the
volunteer was able to read his computer screen and guide the mouse so
my friend could click the appropriate things to fix the issue.  Great
for those situations in which the blind person knows what needs to be
done to fix the problem but just needs someone to do the visual leg
work.

On 7/7/16, Lisa Irving via Humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org<mailto:humanser at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
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.

Sent from my iPhone

On Jul 7, 2016, at 5:28 AM, Christina Moore via Humanser
<humanser at nfbnet.org<mailto: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<mailto:humanser at nfbnet.org>> wrote:

Please tell me more about this app.  Thankyou.

Judyth

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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><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><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
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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.

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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