[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...

Ginny Duff GDuff at stjoestoronto.ca
Fri Jul 8 20:52:28 UTC 2016 


I wouldn't let them see anything confidential.   The volunteers are not vetted in any significant way.  They recommend that you make sure that the phone does not look at information that would give them your address or anything like credit cards , etc.

I was thinking more in terms of using it in a pinch for computer glitches and even wondered if you could use them for those required annual teaching modules that are often not so accessible but cerainly are not confidential.   Just a thought.

Just another tool for the tool box.

Its probably more useful at home.

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 8, 2016, at 4:46 PM, Michael Abell via Humanser <humanser at nfbnet.org<mailto:humanser at nfbnet.org>> wrote:

Hi Ginny,
   This sounds great for many things unreadable. I am wondering about
confidential material. Have you had any information regarding patient/client
information or charts? Is this app HIPPA qualified?

Warmly,

Rev. Michael "Big Dog" Abell

Helping individuals to find their eyes in the dark.
(480) 369-0805

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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><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><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><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><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
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Please tell me more about this app.  Thankyou.

Judyth

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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><mailto:Gduff at stjoestor
onto.ca<http://onto.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><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

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