[humanser] H IP P a and paid readers in the workplace

[JD Townsend]

Hello Lisa,

I use volunteer readers who have been screened by my employer.  Many 
not-for-profit agencies use volunteers, if yours does not it might pay them 
to look into this.  If they are agency volunteers your concerns regarding 
privacy are, then, the agency's responsibility.  In most areas the United 
Way dserves as a place for locating community volunteers.  At this time I 
have a retired teacher and a MD awaiting an internship in the USA, both 
highly responsible.

JD

-----Original Message----- 
From: Lisa Irving via Humanser
Sent: Monday, June 20, 2016 10:29 PM
To: humanser at nfbnet.org
Cc: Lisa Irving
Subject: [humanser] H IP P a and paid readers in the workplace



Sent from my iPhone hello,

Can someone please speak to the issue of H I PPA and the use of paid readers 
in the workplace?

This topic came up this afternoon with my employer. I am challenged with 
hand written information on some documents that I work with multiple times a 
week. A natural support might include asking employee to read something. 
However a few weeks ago when I approached my supervisor and brought up the 
passability of asking other employees to help me with these types of tasks 
she informed me that we were spread too thin and that I was to come to her. 
Our schedules do not always sink. Therefore well this is a good idea it has 
not been a practical idea. I brought up the idea of hiring someone to read 
for me to hours a week I only work 26 hours a week. I have someone in mind 
someone who I've started working with on stuff outside of work that is I 
have paid someone to help me with personal stuff. My supervisor took it to 
her boss and basically it was to be towed under the auspice is that H I PPA 
regulations would be violated.

Please let me know how you handle the responsibility of dealing with 
paperwork; H I PPA regulations and staff were paid reader assistance.

Thank you. From Lisa Irving


_______________________________________________
Humanser mailing list
Humanser at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/humanser_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for 
Humanser:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/humanser_nfbnet.org/43210%40bellsouth.net

JD Townsend LCSW
Helping the light dependent to see.
Daytona Beach, Earth, Sol System