[humanser] Diagnostic assessments

Mon Mar 20 14:31:56 UTC 2017

Good Morning,

OpenBook has always been a Freedom Scientific product. Have a great Monday.

Mary Ann Robinson
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From: "Rebecca Arrowood via HumanSer" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
To: "Human Services Division Mailing List" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
Cc: "Rebecca Arrowood" <rmarrowood12 at me.com>
Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 8:47 AM
Subject: Re: [humanser] Diagnostic assessments

>I think you have to buy open book through freedom scientific now
>
> Thanks,
> Rebecca Arrowood
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>
>> On Mar 20, 2017, at 7:37 AM, Danielle Ledet via HumanSer 
>> <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> And I found out by visiting the Humanware site recently that OpenBook
>> does not exist anymore! So if you are like me and was familiar with it
>> in the past, you are SOL! Apple and kNFB strikes again!
>>
>>> On 3/19/17, Kaiti Shelton via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Hi Rebecca,
>>>
>>> Yes-a brailleNote or BrailleSense will have audio available, with a
>>> headphone jack so your client wouldn't have to necessarily hear the
>>> questions in session.
>>>
>>> Perhaps I have more flexibility in what I'm doing (Music therapy), but
>>> I have also gone through assessment materials with a sighted
>>> supervisor or student colleague and created my own forms based on the
>>> tools.  E.G, I just finished assessments in this manner using a tool
>>> called the IMTAP (Individualized Music Therapy Assessment Profile), as
>>> the basis, but took the relevant domains from the assessment tool and
>>> wrote them as headings with narrative assessment notes underneath.  I
>>> have been trying to figure out how to solve this problem in the event
>>> that I need to do more formal assessments, though, as the book for the
>>> assessment also came with software one would use in the assessment
>>> process that does not work with Jaws or NVDA.  Like someone else said
>>> about creating fillable forms, I find this way creates nice templates
>>> which don't infringe upon copyright since I'm using a different format
>>> and acknowledging the IMTAP as the basis, but JD's suggestion is
>>> helpful as well.
>>>
>>> I'll be following this with interest, too.  I hope this is helpful.
>>>
>>>> On 3/19/17, Rebecca Arrowood via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> I am in the process of learning braille still. Does a braille note I 
>>>> have
>>>> audio Belton so I could listen to it in order to administer the 
>>>> questions
>>>> to
>>>> my client?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Rebecca Arrowood
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Mar 19, 2017, at 7:49 PM, JD Townsend via HumanSer
>>>>> <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi:
>>>>>
>>>>> If you have a scanner your problems are solved.
>>>>>
>>>>> It has been my practice for decades to scan forms, such as your caapÃ© 
>>>>> 5,
>>>>> have the scanner translate it into a Word or Notepad document, then 
>>>>> move
>>>>> it to my braillenote.  It takes a few minutes, but is relatively easy.
>>>>>
>>>>> It does take a program such as OpenBook or Kurtzweil and a braille
>>>>> notetaker;  but, for me it has been one of the smoother fits.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Cheryl Wade via HumanSer
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2017 7:07 PM
>>>>> To: Human Services Division Mailing List
>>>>> Cc: Cheryl Wade
>>>>> Subject: Re: [humanser] Diagnostic assessments
>>>>>
>>>>> Greetings,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Could you get someone -- say, from your state's blindness services
>>>>> agency -- to create a fillable Word document for you? They could label
>>>>> the questions; you could fill in the template and print it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheryl Wade
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 3/19/2017 11:05 AM, Carly Mihalakis via HumanSer wrote:
>>>>>> Good morning, Rebecca,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>       Seems like you might just recruit another clinician to 
>>>>>> administer
>>>>>> assessments, that is, unless you find a suitable work around. There
>>>>>> ought
>>>>>> not be reluctance in  getting sighted help, after all, sighted people
>>>>>> were made for just this purpose, right?
>>>>>> Car At 03:55 PM 3/18/2017, Rebecca Arrowood via HumanSer wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi everyone, I am wondering how you all complete paper diagnostic
>>>>>>> assessments?   I have to use the caapÃ© 5, which is a really good 
>>>>>>> tool
>>>>>>> but it is a paper assessment and not accessible. I was able to find 
>>>>>>> a
>>>>>>> preview copy version online by the publisher that surprisingly works
>>>>>>> with my screen reader so I can use that during session along with my
>>>>>>> CCTV to record the clients answers.   I have emailed the publisher 
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> will call Monday asking if they have an alternative or more 
>>>>>>> accessible
>>>>>>> format available. I am just wondering how everyone house typically
>>>>>>> complete assessments? Do you have other administrative staff 
>>>>>>> administer
>>>>>>> the assessment with your client for you? Thanks, Rebecca Arrowood 
>>>>>>> Sent
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