[humanser] Diagnostic assessments

Mon Mar 20 21:15:17 UTC 2017

I was not familiar with that feature in JAWS. I think 11 was the last
version I had. I paid for my SMA for 14 but never received it even
hough they supposedly sent it. I never had to go to the Lions or
Rotary before, so thanks for the reminder.

On 3/20/17, Cheryl Wade via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Greetings,
>
>
> Could you use Convenient OCR in JAWS and then ask your workplace to buy
> you a little $100 portable flatbed scanner? You could scan your
> assessment as a form and then print the resulting version, which would
> be a file on your computer. I don't use Convenient OCR but I know it
> works similar to the scanning software I use.
>
>
> Or: Is there a possibility you could call your  local Lions Club or
> Rotary Club and see if they could buy you some equipment? Both these
> service clubs raise money for educational projects.
>
>
> Which brings me to a question for other listers: if you are a busy
> therapist with a full schedule, can you work fast enough that you can be
> competitive, while using your various adaptations?
>
>
> Cheryl Wade
>
>
> On 3/20/2017 1:28 PM, Danielle Ledet via HumanSer wrote:
>> Yes I know. I visited them both on the same day so my brain froze!
>> Anyway it's no longer offered! So if you have a copy good for you;
>> otherwise, you are SOL! I had it but don't know what happened to it
>> since I been here and not in my own home! Which brings me to a
>> question. Some workplaces won't allow you to use a cell phone on the
>> job. In that case, how would you handle scanning documents and memos
>> needed to perform your job?
>>
>> I'm not knocking the latest and greatest technology and do-it-all
>> phones, but I haven't been able to afford it or a cool iPhone and I
>> feel some type of way because I have now fallen extremely behind in
>> productivity and usefullness!
>>
>> I have so much to do and learn to get caught up, and it's not my own
>> fault. Either way, work and school, I'll likely have to foot the bills
>> and teach myself and I am not old, but I am not getting any younger
>> either! It's not always cool and okay living on disability income,
>> and/or having to get married and depend on your spouse to always
>> provide! I have found that it loses it's luster and the relationship
>> dissolves. Same with depending on friends for benefits!
>>
>> On 3/20/17, Mary Ann Robinson via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> Good Morning,
>>>
>>> OpenBook has always been a Freedom Scientific product. Have a great
>>> Monday.
>>>
>>> Mary Ann Robinson
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> 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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compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving and
tolerant of the weak and strong. Because someday in your life you will
have been all of these.
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