[humanser] Another question

[Justin Williams]

So far as I know, the voc rehab agencies either do it themselves, or contract it out.

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Subject: Re: [humanser] Another question

Does each state have a person dedicated to making technology accessible? Like script writing and such because I hear other people talk about their states having someone, but I’ve never been told about a resource like this in Wisconsin

Ericka Short
 from my iPhone 6+

> On May 3, 2018, at 10:10 AM, Justin Williams via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I would have a heart to heart with my state consultant, and either rangle that developer, or make them hire a knew one. They need to get that working for you.   Maybe think of some accommodations and present them to your boss as work arounds.  
> Look on the JAN site for some ideas.
> Where I work, we have volunteers, and I work in a CIL.  I ge tpeople to help me put staples in.  I use either rvolunteer to help me with folders, or I use the knfb reader.  I'm part time, so I haven't been able ot put in my entire system.
> 
> From: HumanSer [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> Cheryl Wade via HumanSer
> Sent: Thursday, May 3, 2018 9:40 AM
> To: Cook, Shannon via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Cheryl Wade <wadecher at msu.edu>
> Subject: [humanser] Another question
> 
> Greetings, listers,
> 
> 
> I also would like your feedback on the degree to which, as therapists who are blind, you ask for help or you are allowed to do so.
> 
> 
> Do you all use Excel documents  for your reports? I hate Excel and 
> would do almost anything to get out of it, especially if JAWS does not 
> read the item that's supposed to be filled in, such as "name, address, etc."
> Everything has to be templated and marked for JAWS and so on and so on. 
> I have to print large documents that I hand to the clients, and I am 
> worried that somehow one page would get out of order and them my 
> document would look stupid. I still have documents online that require 
> the user to move over them with a mouse; after that I can use them -- 
> sort of -- but if I ever have to arrow up or down to change something, 
> the document closes and I have to start all over again. I have a 
> state-hired consultant, but the software developer has never, ever 
> responded to any of our questions and we continue to work on that.
> 
> 
> I am very anxious because I am supposed to be able to do allo phases 
> of my work alone, when no one else is in the office. This has become 
> an anxious burden for me.
> 
> 
> What are some of the things for which you listers ask for help? When 
> is it worth spending two hours to do something by oneself when a 
> person with sight (and one who is willing) could do it in 10 minutes?
> 
> 
> Cheryl Wade, MA, LLPC, CRC
> 
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