[humanser] Another question

[Cheryl Wade]

Greetings,


My state's version of the Commission for the Blind, called the Bureau of 
Services for Blind Persons, provides computer consultants to work with 
blind consumers and work to clear away barriers.


cheryl Wade, MA, LLPC, CRC


On 5/3/2018 11:46 PM, Ericka via HumanSer wrote:
> 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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