[nabs-l] Efficiency and Productivity

[Karl Martin Adam]

Hi Carly,

I don't know what experiences you might have had with people in 
the Federation, but that certainly doesn't reflect the Federation 
I know.  Perhaps having additional disabilities makes it 
difficult to have productivity equal to a sighted person's, but 
I'm somewhat skeptical of that because of the history of people 
assuming that blindness alone prevents people from being 
productive.

Best,
Karl

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Carly Mihalakis via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
To: Sean Whalen <smwhalenpsp at gmail.com>,National Association of 
Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 06:01:47 -0700
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Efficiency and Productivity

Good morning, Sean,

         Yeh, I know the Federation doesn't usually count as
"legitimate" blind ppeople whom just might have more to their 
story
than just blindness. being built for comfort, not for speed, or
perfection. in virtually all employment in school context I am 
able
to keep up with or surpass my cited peers in my computer 
efficiency.
Granted this is basically just working with Outlook, Word, and 
Excel.
I understand that when you get into more complicated software
applications different difficulties present themselves. But for a 
lot
of the work equal efficiency is very real as a feasible 
objective. As
has been mentioned, it would be helpful if you could point out 
some
of the places where you're struggling to better determine what 
the
issue is. Again, it could well be that the software just does not
interface well and you are legitimately at a disadvantage. But I
would caution us all against jumping to that conclusion from the
outset. Thanks!

Sent from my iPhone

 On Aug 22, 2014, at 2:33 PM, Carly Mihalakis via nabs-l
 <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:

 Good afternoon, Rahul,

        Let it go! You're tormenting yourself unnecessarily, with
 these demands that are, as far as I know, unrealistic!Ol'Sighty 
as
 I am faund of referring to sighted people, work more smoothly
 because, unlike us, they have access to eyesight so don't need a
 screenreader. This won't change so you need not torture yourself
 over a reality that will always dominate your experience.
 for today, Car

 can primarily be attributed to the fact that I have so far been
 merely a casual user of assistive technology which is perhaps 
why I
 am not able to use it as expeditiously as I should be able to in 
a
 professional setting.
 That being said, my uniform experience has taught me that jaws
 is often unresponsive and unreliable. This makes it virtually
 impossible to work with the same level of efficiency as a 
sighted person.
 Most blind students get double the time that their sighted
 counterparts get for writing exams. However, this is not really 
a
 feasible option in the private sector where you are not only
 required to do your work well but are also expected to complete
 your tasks expeditiously.
 My inability to meet the latter requirement has often been a
 source of frustration for me during my internships. My employers
 have never raised any objections about my inability to complete 
the
 same amount of work as my sighted counterparts within a given 
time
 period. I guess this is reflective of the low expectations that
 society has from blind people.
 Be that as it may, this has greatly reduced my job satisfaction
 and has been a major cause of concern.
 I'd like to know what you guys think about this. Has anyone here
 had a similar experience?
 What strategies would you recommend for effectively grappling
 with this challenge?

 Best,
 Rahul



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