[nabs-l] Fair payment for readers

Tue Oct 13 04:28:16 UTC 2015

Hi.  I agree that buying the person a drink, or snack is a great way
to go.  It is only for about half an hour which isn't very long.  I
usually do the same kind of thing if someone is taking me to the gas
station to pick up stuff.  Like a couple days ago, my brother took me
to a gas station to pick up a couple pizza's I ordered.  He asked me
if I would buy him a drink, so I did so, and also bought my self a
drink.  Good luck with your new reader.  Hope all works out.

On 10/12/15, Roper, Meaghan via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hey there,
>
> I use readers often for my tougher subjects, and sometimes I ask the
> disabilities services person for assistance in finding a reader because I
> don't like to use friends. I find that working with friends, although
> beneficial if you have a class together, can be counter-productive. Often
> even asking your professors for a recommendation can lead you into a great
> relationship with a reader. I've been using one of my professor's senior
> Research Assistants as a reader, and they're allowed to use our reading
> hours as part of their reading literacy requirements. It can often be a
> win-win situation if you find the right people! Good luck.
>
> Meaghan
>
> Meaghan Roper
>
>
>> On Oct 12, 2015, at 11:48 PM, Kaiti Shelton via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Okay, great.  I don't think I'll do it this particular time because as
>> far as I know this will be a one-time event, but it's good to know for
>> future reference.  I didn't need a lab assistant at all until this
>> semester either, so I'm still getting the hang of having assistants
>> and other people helping with my academics.  I've worked hard to
>> handle as much as I could on my own without readers or assistant
>> people, so I'm learning.
>>
>>> On 10/12/15, Suzanne Germano via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> I have asked for specific people to be hired. Never had an issues.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 8:34 PM, Kaiti Shelton via nabs-l
>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> The main issue is that I cannot hire just any person through
>>>> Disability Services because the nature of what I need them to read
>>>> needs to stay confidential.  If DS were to hire a non-music therapy
>>>> major currently enrolled in a practicum course of which there are
>>>> about 10 or so of us, they would also need to go through my music
>>>> therapy faculty and sign off on other documentation.  Is it possible
>>>> to tell DS I need a particular student hired if the student is willing
>>>> to be recognized officially in that capacity?  I'm not asking this to
>>>> be picky; I have a DS-hired lab assistant for my anatomy lab who isn't
>>>> a science major and has no prior experience with blind people, and
>>>> he's working out fine so I have nothing against the hiring process and
>>>> letting them find people.  I need to abide by professional
>>>> competencies and standards of clinical practice, which are very strict
>>>> on confidentiality and ethics for good reason.
>>>>
>>>> I am going to discuss payment with the classmate in person, because I
>>>> started trying to text her about it when we were setting up the
>>>> meeting time and that felt really awkward.  I think negotiating that
>>>> in person will go a lot better for both of us.  I'm glad to know I
>>>> wasn't far off the mark; lunch at the little bistro in our building
>>>> might also be a fair-priced but enticing form of payment, as I know
>>>> this person is pretty busy and probably could use someone picking up
>>>> in-building lunch costs at some point (I believe sandwitches and
>>>> salads are around $5).
>>>>
>>>>> On 10/12/15, Arielle Silverman via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>> Hi Kaiti. I think buying your reader a drink from Starbucks is about
>>>>> the right amount to pay for a half-hour of work. When I was an
>>>>> undergrad ten years ago, (has it been that long?) I was told the going
>>>>> rate was $7. By now it's probably gone up to $10 or so, so a $5 drink
>>>>> seems about right.
>>>>> Using a DSS employee has its ups and downs. If you will need a lot of
>>>>> reading time, it could save you money. On the downside, it can take
>>>>> some time to get the reader job set up, and when you use a DSS
>>>>> employee, you sometimes lose some control over the management process.
>>>>> I once had a lab assistant hired by DSS, and in the beginning she had
>>>>> problems with showing up to my class late. It frustrated me that I
>>>>> couldn't directly fire her if she was repeatedly late, and that
>>>>> getting a replacement would take several weeks. Fortunately my lab
>>>>> assistant did get better about punctuality, but my point is that you
>>>>> do lose some control and some efficiency if you go the DSS route.
>>>>> Anyway, I'm glad you found someone who is interested and I hope the
>>>>> reading relationship goes well. In the best cases, a reading
>>>>> relationship can be mutually beneficial to both people involved.
>>>>> Best, Arielle
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 10/12/15, Miso Kwak via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>>> Hi Kaiti,
>>>>>> If it's something related to your coursework, one route u could take
>>>>>> is
>>>>>> have
>>>>>> your reader hired by the disability service office.
>>>>>> A down side of this could be having to go through the hiring process.
>>>>>> If circumstances work out, you could have a student who is already
>>>>>> hired
>>>>>> by
>>>>>> the office as your reader, and that student could log his/her reading
>>>>>> time
>>>>>> into the time sheet.
>>>>>> I hope this makes sense and is helpful.
>>>>>> Miso
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Oct 12, 2015, at 7:59 PM, Kaiti Shelton via nabs-l
>>>>>>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I finally broke down per lack of choice (those who saw my last
>>>>>>> thread
>>>>>>> know why) and emailed my classmates to get a human reader for
>>>>>>> handwritten documents which can not be handled by the DS office or
>>>>>>> Robo Braille due to confidentiality and ethics concerns in my field.
>>>>>>> One of my classmates responded tonight and said she is willing to
>>>>>>> read
>>>>>>> the documents to me.  They're song lyrics and I suspect that they'll
>>>>>>> be fairly simple for her to read, and that we'll get through the
>>>>>>> process quickly enough, but I have never had a reader before so I'm
>>>>>>> not sure how best to offer fair payment.  How does this typically
>>>>>>> work?  I mentioned in my email that we could work something out, but
>>>>>>> I
>>>>>>> said that more because I had no clue how much or how little would be
>>>>>>> fair (though I am willing to pay the person in a drink from
>>>>>>> Starbucks
>>>>>>> or something if they prefer that over cash).  We've set aside 25
>>>>>>> minutes to read these three documents, so what should I shoot for?
>>>>>>> Thanks to those of you who have advised me so far on this.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> Kaiti Shelton
>>>>>>> University of Dayton-Music Therapy
>>>>>>> President, Ohio Association of Blind Students 2013-Present
>>>>>>> Secretary, The National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts
>>>>>>> Division 2015-2016
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you
>>>>>>> back!"
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>>>> Kaiti Shelton
>>>> University of Dayton-Music Therapy
>>>> President, Ohio Association of Blind Students 2013-Present
>>>> Secretary, The National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts
>>>> Division 2015-2016
>>>>
>>>> "You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back!"
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>> Kaiti Shelton
>> University of Dayton-Music Therapy
>> President, Ohio Association of Blind Students 2013-Present
>> Secretary, The National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts
>> Division 2015-2016
>>
>> "You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back!"
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