[NABS-L] Medical Appointments

[Jess Trask]

Hi Ahbee,
Most Doctors offices have online patient portals that you can sign up for
and do it that way. I don’t know how accessible online portal are for
assistive technology.

On Sun, Aug 9, 2020 at 11:20 AM Matthew Gip via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> Hi Ahbee,
>
>
>
> You could bring a sighted friend to the doctor’s office to help you with
> the paperwork or if you’re comfortable enough, perhaps Be My Eyes, AIRA, or
> any other reader could help you with that. The best option in my opinion is
> to have the paperwork emailed to you so you can have them in a digital
> format and it should be accessible for you to view and fill out.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matthew Gip
>
>
>
> > On Aug 9, 2020, at 9:59 AM, Ahbee Orton via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
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> >
>
> > Hi All,
>
> >
>
> > What are some ways to navigate filling out paperwork at a doctor/dentist
> office and going to doctor/dentist appoartments as a blind person? How do
> you do it independently? I'm asking for a friend, and your ideas may also
> help me in the future.
>
> >
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > Ahbee
>
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