[NFB-DB] SAVE THE DATE- Mental Health Training Series

[Kacie Weldy]

Good morning Rod and all.  

I an Kacie Weldy have Usher 2A and I work for HKNC as a DeafBlind Employment Specialist.  My passion is advocating with my peers for our needs.  

With this training, for the individual that is interested in participating and needs in person support, reach out to to your HKNC regional rep and let them know you need this support and that you want to take part in this program. 

HKNC has provided this support for other programs such as this or was able to assist the person using TASL access by setting up the needed in person interpreter.  

So to answer your question, yes, they have been working on this piece.   We as DeafBlind also have to advocate for our needs by speaking up.  

Hope you have a wonderful week! 

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> On Apr 10, 2023, at 12:44 AM, Rod and Ele Macdonald via NFB-DB <nfb-db at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> This training is a very positive step forward, and is much needed.
> 
> But what about the DB consumer who - 
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> 1. Does not have the vision to see the screen, with or without magnification?
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> AND
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> 2. Does not have the hearing to make use of audio, with or without amplification?
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> Yes, Zoom can be streamed to a braille display, but at such a speed that this won't work: No braille display can accommodate this and let the user read at his or her own speed - every bit of incoming information must follow the insertion point (cursor), and the speed of spoken language is at least twice as fast as even fluent braille readers can keep up with, not to mention the fact that the information is in uncontracted, unformatted plain text subject to typos.
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> yes, a much nicer transcript is possible ... after the fact. How does the consumer ask appropriate questions at the appropriate time based on a transcript?
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> Is anyone working on these real-life issues? Is anyone advocating for a solution?
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> Rod
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Delcenia Brown via NFB-DB  <nfb-db at nfbnet.org>
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> Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023 6:12 am
> Subject: [NFB-DB] FW: SAVE THE DATE- Mental Health Training Series
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>> From: Carrie Benson <cbenson at helenkeller.org> 
>> Sent: Friday, April 7, 2023 10:29 AM
>> To: John Filek <jfilek at helenkeller.org>
>> Subject: SAVE THE DATE- Mental Health Training Series
>> 
>> Hello!
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>> HKNC is pleased to announced webinar series "Perspectives on Mental Health Services for Individuals who are DeafBlind" which will be launched in the month of May in recognition of Mental Health Awareness month.  The live webinars will be available weekly on Wednesdays from 6-8pm EST.  Please see attached flyers for more details or visit our website to register.  Feel free to share this widely with your network!
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>> Thank you!
>> John Filek
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>> Carrie Benson | Administrative Manager- Field Services
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