[nfb-talk] Medical feeding tube not accessible to a member

[Anna Givens]

Hey!  I'm not entirely sure if this will be helpful, but my sister has one that has buttons.  It still has a screen but the buttons control the screen.  So it is not touchscreen.  If you knew what buttons to push then maybe you wouldn't have to see the screen.  It is by ZEVX Inc.
And is called Enteralite Infinity.  
I don't know what type this person has, cause I know there are different kinds of feeding tubes.  My sister's is a gravity one. Not sure if it matters.  Just thought I would give that info in case it is helpful.  At least you wouldn't have to deal with the touchscreen.  And perhaps using the KNFB reader with it could possibly be helpful to double check the screen if that is an option.  Also like someone mentioned, feeding tubes have been around much longer than touchscreens, so some older version may be worth looking into.
Hope you're doing well Jerad.

Anna E Givens

> On Jun 17, 2015, at 12:02 PM, Jerad Nylin via nfb-talk <nfb-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello, my name is Jerad Nylin and I am the president of the Cedar Rapids
> Iowa chapter.  We have a member who has a family member in the hospital who
> is also blind.  The person in the hospital is on a feeding tube at this
> time, and may need to be on it for a while, however the equipment that
> distributes the food when needed is not accessible to the blind, as it is
> touch screen, and has no auditory output to know when requests are input in
> to the computer to start the feeding.  This is an issue, because the patient
> may be able to get discharged from the hospital and go home while still on a
> feeding tube, however there would not be a way for the patient or the family
> member to read the screen to administer the feeding.  
> 
> I asked permission from the member if I could reach out to the listservs to
> see if other federation members have ever had to deal with this.  Does
> anyone know if there is a way or a machine that is accessible for the blind
> to use on their own? The hospital social worker has never had this issue
> come up, so they don't know how to help, but I beleave they would be open to
> ideas to help this family out. If you have ideas, please email me at
> jnylin92 at gmail.com or call me at (319)535-3723
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you so much
> 
> 
> 
> Sincerely, 
> 
> 
> 
> Jerad Nylin
> 
> President: Cedar Rapids Chapter, National Federation of the Blind of Iowa
> 
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