[rehab] Private testing

[Bryan Schulz]

hi,

If you live in Missouri, you have no chance!
Bryan Schulz


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tami Jarvis" <tami at poodlemutt.com>
To: "Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List" <rehab at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 17, 2012 11:46 AM
Subject: [rehab] Private testing


> Hi, all!
>
> I've heard over the past few years of private consultants who appear to do 
> evaluations for assistive technology and provide testing for adaptive 
> skills like braille and other areas.
>
> Can someone here tell me how that works in terms of how it is paid for and 
> by whom?
>
> We've been spending the last year or more on family matters and finally 
> got ourselves moved to the small town where my father will be living out 
> his remaining years. So I am finally getting back to preparing to go job 
> seeking, although I continue to do what freelance -- mostly pro bono -- 
> projects that come my way. I can be looking for more freelance projects 
> that perhaps are not so free while I'm job hunting.
>
> I have a suspicion that having proper test scores for reading and 
> technology could greatly increase my odds of getting more projects, 
> especially at first. In this tiny market, I might find a nugget or two 
> here and there, but I would really like to continue to expand my horizons 
> beyond this area. We'll see. But I want to be prepared and that means I 
> need to figure out how to get those official test scores and other 
> assessments to reassure prospective employers and clients that someone has 
> verified I know how to do stuff now that I'm blind. /smile/
>
> Thanks in advance for any information or direction anyone can provide.
>
> I hope you are all getting ready for a happy and healthy holiday season!
>
> Tami
>
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