[rehab] Private testing

[Danielle Antoine]

Try going through your local rehabilitation Services Program. they
usually help you get started with assessments and training, if
necessary. good luck!

On 11/19/12, Bryan Schulz <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 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
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>
>> 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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