[rehab] Private testing

[nancy coffman]

Braille Readers Are leaders is on the NFB web site under learn about the Jernigan Institute. From there, you will find a link to Braille. It has the rules, log & speed test instructions. Enjoy a good read.

nancy coffman

-----Original Message-----
From: Tami Jarvis <tami at poodlemutt.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 6:10 PM
To: Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List <rehab at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [rehab] Private testing

Oh! Are you saying you can take that test online or something of the 
kind? How come after reading all these membership posts about the 
Braille Readers are Leaders program and thinking, "Neat!" I missed that. 
Er.. Don't answer that. /lol/

For me, that would work perfectly for starters. Then I can report from 
experience to others who are wondering! Double score! /lol/

I'll pass on the information about the JAWS certification, too, in case 
someone needs to know. Since I've gone Linux/Orca, I've slacked on the 
JAWS end of things until I get a Windows computer for the spouse... Or 
hit the local library to refresh my skills there in case I need them.

Whether I would need more would depend on what any perspective 
interviewer/employer would require... Because of my father, we just 
moved from the Big City, where jobs in my actual field are picking up, 
to the small town in the middle of nowhere, where the number of jobs in 
the field are equal to the number of people who can do them... Ain't no 
one gonna leave a job like that just so I can have it! /lol/ I will just 
have to make my own job in the field. /smile/ Meanwhile, I find I can 
look at the family budget right now and wonder if it's actually worth 
taking what I can get for now or just being poorer than I like... 
There's more to it than that, but my options have changed dramatically, 
as have my future plans. I am finding it *very* interesting reading 
every single job description to figure out if I can convince the 
employer I can do the job... Well, maybe not the driver jobs. /lol/ 
Also, I can practice what I might say to convince an employer to spend 
extra $$$$ so I can read to do the job. Tricky. Not when I was employed, 
until I needed the really expensive stuff and the accountants wanted a 
certified evaluator from the state to sign off on the tools I needed 
before they paid for them. Perfectly sensible, really.

I'll make a note about the JAWS certification, too. I'm currently using 
Linux with Orca, which is great and free! However, if I do want to take 
a job in some clerical environment or something like that, I need to 
brush up on the latest JAWS (and NVDA) with Windows and the latest MS 
Office suite. Gives me an excuse to walk me and my guide dog a mile up 
to the library, huh? /smile/

Tami

On 11/25/2012 12:19 PM, Nancy Coffman wrote:
> I like the Braille Readers are Leaders speed testing method.  It doesn't
> give a person time to get stuck very long on a word that could be derived
> from the context.  Have a witness count your words and email you the
> results.  Would that be enough documentation?
>
> On the screen reader score, Freedom Scientific offers their JAWS
> certification.  That means that you can document your knowledge and for a
> $99 fee, you have the certificate to prove it.
> Nancy Coffman
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rehab [mailto:rehab-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tami Jarvis
> Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 1:58 PM
> To: Rehabilitation Counselor Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [rehab] Private testing
>
> Thanks, Bryan and Danielle!
>
> But, while I don't live in Missouri, I do live in Oregon. Believe me, I
> don't stand a chance here, either. After 13 years, in which I ended up
> losing my still-advancing career when my progressive vision loss became loss
> of sighted reading, I think it's safe to say that even if I weren't a proud
> member of the Thorn In The Side Club, I still wouldn't stand a chance...
> Since, by reviewing my file (what is actually in there; their documentation
> woes are the subject of many failed audits, which did not surprise me,


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