[rehab] Private testing

[Tami Jarvis]

Thank you, Nancy! Great stuff, and I got more information than I knew I 
was looking for. /grin/

Tami

On 11/26/2012 05:43 AM, nancy coffman wrote:
> 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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