[blindkid] transcribing time

[DrV]

Hi Joy,
My boys are in second & seventh grade.
This still happens to us from time to time; no system is perfect.
But to have this happening consistently is a huge concern.
Have you identified which step in the process is the problem?
At different timepoints over the years, we have identified different 
problem/rate limiting steps.
We have found that certain teachers need to be reminded from time to time 
that the materials need to be turned in ahead of time.
The TVI needs to be in communication with the classroom teacher(s).
It usually takes about a month at the beginning of the school year to get 
the process down each year.

We have always requested both an early school year IEP meeting AND an 
additional end-of-the-year IEP meeting to sum up how the year went & to 
prepare for the following year.
Once the next year's teacher is identified, the TVI meets with them & 
requests that they provide the bulk of the handouts & worksheets that would 
typically be used by that teacher the following year. All that gets brailled 
& modified over the summer & is delivered to the teacher at the beginning of 
the school year.
That way it reduces the load fort he braillist during the year.
Here they would really like things a week ahead of time, though they have 
recently been pretty good about accommodating shorter turn-around requests.
We still get print/non-accessible stuff from time to time. When it happens 
more regularly, we speak up & things generally re-set & get done in 
relatively timely fashion again.
If this is a regular problem, then is may be well worth calling together an 
IEP meeting to address workflow & expectations & to personalize this by 
focusing on the impact on the child (guilt can do wonders), or it may be 
helpful to meet with the head of special ed in the district or the head of 
the VI program.
Best wishes,
Eric V


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joy Orton" <ortonsmom at gmail.com>
To: <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2010 14:46
Subject: [blindkid] transcribing time


> Dear friends,
> Where can I find an estimate of the time it takes to transcribe materials 
> to
> braille? Is it even possible to estimate the time needed for worksheets 
> for
> a third grader?
> My child comes home with worksheets for math with lots of clocks,
> thermometers, money, graphs, and more. Our transcriber in the district 
> does
> a great job on them.
>
> We have an awesome transcriptionist who does a lot of work on her own 
> time,
> and I think the district ought to pay her for it. But I don't want to 
> sound
> like I am saying she can't get her job done in the time allotted. She 
> works
> hard and well. I want the district to realize they probably need to pay
> overtime or hire a second person to cover all the materials that she has 
> to
> do.
>
> Has anyone had this issue? How did you deal with it?
> Joy Orton
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