[humanser] Diagnostic assessments

[Danielle Ledet]

And I found out by visiting the Humanware site recently that OpenBook
does not exist anymore! So if you are like me and was familiar with it
in the past, you are SOL! Apple and kNFB strikes again!

On 3/19/17, Kaiti Shelton via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi Rebecca,
>
> Yes-a brailleNote or BrailleSense will have audio available, with a
> headphone jack so your client wouldn't have to necessarily hear the
> questions in session.
>
> Perhaps I have more flexibility in what I'm doing (Music therapy), but
> I have also gone through assessment materials with a sighted
> supervisor or student colleague and created my own forms based on the
> tools.  E.G, I just finished assessments in this manner using a tool
> called the IMTAP (Individualized Music Therapy Assessment Profile), as
> the basis, but took the relevant domains from the assessment tool and
> wrote them as headings with narrative assessment notes underneath.  I
> have been trying to figure out how to solve this problem in the event
> that I need to do more formal assessments, though, as the book for the
> assessment also came with software one would use in the assessment
> process that does not work with Jaws or NVDA.  Like someone else said
> about creating fillable forms, I find this way creates nice templates
> which don't infringe upon copyright since I'm using a different format
> and acknowledging the IMTAP as the basis, but JD's suggestion is
> helpful as well.
>
> I'll be following this with interest, too.  I hope this is helpful.
>
> On 3/19/17, Rebecca Arrowood via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> I am in the process of learning braille still. Does a braille note I have
>> audio Belton so I could listen to it in order to administer the questions
>> to
>> my client?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Rebecca Arrowood
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>
>>> On Mar 19, 2017, at 7:49 PM, JD Townsend via HumanSer
>>> <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi:
>>>
>>> If you have a scanner your problems are solved.
>>>
>>> It has been my practice for decades to scan forms, such as your caapé 5,
>>> have the scanner translate it into a Word or Notepad document, then move
>>> it to my braillenote.  It takes a few minutes, but is relatively easy.
>>>
>>> It does take a program such as OpenBook or Kurtzweil and a braille
>>> notetaker;  but, for me it has been one of the smoother fits.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message----- From: Cheryl Wade via HumanSer
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2017 7:07 PM
>>> To: Human Services Division Mailing List
>>> Cc: Cheryl Wade
>>> Subject: Re: [humanser] Diagnostic assessments
>>>
>>> Greetings,
>>>
>>>
>>> Could you get someone -- say, from your state's blindness services
>>> agency -- to create a fillable Word document for you? They could label
>>> the questions; you could fill in the template and print it.
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheryl Wade
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 3/19/2017 11:05 AM, Carly Mihalakis via HumanSer wrote:
>>>> Good morning, Rebecca,
>>>>
>>>>        Seems like you might just recruit another clinician to administer
>>>> assessments, that is, unless you find a suitable work around. There
>>>> ought
>>>> not be reluctance in  getting sighted help, after all, sighted people
>>>> were made for just this purpose, right?
>>>> Car At 03:55 PM 3/18/2017, Rebecca Arrowood via HumanSer wrote:
>>>>> Hi everyone, I am wondering how you all complete paper diagnostic
>>>>> assessments?   I have to use the caapé 5, which is a really good tool
>>>>> but it is a paper assessment and not accessible. I was able to find a
>>>>> preview copy version online by the publisher that surprisingly works
>>>>> with my screen reader so I can use that during session along with my
>>>>> CCTV to record the clients answers.   I have emailed the publisher and
>>>>> I
>>>>> will call Monday asking if they have an alternative or more accessible
>>>>> format available. I am just wondering how everyone house typically
>>>>> complete assessments? Do you have other administrative staff administer
>>>>> the assessment with your client for you? Thanks, Rebecca Arrowood Sent
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