[humanser] Diagnostic assessments

Mon Mar 20 12:47:54 UTC 2017

I think you have to buy open book through freedom scientific now

Thanks,
Rebecca Arrowood
Sent from my iPhone


> On Mar 20, 2017, at 7:37 AM, Danielle Ledet via HumanSer <humanser at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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 caapÃ© 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 caapÃ© 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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