[acb-hsp] If you work at an Independent Living Center

Tue May 22 13:13:16 EDT 2012

Hi Karen,

Well, no one can work remotely on our computers due to the fact it is a 
closed health care environment and server due to all of the confidential 
docs and records held on it.  While it is my employers responsibility to 
provide access so I can do my job, and they have purchased JAWS, I don't 
think they know what it would take to make the programs accessible.  They 
have a tech department, but no one there knows much about adaptive software, 
except for what I have had to teach them.  Right now I am happy with my 
current job, but if I ever want a better position this will have to be 
addressed.

Go Bravely,
Donna Rose, LMSW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Karen Rose" <rosekm at earthlink.net>
To: "'Discussion list for ACB human service professionals'" 
<acb-hsp at acb.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 1:00 AM
Subject: Re: [acb-hsp] If you work at an Independent Living Center

> Hi, Donna:  Kidney transplant?  Wow, I admire you!
>
> Given that you like this employer and this job, might it be worth it to 
> hire
> a script writer yourself, perhaps from out of state, who could just work
> remotely online?  It's absolutely not your responsibility to have to do
> this; it's your employer's responsibility; but you might find it worth it
> anyway.  Alternatively, since they like you and you like them, would they 
> be
> willing to come up with money to hire someone other than this person at 
> your
> Commission?
>
> Karen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: acb-hsp-bounces at acb.org [mailto:acb-hsp-bounces at acb.org] On Behalf 
> Of
> Donna Rose
> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 8:53 AM
> To: Discussion list for ACB human service professionals
> Subject: Re: [acb-hsp] If you work at an Independent Living Center
>
> Hi Karen,
>
> At my job they are going to completely electronic charting, but the 
> software
>
> they use, and there is a bunch of it, is not accessible.  Of course I am
> constantly advocating for myself and asking them to consider accessible
> means whenever possible.  Another thing they are doing is scanning all of
> the old docs from the charts into the electronic system.  Since there is
> mostly handwriting on these I cannot read them independently.  In my job
> this isn't that important, but in order to get a better job there these
> problems would have to be solved.  I call our Commission for the Blind to
> help write some scripts, but we only have one tech guy and he isn't not 
> the
> easiest person.  He started getting militant and I was afraid he might 
> talk
> to my colleagues at work in an inappropriate manner regarding legal
> accommodations and lose my job for me.  I reported this to the appropriate
> person at our Commission and she said she was going to talk to him.  I 
> also
> told him that the legal aspects of my accommodations were my 
> responsibility
> and I would be responsible for them, and I just needed his help working on
> the software so I could use it with JAWS.  This employer is the best one 
> for
>
> which I have ever worked, and they want things to be comfortable for me, 
> so
> I don't want him coming in and ruining it.  I think our State's need more
> tech people available to help with these type of things, and not just one
> person for the whole state.  I have even thought about going down to FS 
> and
> getting training in script writing, but I am not certain my brain is 
> capable
>
> of that much technical type stuff since I am mainly a musician and artist.
> I suppose if I apply myself maybe it could be done.  I think it would be
> easier to be self employed and I am working toward that.  Once I get a
> kidney transplant I will likely have the energy to do that while still
> working with my employer until my self employment becomes more lucrative.
>
>
>
>
> Go Bravely,
> Donna Rose, LMSW
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Karen Rose" <rosekm at earthlink.net>
> To: "'Discussion list for ACB human service professionals'"
> <acb-hsp at acb.org>
> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 4:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [acb-hsp] If you work at an Independent Living Center
>
>
>>I don't know if this would work in your circumstances, but when I have had
>> programs at work for notetaking that I couldn't use, I simply wrote notes
>> in
>> word and printed them, then had the secretary file them in client charts.
>> That way, although they were not in the computer file, other therapistsw
>> could read them in the chart.
>>
>> Karen
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: acb-hsp-bounces at acb.org [mailto:acb-hsp-bounces at acb.org] On Behalf
>> Of
>> Donna Rose
>> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 12:14 PM
>> To: Discussion list for ACB human service professionals
>> Subject: Re: [acb-hsp] If you work at an Independent Living Center
>>
>> Hi Darla,
>>
>> These types of proprietary software need some attention by screen reader
>> providers.  I have several types of tracking and case note type programs
>> at
>> my work which are unusable by me.  I work at a CMH.  I have written to
>> Freedom Scientific regarding my concerns and never heard much back from
>> them.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Go Bravely,
>> Donna Rose, LMSW
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Darla Rogers" <djrogers0628 at gmail.com>
>> To: "'Discussion list for ACB human service professionals'"
>> <acb-hsp at acb.org>
>> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 12:14 PM
>> Subject: Re: [acb-hsp] If you work at an Independent Living Center
>>
>>
>>> Sorry list; what I want to know is if your I.L. uses special case
>>> management
>>> software for case recording; I think the one I am really interested in 
>>> is
>>> called I.L. Suite or something similar.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: acb-hsp-bounces at acb.org [mailto:acb-hsp-bounces at acb.org] On Behalf
>>> Of
>>> Baracco, Andrew W
>>> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 10:48 AM
>>> To: Discussion list for ACB human service professionals
>>> Subject: Re: [acb-hsp] If you work at an Independent Living Center
>>>
>>> Don't see anything about requirements above the first line of your
>>> message.
>>>
>>> Andy
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> From: acb-hsp-bounces at acb.org [mailto:acb-hsp-bounces at acb.org] On Behalf
>>> Of
>>> Darla Rogers
>>> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 6:50 PM
>>> To: 'Discussion list for ACB human service professionals'
>>> Subject: [acb-hsp] If you work at an Independent Living Center
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> If you meet the above requirement, could you please contact me privately
>>> via
>>> Email; I have some questions I hope you can answer.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> djrogers0628 at gmail.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>>
>>> Darla
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Darla J. Rogers
>>>
>>> djrogers0628 at gmail.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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