[nabs] Accomodations at internship sites.

[Laura Glowacki]

And you too of course have very valid points.

I guess maybe I need to install some of these free or low cost screenreaders to try them out.  I've only played around with system access to go.  Perhaps it's just got a higher learning curve than I estimated, or it really is limited compared to JAWS.

Thank you for the reminders of the other options for screenreading.  Still, to assume even some compatibility with whatever software the hospital uses for charting and records etc, JAWS remains my best bet as far as I know.

----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Joe Orozco 
  To: 'Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance of Blind Students.' 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 6:36 PM
  Subject: Re: [nabs] Accomodations at internship sites.


  Hmmm, that is a good point.  Unfortunately, short of purchasing one of the free or low-cost screen readers, I don't know that I have a good answer for you.  My best recommendation is that people keep up with the updates to their products.  Each update is going to cost about $200 in the case of JAWS, and while we could argue Freedom Scientific should bring down their prices, in the meantime people need to be prepared for their upcoming jobs or internships.  $200 a year may seem unreasonable, but in some respects you could say it's one of those things we have no choice but to budget for just as our sighted peers must budget for gasoline for their vehicles.  Actually, with that analogy, we're getting off lucky with JAWS.  It's not the best solution, but outside of the government sector or blindness workplace, it's probably the only solution.  At some point you will have to be responsible for upgrading your own software.  Remember that the longer you wait to upgrade, the more you'll have to pay to catch up to the latest version of the screen reader.  Again, this is only in the case of JAWS.  I cannot speak for Window Eyes.  Ultimately, we have to make investments in our own preparation, because the grim reality is that when an employer, even in the case of an internship, has to choose between a sighted applicant and a blind one, they're more than likely going to find reasons not to hire the blind one.

  Respectfully,

  Joe

  "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing




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    From: Laura Glowacki [mailto:orangebutterfly87 at gmail.com] 
    Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 7:03 PM
    To: jsorozco at gmail.com; Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance of Blind Students.
    Subject: Re: [nabs] Accomodations at internship sites.


    Hi Joe, thanks for replying.  In my case, DHS bought my JAWS back in 2005 and it is version 7.0.  This is problematic because I'll at least need JFW 9 or 10 if they're running Vista and 11 if they're running Windows 7.  So someone somewhere is going to be putting out some money.

    ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Joe Orozco 
      To: 'Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance of Blind Students.' 
      Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 12:52 PM
      Subject: Re: [nabs] Accomodations at internship sites.


      Laura,

      Different folks may differ on this, but it's always been my sense that it's better if you can bring in copies of your own software.  JAWS now ships with 3 keys with the opportunity to refresh the count for free.  Or, maybe this has always been the case.  Regardless, it's difficult to broach the subject with an internship provider to eat the expense when the intern may only be there for a few months.  In most cases the student will have gotten the equipment he or she needs during college, which should help them at the work site.  Good luck to you.

      Joe
      "Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don't turn up at all."--Sam Ewing




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        From: nabs-bounces at acb.org [mailto:nabs-bounces at acb.org] On Behalf Of Laura Glowacki
        Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 10:35 AM
        To: Discussion list for NABS,National Alliance of Blind Students.
        Subject: [nabs] Accomodations at internship sites.


        For those of you who have needed accomodations at an internship site which requires some sort of payment on someone's part (I.E., JAWS or other computer software):

        Who paid for it: DRS/ORS or the internship site?  How did they determine who paid for it?  Is there a law or precedent of which I am not aware?

        Apparently my university has no responsibility in this as the internship site isnot on-campus.  Can anyone speak to that?

        TIA,
        Laura


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