I need accommodations at work suddenly

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Anonymous wrote:There is an app called “explain everything.” You can take a picture of any document, upload it and then type on it. Then save and print. Snap chat would work well too in this situation. Then you can print it out and have your other ppl write on it. I have students with poor handwriting and this is what I have them use. Try it!

Using a random app to upload work product is not acceptable in professional work environments.

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Anonymous wrote:Can you purchase your own iPad with a keyboard and document notes that way? Then email it to yourself and print it up at the end of every day.

Very weird that your employer is going back to paper and pencils.

I bet it is a medical-related job. Some smaller practices are going back to paper charting for two reasons: 1) the software costs have risen and are pretty outrageous for small practices and 2) data breaches where facilities have their data held for ransom.

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Anonymous wrote:There is an app called “explain everything.” You can take a picture of any document, upload it and then type on it. Then save and print. Snap chat would work well too in this situation. Then you can print it out and have your other ppl write on it. I have students with poor handwriting and this is what I have them use. Try it!

Using a random app to upload work product is not acceptable in professional work environments.

And neither is using a personal phone/iPad to take photos/scans of documents. Huge privacy violation.

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Anonymous wrote:There is an app called “explain everything.” You can take a picture of any document, upload it and then type on it. Then save and print. Snap chat would work well too in this situation. Then you can print it out and have your other ppl write on it. I have students with poor handwriting and this is what I have them use. Try it!

Using a random app to upload work product is not acceptable in professional work environments.

And neither is using a personal phone/iPad to take photos/scans of documents. Huge privacy violation.

Op here. All I need is BLANK forms. I agree about the med log form but that one is mainly filled out by the day person unless meds get messed up. I can easily convert them to PDF form, bring my laptop, and use the printer at work. We document behaviors, incidents at work that sort of thing. Some clients admin their meds so I am thinking they may pair me with that client because less documentation would be needed.

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Anonymous wrote:I’d start looking for another job. I work in an industry with 3 shifts & notes, & I cannot see going back to handwritten notes, for any reason. So if your company is choosing to go back to that, it would make me suspect leadership’s ability to make good long term decisions for the company. I would worry that this is an indication that they will not be around for long.
Also, if they are doing it to cut costs, that makes me suspect they will not be keeping up with fair wage increases. And finally, they are taking away tech skills, so you are adding less to your resume/less marketable for your next job.
For those reasons, I’d take this as a sign to start job hunting.

Op here. I am so bummed because it's otherwise perfect. It's 5 mins from my house. The schedule is perfect as it gives me the flexibility to be at the bus stop for my kids. Living with disabilities is such a pain sometimes. It's already hard enough to be the default parent.

You have no idea what is possible until you ask. For God's sake do not go quitting your job without even asking about this. If the company is 15 employees or larger they have an ADA obligation, and they may like you enough to want to do some work to meet it!

Sorry, but an employer does not have to adopt an electronic note keeping system as a reasonable accommodation.

Of course not, but there may be a lower impact solution.

OP, I have an idea for you, because I am extremely old. How about a typewriter? Not a printer. A typewriter would let you line each form up and put the text exactly where you want it. It sounds like you should own one for general forms at home, anyway!

The one I used for my college applications let you type a sentence or two ahead even…

Op here omg this is brilliant

Lol yes this is the same as the brother label maker, you can print out full sentences at whatever width you’d like. And much more portable than a typewriter.

Sticking a label on a sheet of paper isn’t nearly as good as actually typing and applying the ink directly onto it. An ol’ fashioned typewriter is what this situation needs. OP, there are several repair/collectible shops in DC that will sell you one. If feasible, bring several blank copies of the form you need to complete. You can see which typewriter is most comfortable to use.

OP here. They liked the idea of using a type writer and I picked one up. They said I could keep it at work because it's heavy. Thank you so much!!! You have no idea how much help you have been.