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Jason Kaufman

Jason Kaufman . Dispatching with Disabilities. Everything I Do. Full time 911 dispatcher for Snyder County, PA CPR and First Aid Instructor for American Heart Adjunct instructor in Criminal Fustice for SUN Area Technology Institute Assistant Fire Chief for Freeburg, PA Fire Department

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Jason Kaufman

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  1. Jason Kaufman Dispatching with Disabilities

  2. Everything I Do • Full time 911 dispatcher for Snyder County, PA • CPR and First Aid Instructor for American Heart • Adjunct instructor in Criminal Fusticefor SUN Area Technology Institute • Assistant Fire Chief for Freeburg, PA Fire Department • State Assistant Fire Warden for District 7 PA • EMT • Certified scuba diver and member of the Snyder/Northumberland Water Rescue Team • New husband 09/03/11 and new Dad 07/16/12!

  3. Why Public Safety? • Willingness to help people and be able to make a difference in people’s lives. • Grandpa Lou was already a life time member of numerous fire departments and a charter of Selinsgrove, PA Ambulance before I was even born. • Love the adrenaline rush of the unexpected!

  4. Welcome to my World • I was born 3/13/80 in a major snow storm . • It was unfortunately not when I was supposed to be born, 05/20/80. • Medical protocols at the time called for incubation with O2 levels that left me with ROP or retina problems associated with being premature. • Today I am legally blind in my left eye and have vision problems in my right. • Are you scared when I tell you I can legally drive a fire truck? It’s true!

  5. when I started in 911….. Police Console - 1999 Fire Console - 1999

  6. what it became….

  7. Snyder County takes a chance • Joined the D H and L Fire Company as a junior volunteer the day after I turned 14 (first day I could). • Joined the D H and L Ambulance the day I turned 16. • Started “hanging around” the dispatch center at 16. • Attended SUN Area Technical Institute as a Criminal Justice student 1998/1999. • Became an EMT in 1999. • Started with Snyder County Department of Emergency Services 07/05/99 and I have been there ever since!

  8. Adaptations and Innovations • School adaptations were part of my life since kindergarten. • Blind services became involved in high school. • When I began work at Snyder County Department of Emergency Services I required very little adaptations because everything was manual. • It doesn’t hurt that I have an excellent memory for numbers.

  9. Adaptations and Innovations • 911 evolved and my world changed with the addition of computers. Things I use: • Hand held magnifier • Computer programs that enlarge text like zoom text • Computer mouse with magnifiers • My amazing memory

  10. Adaptations and Innovations • The Communication Center had to adapt to me doing things differently to accommodate my lack of sight. Examples: • Move the computer screens closer. • Use a magnifier to read any document. • It takes more time for me to read a document. • I don’t have to look up as many things as others because I have it memorized.

  11. Telephone System with ZoomText Normal View

  12. InterAct CAD screen with ZoomText & aides Normal view

  13. Motorola MCC-5500 console with ZoomText Normal view

  14. A Call to Action • Don’t assume an individual with an impairment can’t perform the task. • Be willing to accommodate. • Be willing to accept a different approach to accomplishing the same task. • Be willing to adapt the job to the person within reason. • Be willing to give someone a chance, they might surprise you!

  15. Exercises How well do you think you could adapt to my world? Let’s experiment with seeing the world through my eyes. What suggestions do you have about this experience ?

  16. Questions & Comments

  17. Thank you • Please accept my deepest appreciation for having me present my story. • I hope I have given you some new thoughts and maybe a willingness to extend a hand up to a person with impairments looking for employment.

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