RE: Technical competence

There are flash cards with numbers hidden in them that you could use. A color blind person will see one number and a "normal" vision person will see another or not be able to see a number. I threw off my teacher though cause I could see them all.

We have a pathologist who is slightly colorblind! As long as it's not interferring- if you know what the color is supposed to be and what it looks like to you, I don't see why it would be a problem. Realistically, I only look under a microscope for a total of a half hour or so tops per day to check H& E and specials/immuno controls.

Cheryl Ann Powell B.S., HTL(ASCP)

Botsford General Hospital

Farmington Hills, MI USA

>From: Tom McNemar

>To: "'histonet@pathology.swmed.edu'"

>Subject: RE: Technical competence

>Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 13:48:35 -0400

>I have been in Histology sine 1977 and am color blind. I didn't even know

>it until I went into the military. It really hasn't caused any problems. I

>do see color but have trouble distinguishing one color from another

>depending on the shade. Medium colors are fine (or at least I thik so!) I

>have never heard of anyone who just sees grays but I suppose there are

>levels of color blindness.

>If you have a color blind tech that is having problems, I would suggest that

>you sit down with them and look at some slides. I know what colors I am

>supposed to see and I know what those colors look like to me. I don't think

>that it is so important to see the right color as long as you can tell when

>it is not the right color.

>Colors may look a little different to a color blind person but its just a

>matter of them learning to recognize the right color regardles of what it

>may looks like to them.

>As an added note....

>When I was in the Navy, I was taught to read diffs in Hematology by a lab

>tech that was color blind!

>Tom Mc Nemar HT(ASCP)

>Histology Supervisor

>Licking Memorial Hospital

>Newark, Ohio

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>From: Raiford, Betty [mailto:BRaiford@nctr.fda.gov]=20

>Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 8:19 AM

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>Subject: Technical competence

>Does anyone have information on how to address histology techs "in training"

>who are color blind? How do you address this? What are the established

>criteria for screening for this in potential candidates coming in to

>programs?

>Betty Raiford

>Program Manager

>Charles River Laboratories

>3900 NCTR Rd.

>Jefferson, AR 72079

>(870)543-7035

>(870)543-7030

>braiford@nctr.fda.gov

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