@mf723 @mitmee_pie @wa4wga @marrie1 @bbrannan @aedangk How many jobs have you had?
@mitmee_pie @wa4wga @marrie1 @bbrannan @mf723 @aedangk Security policies for the win. </sarc>
@wa4wga @mf723 @bbrannan @marrie1 @mitmee_pie Yep, and the only way to stop this is either lawsuits or legislation. Sucks, but it’s true.
@wa4wga @mf723 @bbrannan @marrie1 @mitmee_pie Nope. It’s perfectly legal discrimination.
@mitmee_pie @marrie1 @bbrannan @mf723 @wa4wga Yep. They’re seeing possible insurance hikes and/or lawsuits.
@mf723 @bbrannan @marrie1 @wa4wga @mitmee_pie They still might squeal. They’ll squeal if accessibility problems come up even well after hire
@mf723 @bbrannan @marrie1 @wa4wga @mitmee_pie and they can’t get a refund for that license.
@mf723 @bbrannan @marrie1 @wa4wga @mitmee_pie given that any new hire is risk enough.
@mf723 @bbrannan @marrie1 @wa4wga @mitmee_pie It might be pocket change, but that doesn’t mean they’re willing to spend that change
@wa4wga @mf723 @mitmee_pie @bbrannan @marrie1 Yep.. and that’s the case with a lot of call center jobs, and even in-house tech support.
@mf723 @mitmee_pie @bbrannan @marrie1 @wa4wga And believe me, if I had it, I’d give them enough money to get to those standards.
@mf723 @mitmee_pie @bbrannan @marrie1 @wa4wga Look, I think NVDA is an awesome project. But it’s not up to Jaws standards yet.
@mf723 @mitmee_pie @bbrannan @marrie1 @wa4wga So do I, when I can get away with it. But that doesn’t work in all cases.
@mf723 @mitmee_pie @bbrannan @marrie1 @wa4wga proprietary software specific to clients… the list goes on.
@mf723 @mitmee_pie @bbrannan @marrie1 @wa4wga Excel, Lotus Notes, (yes, it’s still used), Powerpoint,
@mf723 @mitmee_pie @bbrannan @marrie1 @wa4wga Wait till you encounter software written in Java, or browser specific.
@mf723 @mitmee_pie @bbrannan @marrie1 @wa4wga You either need Jaws and accessible software, or talking hardware. No go in most situations.
@mf723 @mitmee_pie @bbrannan @marrie1 @wa4wga Bullshit.
@mf723 @mitmee_pie @bbrannan @marrie1 @wa4wga They may be willing to hire, until they find out you need accommodations. Then they squeal.
@Ali8923 Awesome. I’m waiting for the writer’s block to go away…