[Blindtlk] technology. Is it essential to success?

[Peter Wolfe]

    Well, I'm inclined to believe in a formula that fits the modern
times on a globalizing and automating world not off of the past. Fact
is that mineal labor is being done by robots and other advanced
changing technology that prohibits everyone not just the blind to
compete affectively in those arenas. I'd also remind everyone that
outsourcing is not going to change and in fact might progressively
become worse in coming years that dampens older industries unless they
innovate in the 21st century.


    However, there are missed opportubnities that us blind people are
for one reason or another not obtaining. Do we all agree on that at
least? This is why I think the National Federation for the Blind and
federal government agencies to conduct research into these missed
opportunities. With emperical data sets of all Vocational
Rehabilitation vs nonVocational Rehabilitation clients with vision
loss that we can see what we can and can't do. The old segmented
system is far out of time to be changed. More internships and
apprenticeships are in order for certain trades or types of jobs as
well. I'm also of the opinion scaling visual equity will gauge how
much vision plays apart on the job site and when it does, etc. Much of
this could be done voluntarily by us consumers and for one that I'd
volunteer even with another government job including.


    Lastly, I trruly and honestly believe that the big problem in
blindness unemployment is because of relying too much on the
government public sector. Yes, I'm a hypocrit like others who are set
to work for the public sector. I believe that there should be a
transition program that trains skills that will allow those workers to
eventually work in private or nonprofit sectors. Maybe then the
unemployment wouldn't be 70%. Lastly, some research on different
assistive technology tools than technology can help e.g. manual to
hybrid technology could help the unemployment as well.

On 3/19/13, Hyde, David W. (ESC) <david.hyde at wcbvi.k12.wi.us> wrote:
> You and I do not disagree about the importance of technology, but, I
> believe, of its place. It makes things easier, cheaper, and faster. I would,
> however argue that there is nothing being done with technology now that
> wasn't done without its current incarnation in former times. Since we're
> talking about employment, it has an overriding import. We need to use the
> tools that others are using. But would you lose your non-technological
> skills if, all of a sudden, technology stopped working? I maintain that the
> critical thinking skills, the ability to use anything available and the
> creativity that an employee needs to possess for most jobs is more important
> than the technology used. Without these, most technology becomes a very
> expensive paperweight.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of justin
> williams
> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 10:59 AM
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] learning Jaws
>
> Yeah, but without those things, are abilities are curtailed.  You have to
> have so many other factors going for you if you don't have access to jaws.
> So, yes, screen readers are nearly inherent to success?  Were there
> successful blind people with then? Yes.  However, nott nearly as many.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Hyde, David
> W. (ESC)
> Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 9:33 AM
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] learning Jaws
>
> Having come up through screen readers when the best on the market was
> something called Video Voice, followed by Provox,, then by Vocal Eyes,
> Arctic Business Vision, Outspoken, JAWS, Window Eyes, and now Voice Over,
> and let us not forget the free ones, I do not agree that any program of
> whatever nature or capability is inherent to our success. Remember, those of
> you who can, that some were successful before there were programs,
> computers, or, for that matter electricity. A fellow named Milton got by
> with only his daughters, although they didn't enjoy the work.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of David
> Thomas
> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2013 9:37 PM
> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
> Subject: [Blindtlk] learning Jaws
>
> I believe that learning jaws is paramount to a blind persons success.
>
> Yes there is window-eyes but that is not the most popular screen reader.
> Jaws is used in the government and in most businesses.
>
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Cordially,
Peter Q Wolfe, BA
cum laude Auburn University
e-mail: yogabare13 at gmail.com
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