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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello, <br></p><p class="MsoNormal">I am posting this a second time to see if anyone else wants to take advantage of this opportunity. Boot camp begins March 5, so you need to get moving if you want to participate. Classes will be run on a discord server. They are working out a few accessibility bugs, but everything should be accessible by then. Be prepared to work hard. See full information below.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Dick Davis <br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Software Developers</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kevin Fjelsted of R. D. Partners, Inc. is
interested in hiring blind persons as software developers. They are
engaged in developing telecommunications software for their customers,
including CRM LIght and iOS applications for iPhone. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As you may know, finding software developers who
know accessibility is a big problem today. Kevin thinks hiring blind
persons is the solution to this problem.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Given the demand for software developers today (100,000 <span class="gmail-il">job</span>
vacancies nationwide) companies are no longer requiring four year
degrees in computer science or information technology. Instead, a number
of "boot camp" training programs have
cropped up, some of them quite expensive. R.D. Partners has found a
nonprofit that has agreed to train people for them at no charge to
trainees.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">What do you need to do to take advantage of this
opportunity? First of all, be a power computer user with knowledge of
accessibility. Some training and/or experience in software development
is recommended, but a solid interest in learning
and a commitment to this type of work is definitely required. They will
be able to determine if you have the aptitude pretty quickly.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">This is a <span class="gmail-il">job</span> for a
creative person. Many software developers are writers, poets, and
artistic types. That may surprise some of you, but it is true.
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you feel you are qualified, contact <a href="mailto:kevin.fjelsted@rdpartnersinc.com" target="_blank">
kevin.fjelsted@rdpartnersinc.com</a>. He is willing to answer the kinds of technical questions I cannot.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dick Davis<u></u><u></u></p>
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