[NABS-L] Fwd: I'm being recruited for a job with inaccessible technology and need advice?

Carly Mihalakis carlymih at comcast.net
Fri Oct 9 06:16:08 UTC 2020


And shock 'em? render them so gobsmacked that they are hard pressed 
even to appreciate you for the contributor you want to be known as? 
If you conceal that shit, it's gonna be like, yeah, what else are you 
hiding? Those blind folks aren't to be trusted!
Instead, perhaps you ought to come to them, with honisty and openness 
and just explain what it is you're about?At 06:07 AM 10/6/2020, you wrote:
>Good morning, I would also like to be subscribed! 
>carlymih at comcast.netAt 10:00 AM 9/24/2020, you wrote:
>>If it is a job, I would reframe from telling them until you get the job.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Justin
>>
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: NABS-L [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Amy Albin via
>>NABS-L
>>Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2020 12:58 PM
>>To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>>Cc: Amy Albin <amyralbin at gmail.com>
>>Subject: [NABS-L] Fwd: I'm being recruited for a job with inaccessible
>>technology and need advice?
>>
>>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>From: Amy Albin <amyralbin at gmail.com>
>>Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 12:40:16 -0400
>>Subject: I'm being recruited for a job with inaccessible technology and need
>>advice?
>>To: job-discussions at nfbnet.org
>>
>>So the job is a research assistant in a psychology lab. Part of my job will
>>to be using Qualtrics to create surveys but that is not accessible. Even so,
>>I sure know how to create a survey. The same with Mendley, a reference
>>classification system. Again I've read it's not accessible, but I can
>>certainly classify documents. I have that brain power.
>>
>>1. Since all the recruiting is on Zoom, I don't think they know I'm blind.
>>Should I tell them or should not tell them unless I'm hired to protect
>>myself?
>>2. Does anyone know of any accessible JAWS alternatives to Qualtrics and/or
>>Mendeley?
>>3. What are my options? I know I can use AIRA (for a fee) or a reader.
>>Or I can put the information in Microsoft Word or ExCel for others to put in
>>the software? Are there any other ideas?
>>
>>Thank you so much.
>>
>>Best,
>>
>>Amy Albin
>>
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