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

[Justin Williams]

I'm giving you the rules of engagement.

You may have to alter them as you see fit.

Try to get the job if you can before telling them about the disability.

Now, here is something that I do.

If I truly know something is inaccessible, and don't have a work around, for
me personally, that is a job I would skip.  However, that is not a universal
answer.  Just because I don't know how to do something, does not mean the
next person who is Blind doesn't.  I don't have every answer, but I would
exhaust every possibility.  Talk to your vocational rehabilitation
counselor.  Maybe it could be scripted, or made accessible in some way.  if
this is school related, talk to your office for student disability.  

Thanks,

Justin


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

Justin,

But they will ask me about my familiarity with the software, how quickly I
can learn it, etc. What should I say?

On 9/24/20, Justin Williams via NABS-L <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> If it is a job, I would reframe from telling them until you get the job.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Justin
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: [NABS-L] Fwd: I'm being recruited for a job with inaccessible 
> technology and need advice?
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> ---------- 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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