[NFB-Arkansas] FW: [Rehab] Software developer opportunities

[Larry Wayland]

Thanks, Genger, for posting this.  The writer of this is right. For our technology to be fully accessible blind people will have to be involved in the development.





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This might be of interest to some of you.

Thank you.


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Subject: [Rehab] Software developer opportunities

Hello,

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.

Dick Davis


Software Developers



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.



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.



Given the demand for software developers today (100,000 job 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.



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.



This is a job for a creative person. Many software developers are writers, poets, and artistic types. That may surprise some of you, but it is true.



If you feel you are qualified, contact kevin.fjelsted at rdpartnersinc.com. He is willing to answer the kinds of technical questions I cannot.



Best wishes,

Dick Davis

NFB Employment Committee
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