[nfbcs] project tracking software

[Larry Wayland]

Man, Mr. Black you sure believe a long way. I disagree with you on a couple
of points.  Number one, no matter how valuable a employee is a company is
not and will not invest a lot of time or money trying to find a alternative
solution to an 	access ability problem.  Ok, ok, there is always exception
to the rules, but it doesn't happen nearly often enough. Also, what is wrong
with asking a company to look for accessible software.  If they find one It
more than likely will be a better solution for everyone in the company.
If large companies and government agencies would start insisting on
accessible software then the developers might see the necessity, or maybe I
should say the value in developing  accessible software.  
I agree with you on working hard to be a valuable employee but sometimes
people are put into situations where they can only do so much and finding
that nitch is difficult if not impossible, especially if the tools they are
ask to use to not work for them. 
-----Original Message-----
From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Charles E. Black
Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 8:02 PM
To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] project tracking software

Nancy and Susan:

While I think things should be accessible. It isn't always practical. Let's
look at it, who can tell a privately owned company they can and must buy a
certain software just because a couple of people cannot use it. This is
impractical. What a company will do is find an accessible alternative if the
person(s) puts out work that the company sees a profit in. What it all boils
down to is, if a company sees that it will have an advantage by keeping
someone around, they will find a way to make whatever adjustments necessary.
So, the question is, are you a profitable venture for whatever company you
work for? It may not be easy to keep up with the sighted world. However, we
as blind people must go that extra mile just to stay ahead of others. The
only way we will be equal is for us to be better and have value.

 Charles E. Black
19 Coach Hill Rd.
Columbia, SC  29020
(803) 463-0040

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbcs [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nancy Coffman
Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 1:58 PM
To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] project tracking software

Hi Susie

Maybe checking with the screen reader companies about what project
management software they use would give you an idea of what is accessible.
Maybe if we help these agencies to find accessible software, they will be
more likely to use it. I think research takes more effort than a lot of
people are willing to put out.

Nancy Coffman
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