[NFBCS] Accessibility for programmers

[Peter Donahue]

Hello everyone,

	Isn't this supposed to be something the NFB in Computer Science is
addressing?

Peter Donahue


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From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via NFBCS
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2020 10:08 AM
To: NFB in Computer Science Mailing List <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Tracy Carcione <carcione at access.net>
Subject: Re: [NFBCS] Accessibility for programmers

Jack, I agree with everything you said.  I'm willing to help as best I can.
I should have more time soon, as I get backwatered.
Tracy

> Yeah, I think if the NFB got behind a group for blind IT 
> professionals, we might be able to do some good. As I said, I tried to 
> get something like that started independently but it fizzled out. Here 
> is a list of the goals of that organization.
>
> 1. Communicate with hardware & software manufacturers about 
> accessibility problems. If their new router software has accessibility 
> issues, does Cisco even know it? Lets make sure they do.
>
> 2. Help current IT professionals avoid being "backwatered". (I 
> personally coined that phrase). Getting backwatered is my term for 
> being stuck in a job dealing with obsolete technology because its what 
> has always been accessible -- until its not. Your skills get narrower 
> and narrower. You don't get to play with the new stuff because its not 
> accessible.  These are huge problems in a very competitive job market.
>
> 3. Provide a place for IT professionals to exchange knowledge of how 
> to deal with accessibility issues. All of us know tricks to get around 
> accessibility problems. I am sure that by now, many blind IT 
> professionals have missed out on an opportunity when there was a 
> workaround they didn't even know about.
>
> 4. Encourage young people to consider information technology and comp 
> sci as a career. With the right education and tools, a person can earn 
> a place in one of the most sought after and highly paid professions 
> available to a blind person. Not to diss musician or massage therapist 
> but IT pays better and there are more jobs.
>
> On 2/25/20 9:10 AM, Tracy Carcione via NFBCS wrote:
>> When I was complaining about 32	70 accessibility a couple weeks ago,
>> some
>> people seemed to say that it was because 3270 emulation is old and 
>> not used so much anymore.  I see that.  I know I'm a bit of a dinosaur.
>> But this morning, I thought I saw an opportunity to start moving out 
>> of the old legacy system and into another system supported by my 
>> group.  I asked my boss about the possibilities, and he said that 
>> that would be fine, except that system has a lot of Citrix-hosted 
>> applications, and we know making Jaws and Citrix play together is a real
pain.
>> Citrix is common as dirt.  I think my whole IT department uses it a 
>> lot, but not me.  I know how to get Jaws to work with it, but it 
>> takes quite a bit of coordination, and, if that coordination is with 
>> outside vendors, it's even more complicated.
>>
>> I think Jack is right.  We of NFBCS should be working on 
>> accessibility for programmers.  I don't know what that would entail, 
>> but I think we need to do it, or we'll have more and more problems.  
>> The things we need access to are a lot more complicated than Granny 
>> getting her email.
>> Now, please, tell me I'm all wet, and there are simple solutions to 
>> my problems.
>> Tracy
>>
>>
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