[NFBCS] (no subject)

[Doug Lee]

Just a clarification: You said they are not a W-2 employer and thus don't issue an annual 1099 form.

A W-2 employer issues an annual W-2 form. An org that hires contractors issues 1099 forms every year or at
the ends of jobs. I think you meant that this place issues 1099 forms instead of W-2 forms. My work these
days is on 1099 forms, and I'd say they aren't so hard to handle; you just may have more than one. Of course
how complex your taxes are will still depend on the structure of your business.

On Thu, May 30, 2024 at 11:08:19AM -0500, NFBCS mailing list wrote:
   I had a job interview with Fable and was accepted into their program. I
   had to do a simple accessibility test of a website they created and
   passed the test. They offered me a contract which was not the easiest
   contract to understand. I decided to decline their offer because I was
   working for another company but since then my job ended. I am concerned
   about Fable’s employment model from the perspective that they aren’t a
   w2 employer, so they don’t issue an annual 1099 form. If I worked for
   them, I would need to keep track of my income and that might make
   filing taxes more complicated. Perhaps I should reconsider their offer.
   The person who interviewed me has low vision, so he seemed familiar
   with assistive technology. I know one person who worked for Fable but
   has a different job now. I don’t know what else to say.


   Dan


   From: NFBCS <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of charles.vanek---
   via NFBCS
   Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2024 6:24 AM
   To: 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List' <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
   Cc: charles.vanek at gmail.com
   Subject: Re: [NFBCS] (no subject)


   Hi Ashley and other’s on NFB-CS,

   An option to look at is Fable.  [1]Fable | Digital accessibility,
   powered by people with disabilities (makeitfable.com)


   They have people with disabilities of all kinds run usability tests for
   organizations and pay for the time spent on testing.  It’s not a part
   time job in the true sense, it appears to be more of a gig economy
   style job.


   I do however have concerns about Fable’s business model. While talking
   with Reps at Fable to possibly use their testing services, they do
   state they pay competitive rates for testers. And they also claim this
   benefits disabled contractors because they can work around their
   “medical and other appointments” as if all people with disabilities
   have a lot of medical appointments. This seems to suggest they are
   unwilling to hire part or full time employees who are disabled and
   desire a dependable wage plus benefits.  While at the same time the
   Reps I talked to had no assistive technology training in the slightest
   and a LinkedIn job posting showed these people are full time employees
   managing customer on boarding, review of tests from disabled community
   members, etc. while being salaried between $100,000 and $120,000 plus
   benefits.


   I would love to know about anyone’s experiences with Fable both good or
   bad. It’s entirely possible the opportunities are fantastic and at the
   time I spoke with them the part/full time opportunities and number of
   disabled staff was minimal and has since improved in which case my
   suspicion are not true.


   Best,

   Charles


   From: NFBCS <[2]nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Ashley
   Nashleanas via NFBCS
   Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2024 4:42 PM
   To: [3]nfbcs at nfbnet.org
   Cc: Ashley Nashleanas <[4]ashleynashleanas at gmail.com>
   Subject: [NFBCS] (no subject)


   Hi all!


   I hope everyone is enjoying the arrival of springtime wherever you are.
   I am reaching out to ask if anyone on this listserv happens to be aware
   of part-time employment opportunities with a focus on usability testing
   for screen reader accessibility. My interests would span a wide variety
   of digital content including Web sites, mobile applications, and
   documents businesses produce for employees that potentially may be in
   need of a screen reader at some point. I came to recognize that this is
   something I enjoy and would enjoy doing more of given the opportunity
   to do it.


   If anyone has any further questions to help this cause, or any
   suggestions in mind about viable places to browse for these
   opportunities, this is the email address at which to reach me.


   Thank you for your time!


   Ashley Nashleanas, Ph.D.

References

   1. https://makeitfable.com/
   2. mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org
   3. mailto:nfbcs at nfbnet.org
   4. mailto:ashleynashleanas at gmail.com

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