[NFBF-Tampa] employment opportunities

[Jim Lovell]

Hello Deon;
Here is Mark Lasser’s email
email: mark.lasser at charter.com
Good luck...I have  been fighting this fight for several years now.  First with Bright House and now with Spectrum.
I had heard about comcast’s accessability program and I am filled with envy.
I had 15 techs come to my house 13 different times from Spectrum and they had no idea their company had such a program.  I had to show them the Spectrum web page where Spectrum advertises their accessability options for their blind and visually-impaired customers.

Keep me posted about your experience and let me know if I can be of any help.

Jimmy Lovell
(813) 792-8366




From: Deon Bradley via NFBF-Tampa 
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2017 12:14 PM
To: 'NFB of Florida Tampa Chapter List' 
Cc: Deon Bradley 
Subject: Re: [NFBF-Tampa] employment opportunities

Jimmy,

 

 

Thanks for this note. It is encouraging to hear that Spectrum has hired someone to address these critical issues.

 

I was fortunate to have Comcast Voice Command service in Illinois since 2014. It was very effective. I was told that it was the only accessible system of its type in the U.S., but that ALL cable companies would be required to provide a similar service by January 2016. That clearly did not happen. After moving to Tampa, I called Technical Support of Spectrum to find out what Accessibility features were available, the person on the phone literally didn’t even know what I was talking about. 

 

I would love to speak to Mark. Can you provide his contact info?

 

As you indicated, it is a good idea for those of us looking for this solution to contact him and let our voices be heard.

 

 

Best Wishes,

 

G. Deon Bradley

Tampa Lighthouse for the Blind Board Member

 

NFB Tampa Chapter Member

 

From: NFBF-Tampa [mailto:nfbf-tampa-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jim Lovell via NFBF-Tampa
Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2017 12:47 PM
To: NFB of Florida Tampa Chapter List <nfbf-tampa at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Jim Lovell <jdolphin at tampabay.rr.com>
Subject: [NFBF-Tampa] employment opportunities

 

 

Hello all;

 

I have been communicating with Spectrum accessability employees for the last 7 months about audio description, talking remotes, and an option to read the television guide.

On june 20, I spoke with Mark Lasser who explained he was the Accessability supervisor for Spectrum.

Mr. Lasser and I discussed the many problems that the blind and visually-impaired have with accessing audio description and the guides.

Mr. Lasser stated that He is blind and has been with Spectrum since January.  Hhe said that  Spectrum is looking to hire blind and visually-impaired people as computer programmers, consultants, and customer relations representatives.

Mr. Lasser also informed me that he will be at the NFB National Convention and will be speaking to the Federation.

 

Any of you that may be interested may want to bring a resume with you to the convention...just saying.

 

If you are not interested in a job with Spectrum, please seek Mr. Lasser out anyway and express your thoughts and ideas about the accessability  problems that the blind and visually-impaired encounter with television.

I think that this is an open door of opportunity and we should run through the door!

 

Good luck,

 

Jimmy

 

 

 


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