[nfbcs] The Future of Technology: A Journey

[Andy Borka]

>" Looking around at people I know, some of them have given up looking for
work, after spending a lot of time and effort struggling against prejudices
against hiring them and against inaccessible systems, including masses of
hand-written paper."
Just the point. We should be working on making employers understand their
systems don't work, not necessarily the other way around. There are handfuls
of qualified blind people. The problem isn't the blind people, it's the
employers. Give the uplifting push to the qualified blind person, but
sometimes employers need a very hard hit with the proverbial hammer.

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From: nfbcs <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione via nfbcs
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Subject: Re: [nfbcs] The Future of Technology: A Journey

I don't know.  Looking around at people I know, some of them have given up
looking for work, after spending a lot of time and effort struggling against
prejudices against hiring them and against inaccessible systems, including
masses of hand-written paper.  Also, there seem to be state agencies that
exist to help blind people, but are actually contracting with poorly-run
service providers.  I can see how people get discouraged and throw in the
towel.  I'd think that offering encouragement and ideas they might not have
thought of would be helpful.

I'm sure, when I retire and try to volunteer for something, there will be
lots of people telling me that a blind person has nothing to offer, no
matter how successful that person has been in the past.  I'm sure I'll
welcome some encouragement myself then.
Tracy


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Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2018 5:43 PM
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We don't need to convince blind people to get out and work. We need to
convince employers to hire qualified blind people to do the work. More
people are denied work because of disability, age, and other protected
classes set out by the ADA and EEOC. With a blog to convince blind people to
get out and contribute, more employers might think we are lazy and can't do
much. Besides, performing research doesn't pay the bills.



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From: nfbcs <nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Kevin via nfbcs
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2018 1:55 PM
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Subject: [nfbcs] The Future of Technology: A Journey

I post this in the hopes that it inspires blind computer scientists to help
the field as a whole advance.  Let's Encourage blind researchers to get out
there!  I have created a blog of essays, algorithms, and anything related to
computer science.  The goal is to show the world that blind people can have
a voice in computer science.  The link is:

http://tfotaj.blogspot.com

Enjoy!  P.S. contributors are welcome.



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