Another thing to add is don’t forget Network Engineering. I have worked in the field for almost 25 years successfully and ran in to few accessibility issues. Most of the hardware is configured by command line and uses console ports and old serial lines to configure for the first time. You have the advantage of many of the real serious network operators in the sited world also prefer command line and text based interfaces. I presently work for TripAdvisor and we have a large network peered at several exchange points and all controlled by open source tools that are all accessible. I personally use a Mac so also enjoy the local unix shell or Terminal as the Mac folks call it and this works well in my work place. So add to Unix administration the possibility of Network engineering, especially if you specialize in things like large service provider design or complex routing and switching etc. Hope that helps. On Jan 5, 2015, at 10:13 AM, vic.pereira@ssc-spc.gc.ca wrote:
Hello John
Job opportunities will depend on where you want to live. Places like Vancouver, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Moncton and Charlottetown have a large federal Government presence. Those places might have more jobs come available from time to time. Your next option are the provincial governments: for those look at the capitals for each province since that is where they will have the largest IT facilities. Going down that road, next will be your municipalities.
Outside of the three levels of government your next area will be where there are large employers like insurance companies, telecom groups and call centres.
On the programming side, Java is gaining in popularity. Visual Basic in front of .NET seems to be waning. There are still a lot of legacy systems out there running applications like COBOL on mainframe systems, but those would be your insurance companies, telecom companies and universities.
If you want to work from home, a good field is project management. I don't know what the markets are like for that field in entry level positions.
Vic Pereira Shared Services Canada/Services partagés Canada 9-111 Lombard Avenue Winnipeg MB R3B 0T4 Vic.pereira@ssc-spc.gc.ca 204-781-5046
-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of John Ylioja Sent: December-29-14 11:50 PM To: blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] Exploration of IT and Windows Server related careers
Hi all,
I'm doing some career exploration in the IT field, and wondering if anyone would have any suggestions on IT related careers that would have a greater likelihood of being accessible, or thoughts on the types of jobs I may want to consider. I'd be looking for an entry level role to start with, since I don't have a lot of experience yet. I've done some help desk work where I've developed customer communication skills.
During my studies, I've had a beginner course in databases, studied the Cisco IT Essentials course through CAVI, and done some programming, courses, though didn't feel programming is one of my strong points. However, I may consider some higher level programming such as PHP without a lot of graphical interface work. I've also studied the basics of command line Linux administration through CAVI.
I haven't had any Windows Server experience, and am wondering about how and what to explore to get a sense of what types of duties would be involved with server administration. One thought I have is to try using an Amazon EC2 server with NVDA's remote access once that is released. I have a Canadian membership to Bookshare, and have found some Windows related books there. Are there any other accessible sources of Windows server material, certification or otherwise?
I'm interested in exploring work from home opportunities, but would also consider working in an office given the right opportunity.
I'm interested in assistive technology and have thought about doing some remote-based software support for other AT users, but have found that the market for that type of thing seems quite small here in Canada, and I'm uncertain I could make a career of it.
Thanks for any thoughts.
John
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