The last time I spoke with Red Hat, they do provide reasonable accommodation for Vision Impaired. The certification exam is all in house. I recall they provide the exam in Braile.
On 30 May 2015, at 2:09 am, Jen Bottom <jen.bottom@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Kelly,
No, I haven't. I have been to put off by what I have read and found out from other VI people who have tried to really look in to it.
If I had a bit more money I would probably risk it, but right now that isn't an option.
Also I think that currently I wouldn't be able to get the company I work for to pay for the attempt, as I don't need any Microsoft of Cisco certs to do my job (at least that's how they will probably see it).
If there are some RedHat certs out there I might have a go at that this/next year, as we could do with some more RHL experience in my support team.
Cheers, Jen.
On 5/26/15, Kelly Prescott <kprescott@coolip.net> wrote:
Jen, Have you ever tried to take a cert, and if so what has been your experience? -- Kelly Prescott
-----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Jen Bottom Sent: Tuesday, May 26, 2015 6:19 AM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] certification questions
Hi all,
I have not posted on this list before (I think) but would be interested in joining some kind of team to try and get some traction on this.
Currently I work in tech support, but would like to move in to more sys-admin type roles in the future.
Currently it seems that I need at least some Certs to get a foot in the door, unless I can find a company willing to give me a chance based on my experience so far, or let me train on the job.
I had a bit of a rough time doing my cs/cybe degree due to a lot of accessibility issues, so haven't felt like trying to do certs and do a lot if fighting (at least for a while).
I am however doing a module with the OU, which is very accessible, though this is a bit off the topic :)
Anyway let me know what I can do to help.
Cheers, Jen.
On 5/18/15, Chris Smart <csmart8@cogeco.ca> wrote:
At 08:15 PM 5/17/2015, you wrote:
The diagram, dialog or CLI output is provided as described text where the assistive technology is used to review the information. This has been very successful with the CAVI courses for their CCNA cert.
Let's not call it a cert. It is in terms of the student having demonstrated that they know the material covered in the courses, but it's certainly not a cert recognized by say, an employer, by Cisco or other industry partners. and in saying that, I am not trying to denigrade Cavi and their excelent courses and instructors. That's all great, and they get us say 85% of the way towards having the right piece of paper at the end. They're doing great work.
What I'm curious to know is why this how things are? I mean, what formal hoops would Cavi have to go through to grant industry-recognized certifications to the people who pass their courses? Is this different for people who study in person with Cavi, in Australia? Do they end up with CCNA, or do they, like the international students, send their graduates elsewhere to take the required cert exams too?
If Cisco allow Cavi to use their training materials, Netacad system, etc. etc. then what barrier is there that stops Cavi from being able to offer the last part of the package, the actual piece of paper that is recognized by prospective employers in the wider world?
Chris
_______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
_______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
_______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins
_______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins