Hi. Sorry for blowing my own trumpet but I'm giving a career talk in a couple of weeks and thought people on this list might be interested. Thanks. Andrew. From: TAVIP <info@tavip.org.uk> Sent: 05 March 2026 12:26 To: TAVIP <info@tavip.org.uk> Subject: TAVIP Career Talk: Succeeding in the Tech Sector with Andrew Hodgson. Wednesday 18th March at 7.30pm Dear all, I am delighted to invite you to our next TAVIP Career Talk with Andrew Hodgson which will be on Wednesday 18th March at 7.30pm. Many of you may already know Andrew as an active contributor to the TAVIP discussion list, and as a former Chair of Trustees at TAVIP. Andrew says "for those who don't know me, I am a blind IT professional who has worked for over 20 years as a systems and platform engineer in various industries including financial services, retail and energy. Outside of work, I can usually be found in a bell tower ringing for a church service or wedding. During the Talk, Andrew will be sharing the story of how his career developed and how he feels about working as a blind person. Andrew will also be sharing some insights for anyone who is interested in starting out or looking at options in the technology industry, covering topics such as practical things you can do to help prepare for and talk about during interview, his experience of face to face and online interviews, pros and cons of jobs in and outside of London, his thoughts on screen readers and his approach to using audio and braille for work, and the value of simplicity and keeping things under your control when choosing tools for programming. The session is being hosted by TAVIP's current Chair of Trustees, Tony Stockman. Tony has over 40 years' experience of using various forms of assistive technology to study and work in education and industry as a visually impaired person. Much of his research as a university lecturer was in the area of Human-Computer Interaction, often with a specific focus on accessibility for visually impaired people, ranging from access to spreadsheets through to improving interfaces for visually impaired audio engineers. So do join us for what will be a really interesting, insightful and thought-provoking discussion. Do feel free to share this link with others who might be interested. As usual, the zoom details for the Masterclass are as follows: If you are already logged in you can enter our ID 2222 397 064, or Connect to the TAVIP Zoom Room by clicking or tapping this link<https://zoom.us/j/2222397064>. If you'd prefer, you can dial in on 0203 695 0088 and enter our meeting ID 2222 397 064. You don't need to enter a participant ID. See you there. Julian. Julian Garner. TAVIP Chief Executive -- TAVIP. Technology Association of Visually impaired People (TAVIP) Technology Association of Visually Impaired People is a charity registered in Scotland (SC023234) and a company limited by guarantee (SC155406). Registered office c/o Lindsays LLP, Caledonian Exchange, 19a Canning Street, Edinburgh, EH3 8HE.