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This reminds me of a job I applied for in my recent past. My roles have changed to where I no longer do any hands on work with desktops, servers, switches, routers etc. There is no need for me to visit sites since there are teams of people that take care of that work now. In fact I no longer have a travel requirement, because as long as there is Internet and cellular services I can work from anywhere. If the software tools are accessible my accommodations requirements are simple, I just need a reliable screen reading text to speech program.
This job for which I applied was within my qualifications and experiences. When I was going through the process I came across portions of the applications that I could not access using JFW or NVDA. Even different browsers didn't provide me with a work-around. The poster had contact information to be used in the event of requiring any accommodations; they boasted about being an affirmative action equal opportunity employer.
What they did is force me to require an accommodation to complete the job application process. If they practiced what they preached, their online procedures would have been accessible to most people using adaptive or assistive software. And the job functions were more or less the same as mine now, where my disability wouldn't be a factor as long as the tools were accessible and I had a good screen reading text to speech package on a computer. I continued the process, raised my concerns to their HR department and haven't heard anything since. And I don't expect to and I am not going to follow-up since everything is working out nicely where I am now.
Vic Pereira
Project Manager, Network, Security and Digital Services (NSDS)
Shared Services Canada, Government of Canada
vic.pereira@ssc-spc.gc.ca / Tel: 204-781-5046
Gestionnaire de Projet, Réseaux, sécurité et services numériques (RSSN)
Services partagés Canada, Gouvernement du Canada
vic.pereira@ssc-spc.gc.ca / Tél. : 204-781-5046
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From: Samuel Barnes