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What accessibility options, if any, are you lacking? What services are missing from your tool kit? Is one operating system better suited than the others for accessibility applications?
My company uses revolving doors for 'normal' access - this is a problem if one uses a cane, and impossible for walkers/wheelchairs - but needs special authorization and justification to be able to use the 'Handicapped' doors.
Fire drills are unforgiving, as they require using stairs - I'm moderately handicapped (my right foot is badly deformed) and stairs are not only very slow - but it hurts a lot to use them... Where's a slide when we need one ?
Fire drills are unforgiving, as they require using stairs - I'm moderately handicapped (my right foot is badly deformed) and stairs are not only very slow - but it hurts a lot to use them... Where's a slide when we need one ?
You are only forced to provide accommodations if you hire someone with a disability.
BUT...
You can not not hire someone due to him or her having a disability or they can sue for discrimination.
You can not not hire someone due to him or her having a disability or they can sue for discrimination.
Working IT for a school district, we definately have to have the accessibility options available on our computers. While we enable the use of the default windows accessibiliy features, we also use specialized third-party tools that read text aloud, screen/text zooming tools, and have to support alternate input devices (IntelliKeys) and entire specialized computer systems (DynaVox).
I am the IT manager at a Florida disability rights agency, so we are well versed on accessibility software & solutions, and use them all the time at the office. New thing we just recently discovered: If you are using a VoIP phone system, and you have a user that is either visually impaired (because softkeys are a real trouble spot for them) or has mobility issues and cannot work the phone, try Accessaphone software (www.accessaphone.com). We just discovered it and it is wonderful stuff, and relatively inexpensive to outfit your entire office. Also,
I think the poll should be geared toward the people with disabilities working in the IT world. Developers without disabilities often do not understand or know the guidelines and laws. As a blind individual are development and MS operating system is not adequate by any means. I think the poll simply shows how uneducated the developers are that develop for those with disabilities or the laws and guidelines regarding disabilities. Also 508 guidelines require making things accessible to everyone regardless of the mployment of individuals with disabilities. It requires accessibility beyond ADA.
When the poll says "support" I mean maintain accessibility applications and systems, not "approve."
Looking at it again, I know the IT admins the poll was directed at understand that, but someone on the outside may not.
Looking at it again, I know the IT admins the poll was directed at understand that, but someone on the outside may not.
We use MS Windows. The built-in accessibility utilities are mostly inadequate for business-level use. We have workers who really know the business and our cutomer base. Providing good accessibility tools and supporting them is good business. We allow the built-ins of course and both test and support third party tools in our environment. The weakest links are in accessible web development, accessible PDF conversions, and poor accessibility practices in document (content) authoring.
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