RE: PeopleSoft programming with a screen reader
- From: "Ken Perry" <whistler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:07:04 -0500
I personally have not coded in peoplesoft however here is a white paper on
its accessibility. If you search for peple soft and accessibility on the
web you will find other information as well.
I will say it's sad that you got out of programming in the first place and
there is plenty of things blind users can do in programming. The limit is
only that of how much you are willing to fight with some of the products.
This Peoplesoft white paper seems to say that you should not have any
trouble with it.
http://www.oracle.com/us/corporate/accessibility/peoplesoft-enterprise-acces
s-wp-163210.pdf
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From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Beverly Wieland
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 5:53 PM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: PeopleSoft programming with a screen reader
I am interested in applying for a PeopleSoft programmer/analyst position,
but am totally blind and have no idea how feasible this might be with a
screen reader. I have a B.A. in Computer Science and worked for nearly 14
years as a programmer/analyst using a 4th generation language called
Natural. Natural was on an IBM mainframe and was completely accessible as
it used English statements and punctuation. I have spent the past 12
years doing computer help desk work, as my supervisor believed that
programming was becoming too much "point and click" for a blind person to
easily do. The job was a lateral move with the same salary, and I enjoy
helping people. So I took it. But I miss programming terribly and would
like to get back into it. People
Soft is used at the university where I work for all student, financial and
HR applications. So this is the only programming available with the
exception of java and web page creation.
Does anyone have experience in this area? Failing that, any advice for
me? I was thinking of applying and offering to test everything I would
need to do with adaptive technology as a condition for accepting the
position. Is this a good idea, or unnecessary? Obviously my department
would need to know whether I can perform the job responsibilities.
I am currently using JAWS with an 80-cell Braille Window.
Many thanks in advance for any thoughts you might have.
Beverly Wieland
bwieland@xxxxxxxx
IT Help Center
University of Delaware
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