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 __________View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind
