RE: PeopleSoft programming with a screen reader
- From: "Homme, James" <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 14:28:27 -0500
Hi,
I asked a sighted friend of mine some pointed questions about this. From what
he says, it may be doable, but PeopleSoft is such a big platform that it
depends on the area of that platform that you want to work with. My friend uses
a facility something like Visual Studio to drop stuff onto a screen layout, but
he told me that the stuff has property windows where you c an type stuff in to
change properties, which moves it around. I can investigate further if you need
me to do that.
Jim
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From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Beverly Wieland
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 5:54 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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