Hello, A really thought provoking message indeed! I too have gained some similar experiences during my life at a business school. According to me, though I never face any issue when it comes to Accessing some complicated feature (only when it is readable either by Jaws, NVDA, or even narrator!!) But still the visual aspects such as Look and feel of the document specially a PPT, choosing right Formatting attributes according to the context and inserting anything Which has something to do with graphs sends me on a back seat. Today in corporates when it comes to competitions, or even casual Presentations, visual aspects no doubt dominate the show. I haven't found any solution to this issue so far. I welcome all our seniors to comment on the issues which we have Brought on the table. Thanks, Ajay
On 8/15/14, Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj10...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I hope this message finds you well. > In the last one year, I have done a large array of interesting > Internships in different areas of the law. > While I have mostly had very rewarding and enriching experiences, I > have also had to deal with a unique set of challenges along the way. > For me, the greatest challenge has been being able to perform my > Assignments as expeditiously as my sighted counterparts. > In most successful and prestigious organizations, especially in the > Private sector, you are not only required to perform your assignments > well, but are also expected to complete your work within a stipulated > Time period. Therefore, it is critical to maintain efficiency in order > To be able to compete with your counterparts. > > I am often required to access material which is not in an accessible > format and has to be converted into an accessible format by using Fine > Reader, etc. > Similarly, I often find it hard to use advanced features in MS Office > like track changes, footnotes, etc. as expeditiously as I would like > To. Don't even get me started on Adobe Reader! > Even though this can, to some extent, be attributed to the fact that I > am not as tech savvy as I need to be, I believe that it also has to do > With some inherent flaws of assistive technology which can often be > Slow and unreliable. > As a result, I invariably have to invest more time and energy into my > Work than my sighted counterparts in order to be able to produce > substantivec and satisfactory results. > However, this solution really doesn't work in organizations where > every employee has a heavy workload, so everyone has to work for at > least 12-14 hours a day to get their work done. > In such a case, there is virtually no scope for a visually impaired > employee to invest more time and energy than his sighted counterparts. > So, the upshot is that the visually impaired employee is assigned > lesser work which leads to lower job satisfaction. > In sum, my uniform experience has taught me that, even though > assistive technology has made it possible for us to access information > that was hitherto inaccessible to us, it is still the next best thing > to actually reading the information and not a substitute for it. > I'd love to know what you all think about this proposition and whether > or not your experience bears this out. > What strategies have you adopted for increasing your productivity at > the workplace? > I look forward to hearing from you. > > Best, > Rahul > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > -- Ajay Minocha Mob : +91-9584076767 E mail : ajayminoc...@gmail.com p13aj...@iimidr.ac.in Skype: ajayminocha2 Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/accessindia@accessindia.org.in/ To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
