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From: Kavein Thran
Date: Sat, Dec 16 2023 11:08PM
Subject: need some guidance on applying jobs in digital/web accessibility area
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Hi,

I am a Native Blind person from Malaysia and currently considering to
pursue web accessibility professionally. I am informally doing web
testing on my own capacity for the past 10 years. I am pretty good in
using screen reader and have some fundamental web dev knowledge.

I've completed the Deque university Certification and still in process
of completing the dhs web examination and the trusted tester exam.
Although I didn't have any difficulty completing the five modules, I
am quite nervous to get started on the exams.

I wish to hear from people on how they've manage to complete the web
test and examination and any resources that's been handy.

Further, how should I start in applying for job and what are the
aspects that I should look for when applying jobs? I have
close to no experience in applying remote jobs in related to web
accessibility, so any guidance/advice on looking for job would be
greatly appreciated.

thanks
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Regards,
Kavein
Kaveinthran (He/Him)
Curious, Native Blind
Part time Research Consultant in ADPAN
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From: Yeti
Date: Sun, Dec 17 2023 1:44AM
Subject: Re: need some guidance on applying jobs in digital/webaccessibility area
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Hello Kaveinthran,

I have been working as a tester and consultant on digital accessibility for blind people for many years. However, almost exclusively in German-speaking countries, so my experiences may not be representative. I am now employed as a consultant for this area by a temporary employment agency, but before that it was very difficult.

The difficulties, however, were less that I wasn't up to the task, but rather that there are about three types of clients:

Some come from the social sector, know that they have deficits in terms of accessibility, but can't/don't want to pay.

The others hide behind a firewall of helpdesk, incompetence and feigned interest.

And public authorities prefer to award their contracts to their proven business partners, regardless of whether they have the necessary skills or not.

In one out of 100 cases there will be a preliminary conversation in which everyone will be very impressed of your abilities, but only after one out of 10 such conversations an order will be given.

So if things in Malaysia are similar to those in Germany and Austria, then I only have two advices for you:
0. Believe in yourself!
1. Try to get a contract with such a long/proven business partner.

Per Aspera ad Astra

Yeti