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From: deblist
Date: Nov 13, 2009 8:10PM

Geof,

I agree that we need more understanding that people with
disability needs should be hired as developers and testers, and
that outreach to job candidates with adaptive tech needs should
happen from the companies that claim a committment to
accessibility.

(And without question, iTunes is a failure of accessibility; I
can't use it at all as a voice-user.)

But I do think the people here care quite a bit, and understand
more than many about how to program for accessibility. There's a
ways to go, and convincing our employers to *hire* people with
disabilities as professional testers and developers will go a
long way to fixing the remaining gaps.

-deborah