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From: karthik k
Date: Sep 15, 2017 12:14AM

thanks a lot Bryan

It's done in a training institute, not by employer, however the same applies

On 9/14/17, Bryan Garaventa < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Hi,
> Actually if you are receiving images as assignments by your employer, that
> is a no-starter and guaranteed to give you nothing to work from.
>
> In which case I recommend replying and requesting a plain text
> representation of what is being requested. There is no image recognition
> software that will identify what you are supposed to do based on a visual
> design representation unfortunately and there likely never will be. It is a
> basic requirement that employers be aware of the specific limitations of
> people employed by them, in the same way that they should not be asking a
> person in a wheelchair to climb a ladder and change a light fixture.
>
> Often this is done by people who just didn't think about it first, or
> weren't aware, so it should never be a problem to ask for clarification. I
> do this all the time myself. I've found that being absolutely clear about
> something helps avoid major headaches later.
>
>
> Bryan Garaventa
> Accessibility Fellow
> Level Access, Inc.
> <EMAIL REMOVED>
> 415.624.2709 (o)
> www.LevelAccess.com
>
>