[Tektalkdiscussion] Fw: jobs for visually impaired

[Bob Acosta]

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From: "Ardis Bazyn" <abazyn at bazyncommunications.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2008 10:13 AM
Subject: jobs for visually impaired


> Joining Forces with JAWS
> 
> JAWS is the key to this endeavor, states Jack Sands, CEO of Vforce.
> Anyone who is proficient with JAWS is ideally suited to be a
> successful part of the
> team we are assembling.
> 
> The endeavor, Jack explains, is twofold: to build a successful
> nationwide business, and to provide as many employment opportunities
> as possible for people
> who are blind.
> 
> Vforce has contracted with AAA motor clubs across the United States
> to handle membership renewals. They have created a virtual call
> center where team members
> work from home and are connected via the Internet to the Vforce sales
> and customer tracking applications. There are many benefits for both
> the company
> and the employees when they work from home, says Jack. This is
> especially true for our blind team members who can avoid
> transportation concerns and costs.
> 
> When we started out, we knew wed need to build an innovative
> combination of systems and technologies that would enable us to
> outperform the competition,
> says Jack. We created new customer relationship models based on our
> highly-customized sales and tracking applications.
> 
> Once we felt comfortable with our proprietary technologies, I hired
> an outside consultant to test it. I did not realize at the time that
> Bob Mitchell,
> who has a Ph.D. in Business Administration, was blind. Bob conducted
> all his tests of our processes and systems using JAWS, and he came
> away very impressed.
> 
> I told Jack that his systems and applications performed beautifully
> with JAWS, says Bob. They were, in fact, perfectly matched. Because
> of that, the front-line
> positions the company needed to fill would be dream jobs for JAWS
> users. I knew I wanted to be a part of it, and I was sure other blind
> people would want
> to be as well.
> 
> I have always been interested in hiring people with physical
> disabilities and challenges, says Jack. Once Bob explained how JAWS
> users could excel with
> our applications, I was that much more committed to expanding our
> employment opportunities for the blind. We have found blind computer
> users to be among
> the most efficient, productive, and, therefore, most successful of
> our employees.
> 
> Today, approximately 15 percent of our staff is blind, and we are
> actively looking to grow our numbers, says Jack. People who can use
> JAWS have an opportunity
> to be really successful with us - a real win-win for everyone. He
> then adds, When hiring the blind, we only consider JAWS users, not
> the users of other
> screen readers. The learning curve for other screen reader users is
> just too steep. For JAWS users, its seamless.
> 
> Sometimes I wish our sighted team members would use JAWS. With its
> advanced navigation features, data retrieval is so much easier and
> quicker. Weve noticed
> that JAWS users have a decided advantage in these jobs.
> 
> I really appreciate that this technology is available, adds Jack.
> When I researched JAWS, I learned that it was initially developed so
> that the blind could
> compete with sighted people for employment opportunities. Im thrilled
> that our company - thanks to JAWS - can provide employment for the
> blind. Our visually
> impaired employees have a high degree of job satisfaction, and I
> think thats due to JAWS being so compatible with our applications.
> JAWS is truly remarkable
> technology.
> 
> Vforce is collaborating with the South Carolina Commission for the
> Blind to facilitate the training of its blind representatives. We are
> eager to add more
> visually impaired people to our team, says Jack. People interested in
> learning more about us and our expanding employment opportunities
> should call 877-880-2025.
> 
> David Andrews and white cane Harry.
> 
> Ardis Bazyn
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