Dear Andrew,
Thank you for this well informed opinion of the federal government
but not even this is the whole picture. I truly don't think anybody
knows the full picture of this and this in my view is where Nfb, Afb,
or Acb have utterly failed the blind. What should those of us trained
in a more or less inaffectual screen reader for the federal government
do now? In many instances, Vocational Rehabilitation is being targeted
by the Tea Party and conservatives cause of the waste cause of this
lack of continuity that certain agencies had and continue to have.
Many of us are trained with so many options now and the training
centers don't inform you of all of this cause they are either lazy or
incompetent and shouldn't be working in the first place.
A last thought is that I don' care the ultimate goal for a screen
reader should get a job right? Then, we are doing a awful just simply
awful diservice right now whether public, private or nonprofit in
these areas. I actually demand a response from GW-Micro Staff on their
sstance on this issue. In particular, I want to know what both Aaron
and Doug both have to say and I feel that this is a long time coming
in the work for us. We are the reason impart that their company is
afloat. Please God somebody tell us what to do. Right now with auster
cuts pending for twelve years the blind are vulnerable more than ever
and nobody is doing anything. If there is mercy somebody anybody do
something about this crucial issue. By the way, I have had tons of
blind people express this in group think psyco-social groups in World
Services for the Blind, Washingtion Center, E.H Gentry, online,
E-mails, phone calls and phone banks, advocacy groups like ACB and NFB
and etc. We're all afriad of the future just terrified for the future.
Thanks,
Peter
On 2/4/13, Baracco, Andrew W <[email protected]> wrote:
> It depends on the agency. Many agencies use the Computer Access
> Program, (CAP), which is under DOD, but many agencies like the VA
> contract with it. CAP allows you some choice in selecting the kind of
> equipment you want, and they will purchase Window Eyes for you.
> However, some proprietary programs used by the government have been
> scripted for JAWS, so JAWS works better with them. The IRS and SSA use
> a different approach. They handle computer access themselves, and have
> developed exclusive contracts with vendors, so you do not have a choice.
> Also, the applications they use have been scripted for JAWS, so it is
> unlikely that Window Eyes would work well with them anyway.
>
> Andy
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Wolfe [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Sunday, February 03, 2013 4:45 PM
> To: gw-info
> Subject: Off topic - U.S Federal Workers using Window-Eyes?
>
> Dear all,
>
>
> Does anyone on here work for the U.S federal government using
> Window-Eyes at work? In many many conversations wih people and programs
> that I've attended, it appears that JAWS has a federal contract with the
> federal government. I'm not trained with JAWS Screen Reader, so would
> like to know your advice on whether its worth my while to learn JAWS or
> not for federal employment. I'm just so annoyed that I was trained with
> Window-Eyes and its not even used almost anywhere of employment. Can
> somebody or anybody give me advice on what to freakin do. Right now I'm
> blamed for not knowing JAWS for the IRS training program, so I couldn't
> complete it impart cause of it.
>
>
> This is where the government in my view screws up by picking losers
> and winnersx in things. I wish that Window-Eyes and JAWS could work in
> the federal government. However, the IRS in particular thinks that
> Window-Eyes isn't as powerful as JAWS. I've had two separate occasions
> had Window-Eyes through the Small Business Administration and another
> internship in D.C. How many freakin screen readers must we know what
> should we know or what can we do? I'm so so tired of the confusing mess
> of the disorganized Vocational Rehabilitation programs that they are
> obviously failures and us students are blamed for it?
> Thanks for listening just I want work with my social science degree just
> that not even SPSS softwares and other necessary softwares don't
> currently work with Window-Eyes or JAWS and there is no clear answers or
> standards of what we should know to obtain a job or anything.
>
>
> Thanks,
> Peter
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