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I would try to target industries where accessibility is a legal requirement, like banking, healthcare, etc. I'm sure there may be more but those are the few tha
by hiidrew 4y ago
I would try to target industries where accessibility is a legal requirement, like banking, healthcare, etc. I'm sure there may be more but those are the few that come to mind. I work for a bank and know we have both a large accessibility team and a blind developer (although I don't think he's on that specific team).
- ericrallen 4y agoOP, this is what you’re looking for. I used to work with a lot of financial services companies, and having a skilled programmer who is also a screen reader user and could help us really understand if our accessible interfaces were helpful and not just checking boxes would have been huge. I was on various UI and platform teams, and across a large software organization I think we had one developer with low vision, so he helped us make sure that everything was able to scale properly, and another with limited dexterity who helped us validate keyboard accessibility, but no screen reader users. A lot of banks are Java shops and have teams that are dedicated to accessibility, but pay huge amounts to 3rd parties like Deque to help them test and verify Accessibility (a11y) and provide training for their teams. Most of the Accessibility work happens in the front end, but I’m sure there’s room somewhere for a blind Java programmer - especially if you learn more about a11y and the front end. You might also want to look into companies like Deque who are promoting a11y and helping other companies build more accessible interfaces.