moderated using linked in with Jaws
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jredlichspeaks@...
Can anyone offer tips or a recent tutorial or podcast on using linked in with Jaws? Thanks. Judy Judy Helping people tell their story and find their highest potential Encounter show host, Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. KSIV Radio AM/FM St. Louis, MO Let’s connect! JudyRedlich.com | linkedin.com/in/judy-redlich
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JM Casey
Sorry to be a downer, but while I know one or two blind people who have used it occasionally, the whole experience is highly unpleasant. I think even most sighted people hate the interface. I’m no stranger to persevering with something irritating if I think I’ll get something good out of it, but I pretty much threw up my hands in defeat not long after creating my linkedin account. They still send me junk mail every week. I have no tips, but, best of luck to you.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of jredlichspeaks@...
Sent: August 16, 2019 10:02 AM To: 'To:' <main@jfw.groups.io> Subject: using linked in with Jaws
Can anyone offer tips or a recent tutorial or podcast on using linked in with Jaws? Thanks. Judy Judy Helping people tell their story and find their highest potential Encounter show host, Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. KSIV Radio AM/FM St. Louis, MO Let’s connect! JudyRedlich.com | linkedin.com/in/judy-redlich
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Rick Mladek
I will give the other side of this last comment. I use linkedin.com regularly and it is as all websites go with Jaws, you must learn the site, not as a blind person with Jaws but for the website and what it can offer the user of the said website. It is very useable if you work with jaws. Just learn the informatio needed for your profile and if you can use jaws with comfort, you will be able to use this site without any problem.
Rick
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of JM Casey
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2019 3:18 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: using linked in with Jaws
Sorry to be a downer, but while I know one or two blind people who have used it occasionally, the whole experience is highly unpleasant. I think even most sighted people hate the interface. I’m no stranger to persevering with something irritating if I think I’ll get something good out of it, but I pretty much threw up my hands in defeat not long after creating my linkedin account. They still send me junk mail every week. I have no tips, but, best of luck to you.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of jredlichspeaks@...
Can anyone offer tips or a recent tutorial or podcast on using linked in with Jaws? Thanks. Judy Judy Helping people tell their story and find their highest potential Encounter show host, Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. KSIV Radio AM/FM St. Louis, MO Let’s connect! JudyRedlich.com | linkedin.com/in/judy-redlich
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Jschliff@...
Agree however, as we all know Jaws does not work perfectly for everything. I am an avid Jaws user and for Linkedin and facebook I use my Apple iphone with voice over active and I have a great experience mavigating both. To be honest, I believe both of these products are geared towards mobile devices.
Joseph
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of JM Casey
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2019 3:18 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: using linked in with Jaws
Sorry to be a downer, but while I know one or two blind people who have used it occasionally, the whole experience is highly unpleasant. I think even most sighted people hate the interface. I’m no stranger to persevering with something irritating if I think I’ll get something good out of it, but I pretty much threw up my hands in defeat not long after creating my linkedin account. They still send me junk mail every week. I have no tips, but, best of luck to you.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of jredlichspeaks@...
Can anyone offer tips or a recent tutorial or podcast on using linked in with Jaws? Thanks. Judy Judy Helping people tell their story and find their highest potential Encounter show host, Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. KSIV Radio AM/FM St. Louis, MO Let’s connect! JudyRedlich.com | linkedin.com/in/judy-redlich
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JM Casey
Good that you chimed in, then. I suppose I just hate the entire concept and that predisposes me to be less patient than usual. Haha
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of Rick Mladek
Sent: August 16, 2019 3:24 PM To: main@jfw.groups.io Subject: Re: using linked in with Jaws
I will give the other side of this last comment. I use linkedin.com regularly and it is as all websites go with Jaws, you must learn the site, not as a blind person with Jaws but for the website and what it can offer the user of the said website. It is very useable if you work with jaws. Just learn the informatio needed for your profile and if you can use jaws with comfort, you will be able to use this site without any problem.
Rick
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of JM Casey
Sorry to be a downer, but while I know one or two blind people who have used it occasionally, the whole experience is highly unpleasant. I think even most sighted people hate the interface. I’m no stranger to persevering with something irritating if I think I’ll get something good out of it, but I pretty much threw up my hands in defeat not long after creating my linkedin account. They still send me junk mail every week. I have no tips, but, best of luck to you.
From: main@jfw.groups.io <main@jfw.groups.io> On Behalf Of jredlichspeaks@...
Can anyone offer tips or a recent tutorial or podcast on using linked in with Jaws? Thanks. Judy Judy Helping people tell their story and find their highest potential Encounter show host, Tuesdays 1:30 p.m. KSIV Radio AM/FM St. Louis, MO Let’s connect! JudyRedlich.com | linkedin.com/in/judy-redlich
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David Goldfield <david.goldfield@...>
LinkedIn's desktop site is mostly accessible but it may seem complex as there's a lot to the site. There may be things that they could do to improve the accessibility but I actually find it easier to navigate than the mobile app. The desktop site does, at
least, make use of headings, which makes navigation a lot faster. LinkedIn is actually a very valuable networking tool. If you're interested in networking or in finding your next job I can't recommend it highly enough. Spend a lot of time building your profile
with details regarding your work, skills and other accomplishments. Share interesting articles both to your timeline as well as to relevant groups of interest. Join groups which match your interest and participate by sharing articles and, when possible, by
answering questions from other users. If you do these things you are bound to get connection requests regularly. Once you establish connections you can then connect with some of their connections which match your interests and aspirations. While I wouldn't
promise that job opportunities will fall into your lap you may well get offers from recruiters who have discovered your profile because of certain keywords they were searching for. This is why your profile shouldn't just contain the companies you've worked
for. Instead, add details about each role you've had, mentioning names of specific products you've used or specific terms regarding your duties for that particular role. I can assure you that LinkedIn, if used properly, is not a gimmick and it will not be
a waste of your time.
David Goldfield, Assistive Technology Specialist JAWS Certified: 2019
WWW.David-Goldfield.Com
On 8/16/2019 3:18 PM, JM Casey wrote:
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