How Cloud is Creating Employment for the Blind and Disabled
March 4, 2015
Grazed from CloudWedge. Author: Jesse Bird.
It’s no secret that adults who live with a disability frequently struggle to find their place in the workforce – not because of their impairment, but frequently because of the lack of jobs that can accommodate their challenges. Over the past several years a significant amount of money, time and resources has been dedicated to developing technologies that improve the quality of life for disabled individuals, from the ibot stair climbing wheel chair to Apple’s VoiceOver.
Yet beyond improving just quality of life, finding a ‘home’ in the workplace for this demographic, where they can be accepted and thrive, has remained a challenge. Luckily the gaining popularity of cloud-based technologies and applications is opening up new opportunities of employment for the disabled…
Cloud computing can mean increased independence and a way to provide an accessible working environment for adults with a disability. Cloud services can make it possible for people to work from home by:…
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