You, Too, Can Wear Bunny Slippers at Work
Friday, February 18th, 2005Okay, so I don’t actually have bunny slippers on my feet, but I do telecommute. And I love it!!! You can’t beat the drive or the dress code. And for people who are blind or visually impaired, telecommuting can offer something much more valuable, namely access to jobs that would otherwise be inaccessible due to a lack of public transportation options.
Until fairly recently, telecommuting was not an option for any blind employee who needed to access company computers remotely. Whereas sighted telecommuters have been using products like PC Anywhere, Citrix, and Microsoft Terminal Services for years, blind users have not. They couldn’t.
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