Joining Forces with JAWS

JAWS is the key to this endeavor, states Jack Sands, CEO of Vforce. 
Anyone who is proficient with JAWS is ideally suited to be a 
successful part of the
team we are assembling.

The endeavor, Jack explains, is twofold: to build a successful 
nationwide business, and to provide as many employment opportunities 
as possible for people
who are blind.

Vforce has contracted with AAA motor clubs across the United States 
to handle membership renewals. They have created a virtual call 
center where team members
work from home and are connected via the Internet to the Vforce sales 
and customer tracking applications. There are many benefits for both 
the company
and the employees when they work from home, says Jack. This is 
especially true for our blind team members who can avoid 
transportation concerns and costs.


When we started out, we knew wed need to build an innovative 
combination of systems and technologies that would enable us to 
outperform the competition,
says Jack. We created new customer relationship models based on our 
highly-customized sales and tracking applications.

Once we felt comfortable with our proprietary technologies, I hired 
an outside consultant to test it. I did not realize at the time that 
Bob Mitchell,
who has a Ph.D. in Business Administration, was blind. Bob conducted 
all his tests of our processes and systems using JAWS, and he came 
away very impressed.

I told Jack that his systems and applications performed beautifully 
with JAWS, says Bob. They were, in fact, perfectly matched. Because 
of that, the front-line
positions the company needed to fill would be dream jobs for JAWS 
users. I knew I wanted to be a part of it, and I was sure other blind 
people would want
to be as well.

I have always been interested in hiring people with physical 
disabilities and challenges, says Jack. Once Bob explained how JAWS 
users could excel with
our applications, I was that much more committed to expanding our 
employment opportunities for the blind. We have found blind computer 
users to be among
the most efficient, productive, and, therefore, most successful of 
our employees.

Today, approximately 15 percent of our staff is blind, and we are 
actively looking to grow our numbers, says Jack. People who can use 
JAWS have an opportunity
to be really successful with us - a real win-win for everyone. He 
then adds, When hiring the blind, we only consider JAWS users, not 
the users of other
screen readers. The learning curve for other screen reader users is 
just too steep. For JAWS users, its seamless.

Sometimes I wish our sighted team members would use JAWS. With its 
advanced navigation features, data retrieval is so much easier and 
quicker. Weve noticed
that JAWS users have a decided advantage in these jobs.

I really appreciate that this technology is available, adds Jack. 
When I researched JAWS, I learned that it was initially developed so 
that the blind could
compete with sighted people for employment opportunities. Im thrilled 
that our company - thanks to JAWS - can provide employment for the 
blind. Our visually
impaired employees have a high degree of job satisfaction, and I 
think thats due to JAWS being so compatible with our applications. 
JAWS is truly remarkable
technology.

Vforce is collaborating with the South Carolina Commission for the 
Blind to facilitate the training of its blind representatives. We are 
eager to add more
visually impaired people to our team, says Jack. People interested in 
learning more about us and our expanding employment opportunities 
should call 877-880-2025.



David Andrews and white cane Harry.


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