David Goldfield

DavidGoldfield@tweesecake.social

Pro-life, practicing Catholic. I'm the marketing director for Blazie Technologies, developer of the BT Speak pocket computer. Opinions from this account are my own.
I have over 30 years of experience working in the blindness assistive technology field including providing product support and training to blind children and adults. I've been a JAWS for Windows user since v1.0 and have used NVDA since 2009. Using Windows since V3.1 with DOS before that in the early 1990s. I enjoy science fiction and reading Catholic apologetics. My favorite SF shows are Doctor Who and Babylon 5. I love puns. This account posts about all of the above topics.

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David Goldfield

1 year ago

David Goldfield
1 year ago

Senior Product Designer, Accessibility - Grammarly | Jobs grammarly.com/jobs/design/seni…

Senior Product Designer, Accessibility - Grammarly | Jobs

We're building an AI-powered writing assistant that helps people communicate and connect. Our team is working to achieve big goals using a thoughtful, human approach. Join us on our journey!

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Kaveinthran

in reply to David Goldfield 1 year ago

Wow this is promising, how is their chrome extension and other products right now? Is it screen reader #Accessible

#accessible

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David Goldfield

in reply to Kaveinthran 1 year ago

@kaveinthran I've heard that it's not very accessible but I haven't tried it. I suppose that the fact that they're wanting to expand their accessibility team is a positive sign.

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Kaveinthran

in reply to David Goldfield 1 year ago

Yes, I talked to them two years ago, they say it's on their roadmap,x.com/kaveinthran/status/15072…

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Kaveinthran

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And I feel like they're doing it right way, not just hacking it on their own and messing things up

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Kaveinthran

in reply to David Goldfield 1 year ago

Yes, this is what they replied to me when I ask about accessibility state as for today
Hi! Thank you for asking. We still have some tweaks to make, but you can try using your preferred assistive software with the Grammarly Editor and Grammarly for Windows and Mac. Our Accessibility Statement has more information: grammarly.com/accessibility-st…

Accessibility Statement | Grammarly

Grammarly Inc. is committed to providing a website and applications that are accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability.

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