[YLUG] Re:Test/Certification centre reccomendations ?

[simon at principia.demon.co.uk]

arthur at clune.org wrote:

> You've probably thought of this, but I'd try applying for public sector
> jobs (Universities/Councils/Hospitals etc). They tend to have strong
> anti-discrimination procedures, and do actually consider them in the
> interview process (at least in my experience).
  That they do - public sector organisations do seem to be a lot better at interpreting the Disability Discrimination Act than others. Being hard of hearing does not affect your ability to use a telephone (induction loops on hearing aids, even textphones for the more technologically progressive) any more than needing to eat regularly affects my ability to write software (I'm diabetic)
 
> Sadly we have a recruitment freeze at the University currently so I  
> don't think there'll be any jobs here for a while.
  Some of the departments are advertising (I've just applied for a job with the Department of Chemistry) but there's nothing on the website listed for Computing Services. The IT job market has been as dead as a doornail over the past month or two, but seems to be picking up now.

Simon