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Thu May 30 16:08:19 UTC 2024

I had a job interview with Fable and was accepted into their program. I had to do a simple accessibility test of a website they created and passed the test. They offered me a contract which was not the easiest contract to understand. I decided to decline their offer because I was working for another company but since then my job ended. I am concerned about Fable’s employment model from the perspective that they aren’t a w2 employer, so they don’t issue an annual 1099 form. If I worked for them, I would need to keep track of my income and that might make filing taxes more complicated. Perhaps I should reconsider their offer. The person who interviewed me has low vision, so he seemed familiar with assistive technology. I know one person who worked for Fable but has a different job now. I don’t know what else to say.

Dan 

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Hi Ashley and other’s on NFB-CS,

An option to look at is Fable.  Fable | Digital accessibility, powered by people with disabilities (makeitfable.com) <https://makeitfable.com/>  

They have people with disabilities of all kinds run usability tests for organizations and pay for the time spent on testing.  It’s not a part time job in the true sense, it appears to be more of a gig economy style job.

I do however have concerns about Fable’s business model. While talking with Reps at Fable to possibly use their testing services, they do state they pay competitive rates for testers. And they also claim this benefits disabled contractors because they can work around their “medical and other appointments” as if all people with disabilities have a lot of medical appointments. This seems to suggest they are unwilling to hire part or full time employees who are disabled and desire a dependable wage plus benefits.  While at the same time the Reps I talked to had no assistive technology training in the slightest and a LinkedIn job posting showed these people are full time employees managing customer on boarding, review of tests from disabled community members, etc. while being salaried between $100,000 and $120,000 plus benefits.

I would love to know about anyone’s experiences with Fable both good or bad. It’s entirely possible the opportunities are fantastic and at the time I spoke with them the part/full time opportunities and number of disabled staff was minimal and has since improved in which case my suspicion are not true.

Best,

Charles

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Hi all!

I hope everyone is enjoying the arrival of springtime wherever you are. I am reaching out to ask if anyone on this listserv happens to be aware of part-time employment opportunities with a focus on usability testing for screen reader accessibility. My interests would span a wide variety of digital content including Web sites, mobile applications, and documents businesses produce for employees that potentially may be in need of a screen reader at some point. I came to recognize that this is something I enjoy and would enjoy doing more of given the opportunity to do it.

If anyone has any further questions to help this cause, or any suggestions in mind about viable places to browse for these opportunities, this is the email address at which to reach me.

Thank you for your time!

Ashley Nashleanas, Ph.D.

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