Sy HoekstraBlind followers, does a screen reader’s mispronunciation of someone’s name ever worm its way into your brain so deeply that you accidentally say it out loud? I have done this, and that was the jumping-off point for my most recent post at the Squeaky Wheel, though this takes a hard turn in a different direction. Enjoy! #Blind #Blindness #Humor #Satire #Disability #Comedy #ScreenReaders https://thesqueakywheel.org/blind-man-keeps-pronouncing-co-workers-names-like-his-screen-reader-does/
Blind Man Keeps Pronouncing Coworkers’ Names Like His Screen Reader Does - The Squeaky Wheel
HARTFORD, Conn. — Several employees at an insurance office are complaining that a blind colleague, David Petrovic, pronounces their names the way his screen reader does. They have repeatedly asked him to stop. Stacey Westerman, Human Resources’ point person for complaints about Petrovic, said, “One employee is a German man whose name ‘Jan’ is pronounced […]