Handicareers.com
Web and SaaS
job board
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
2 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 9 critical, out of 24 comments about the project. Thread score -0.23.
Idea: 2 for, 5 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea that is needed
From 3 comments
I really LOVE this concept. I think it is much needed. I've seen studies of entire customer service departments staffed by disabled individuals who showed extreme patience and…
kaa2102 on HNThis sounds like a cool idea, good luck! Am I right in thinking there's no jobs on there at the moment though, I couldn't seem to see any. Edit: Getting a DB error now, but could…
deutronium on HNLove it
homero on HN
Objections
Separating disabled people into their own job board may be a failure to integrate them
From 1 comment
As a person with a disability myself (legally blind), I have a couple of concerns with this idea. First, the category of people with disabilities is quite broad. There are not…
mwcampbell on HN
Disabled people may be less reliable timekeepers, and employers may not be willing to hire them
From 1 comment
Man, I'm quadriplegic and I had to set up my business as it was basically the only way I could get a job. People with severe disabilities don't tend to make the most reliable…
escapologybb on HN
Site was offline or showed database errors at launch
From 2 comments
It's offline... And powered by WordPress... > Error establishing a database connection
milankragujevic on HNThis sounds like a cool idea, good luck! Am I right in thinking there's no jobs on there at the moment though, I couldn't seem to see any. Edit: Getting a DB error now, but could…
deutronium on HN
Accessibility problems such as focus handling and on-blur search triggers
From 2 comments
Do you use a screenreader? I was looking at the Find Jobs page, which appears to trigger the search on any "on blur" event in the form, and thinking that this is a good case for…
extra88 on HNFor your niche, you should run your website through a few of these checkers and make sure it passes with flying colors: https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tools/
gtirloni on HN
Branding term 'handicap' may attract negative attention in the UK
From 1 comment
One of the forms mentions London, thus some UK advice. "handicareers" seems like a play on the handicapped word. You might need to know that word is strongly rejected by large…
DanBC on HN
Requests
Fix database errors and make the site more robust under traffic
From 2 comments
I am actually getting the same issue, intermittently. Is it just a traffic overload issue? Anything I can do to make this more robust? I was not getting this before sharing the…
therealcoffee on HNThanks I will look into caching plugins, starting with Super Cache. Hope this can stabilise things a bit. If that does not work, will have to look into server options. Thank you…
therealcoffee on HN
Use person-first wording such as people with disabilities in branding
From 1 comment
Cool! I would suggest changing the branding to "a simple job board for people with disabilities." For many people the disability is a part of who they are - it's not how they…
ekarulf on HN
Make the site accessible and compliant with Section 508 or WCAG
From 2 comments
I really LOVE this concept. I think it is much needed. I've seen studies of entire customer service departments staffed by disabled individuals who showed extreme patience and…
kaa2102 on HNFor your niche, you should run your website through a few of these checkers and make sure it passes with flying colors: https://www.w3.org/WAI/ER/tools/
gtirloni on HN
Fix HTTPS/SSL certificate problems
From 1 comment
good job, but please try to fix ssh. I tried accessing the https version of your site but it didn't work. First chrome complained it was unsafe, and later your host returned a…
Goldenromeo on HN
Questions
How do you handle irrelevant posts?
From 1 comment
Curious question: how do you deal with people who post stuff that isn't relevant?
mettamage on HN
What got you started?
From 1 comment
Nice idea. Can you tell a little about what got you started?
jukkakoskinen on HN
Alternatives named
Best Buddies
From 1 comment
Cool! I would suggest changing the branding to "a simple job board for people with disabilities." For many people the disability is a part of who they are - it's not how they…
ekarulf on HN
Access to Work (UK)
From 1 comment
One of the forms mentions London, thus some UK advice. "handicareers" seems like a play on the handicapped word. You might need to know that word is strongly rejected by large…
DanBC on HN