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The programming language Cobol has been around for 61 years in some form or another. For many organizations, that age shows, and people who can keep mainframe-based Cobol applications upright are becoming harder and harder to find, especially as most computer science programs aren’t teaching it any more.
The importance, and brittleness, of these systems was on show back in April 2020, when, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, various state authorities from New Jersey to Kansas started to put out desperate pleas for Cobol programmers to volunteer or come out of retirement to keep their creaking unemployment systems running in the face of unprecedented demand.
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Microsoft is partnering with the UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to help jobseekers with disabilities get support and guidance when looking for employment.
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Microsoft unveils new effort to help people with disabilities find jobs in the UK Apr 28, 2021 16:10 EDT with 1 comment
Microsoft announced today two new partnerships in the UK meant to increase job opportunities for people with disabilities and help them bolster social connections amid COVID-19 lockdowns imposed in many parts of the world.
The software giant has partnered with the UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to guide job seekers with disabilities as they look for employment opportunities. Under the alliance, Microsoft will train 26,000 work coaches from DWP in using the firm s accessibility services like immersive reader, magnifier, and automated captions. Most recently, immersive reader was made available on PowerPoint for the web, OneDrive, SharePoint, and MakeCode after its debut last year.