A+ Certification for My Disabled Friend. What is the Best Way to Get It?

Discussion in 'IT and Computer-Related Degrees' started by SurfDoctor, Nov 22, 2011.

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  1. SurfDoctor

    SurfDoctor Moderator

    My disabled friend, who is blind in one eye and tunnel vision in the other, is hoping to earn an A+ cert to possibly get a job working on computers. He is currently unemployable and thinks this cert might at least land him a low-level job at an electronics store or similar.

    What is the best way to get the certification? A member here said that doing it online is not good because he would need hands-on experience. I am not an IT guy and have no idea how to advise him. Any advice would be appreciate.
     
  2. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    Buy an old computer, take it apart, put it together, reimage the drive, load the drivers, read the Exam Cram book - that is a goos start. Get some real hands on in a CC course. It fix PC you really have to learn some stuff and not "fake it" through - (cram for a test and pass)
     
  3. friendorfoe

    friendorfoe Active Member

    Hands on would be good to have but is not the only way. I hate to sound crass or insensitive, but given his (or her) disabilities are you sure that working on computers is really a good fit? Some of these PCs especially laptops, have very small parts and can be difficult for even a trained technician with 20/20 vision.

    Maybe your friend would be interested in something like building and designing webpages? If he/she can see a monitor and discern between different colors they can perform the work. No small parts to deal with, no tiny screws, etc.
     
  4. Lukeness

    Lukeness Member

    Randell1234 has given excellent advice. Practice on old PCs.
    The A+ course is no longer anything strenuous and on its own would not likely get you a job. But it may be a minimum requirement for the job so it would be good to get that box checked off. PC parts are not SOOO tiny and besides, they are all designed to be swapped out in modern computers so it's no as if he would have to solder on printed circuits.
     
  5. friendorfoe

    friendorfoe Active Member

    I don't know...I always seem to misplace those tiny little screws :)
     
  6. SurfDoctor

    SurfDoctor Moderator

    Thanks for you input on this. Your statement led me to call my friend and ask him directly if he could see well enough to work on computers. He said that it is harder for him than it would be for a person with normal vision, but he said he can do it. He has changed hard drives and a few other minor tasks on his own computer and said he was able to do it well enough.
     
  7. Maniac Craniac

    Maniac Craniac Moderator Staff Member

    I always knew you had a screw loose.
     
  8. SurfDoctor

    SurfDoctor Moderator

    or lose them down inside the computer somewhere. :banghead:
     
  9. SurfDoctor

    SurfDoctor Moderator

    Oh quit screwing around.
     
  10. Maniac Craniac

    Maniac Craniac Moderator Staff Member

    Somehow, I responded to your comment four minutes before you wrote it... I'm scared.
     
  11. SurfDoctor

    SurfDoctor Moderator

    Woah! Do you have any lottery numbers in mind?
     
  12. friendorfoe

    friendorfoe Active Member

    That's the worst. Kind of like dropping your pick inside of an acoustic guitar....I really hate when that happens.
     

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