RE: Advice for a programmer losing vision?
- From: "Homme, James" <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:47:45 -0400
Hi Bill,
You can definitely be productive as a programmer in your situation. According
to me, you have come to the right place to ask these kinds of things. We have a
lot of great people on this list. Do you want to stay in the Linux world?
Thanks.
Jim
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From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bill Cox
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2009 10:32 AM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Advice for a programmer losing vision?
Hi.
Sorry if you get a lot of first-time dumb posts, like this. I've got a rare
genetic defect that's causing me to lose my central vision. It's a lot like
macular degeneration, but I'm only 45 years old. I've been a programmer all my
life, and have succeeded in dealing with disability before. I could not type
for three years. I mostly program in C on Linux.
What tools should I learn, what forums should I join, and what skills should I
develop to stay a productive programmer? I'm very good at building custom
environments, which I did when I couldn't type. For example, should I bother
with Braille, and which screen readers are best for mail, web browsing (and
which browser?), and controlling shells and emacs? I expect to have peripheral
vision for a long time. Do programmers with only peripheral vision fare better
reading text up close, or using screen readers?
Thanks,
Bill
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