RE: Advice for a programmer losing vision?
- From: "Sina Bahram" <sbahram@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:24:01 -0400
Hi Bill,
Feel free to email me off list to trade phone information. I could give you
a rundown on using a screenreader and so on.
Take care,
Sina
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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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