Re: Any support/suggestions for a blind student...

  • From: Tyler Littlefield <tyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:15:21 -0600

Joseph,
I'm not any vet, but I have had a bit of work with GUI design and that, what 
sorts of things are you wanting to know?
In terms of positioning, you could do something like graph paper to get you 
used to things, define each square as say 5 px or so, and you can sort of place 
your controls where they would feel best. The idea is so that they're not 
cluttered. What I always do is kind of keep a mental image of where things are 
in relation to each other. So from the top left you have (0,0). If you were to 
make a control at (5,5) and it were to be 40x40 your next control could be at 
(50,5) which would give you a 5 px gap. The goal is to insure that your 
controls don't overlap, and that they're big enough for the user to see and 
read all the text.

                Thanks,
Tyler Littlefield
        http://tds-solutions.net
        Twitter: sorressean

On Mar 15, 2010, at 3:10 PM, Joseph Lee wrote:

> Hi veterans, programmers and students,
> For those who does not know me, I am Joseph, a computer science sophomore 
> student at University of California, Riverside (UCR).  My main interests are 
> all about assistive technology and computer education, more specifically 
> embedded devices, networking and so forth.
> One of my CS professors who teaches C++, asked me to ask you if you have any 
> suggestions/opinions for learning graphics and general mathematics, which I 
> know is important for engineering.  I thought of using tactile arablets such 
> as so-called "Talking Tactile Tablet" or via PIAF (Picture In A Flash).  
> Since I'm the first blind CS student at UCR, the engineering professors there 
> are interested in how a blind student can learn programming and graphics.  I 
> told the professors there about this list and how there are blind programmers 
> (like you guys) who writes GUI apps.
> So, in summary, I'm wondering if there is a programmer here who can work with 
> me to come up with a solution - allowing me to learn programming effectively 
> from a blindness perspective.  If you permit me, I'm willing to pass on your 
> contact information to the UCR CS faculty so that they can contact you for 
> assistance (especially when it comes to learning graphical information such 
> as math, hardware organization chart and so forth).  Thanks for any 
> assistance on this matter.
> Sincerely,
> Joseph S.  Lee
> University of California, Riverside
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