Re: Advice for a programmer losing vision?
- From: Bill Cox <waywardgeek@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:03:05 -0400
Thanks, Jim.
It makes me feel a lot better to hear you say that. I've been here before,
with the typing problem, and there wasn't much of any community at the time
to help. Yes, I will most likely stay in the linux world, though I would
not rule out controlling linux boxes through cygwin bash shells and emacs
like I did before. I also hope to help with development of some of the
tools being used.
Bill
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Homme, James <james.homme@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> Hi Bill,
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> 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?
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> Thanks.
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> Jim
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> "Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful people with
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> "Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
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> "Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
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> "Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent."
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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?
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>
> 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.
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> 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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