Re: BlindConfidential: Learning to Program for the Blind

  • From: "inthaneelf" <inthaneelf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:10:58 -0800

Chris,
I don't totally agree with the statement about learning jaws scripting to learn programming, but the rest of those recommendations work. more on this though, is what programming instructional classes (both in there high school, and outside/after)are available in there area.
if any or all the basic languages are readily available, then what does he wish to program, as we all know, the language should be based on his learning style, and what he wishes to do, anywhere from visual basic.net and C#, to java, to C and C++ or raw assembler are available to him, along with html, xhtml, xml, asp.net incorporated with C# or VB, PHP, and the rest of that group.
so, I'd say that the main question is what does this student wish to do, then they can go from there!
if you want, give the person that contacted you my E mail and I'd be more than willing to talk with them at length on what can be done, and since I am an information monger, and not much of a programmer, but do have some knowledge in programming, I think... I'm not as set in stone as to a particular language or learning method, so may be able to tackle it with a bit more "All around lack of preference". 

HTH,
Inthane
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Lee" <joseph.lee22590@xxxxxxxxx> 
To: <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 7:50 AM
Subject: RE: BlindConfidential: Learning to Program for the Blind



Hi there,
I would presonally recommend this student to:
* Subscribe to number of mailing list such as Blind Programming list.
* Search on Google for tutorials on basic programming.
* Take online AP Computer Science course to learn about Java, object
oriented programming, etc.
The best way to start in programming would be learning about JAWS scripts.
This should allow a student to learn how JAWS actually works, under what a
variable, function and other things in programming mean and to learn how to interpret script languages. Then I would recommend this person to study C or Java. Or, if the student is interested, he can learn HTML to code websites. 
Cheers,
Joseph P.S. I'm also a high school student so I understand Wilkins'
situation.

-----Original Message-----
From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Chris Hofstader 
Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 7:38 AM
To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: FW: BlindConfidential: Learning to Program for the Blind

Can people here help this person?

-----Original Message-----
From: Anya Kogan [mailto:akogan3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 1:47 PM
To: Chris.Hofstader@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: BlindConfidential: Learning to Program for the Blind

Hi Chris,

I am a graduate student at the Georgia Institute of Technology and also a
new volunteer at the Center for the Visually Impaired in Atlanta. I assist 
in teaching the computer class there to blind and visually impaired
students.  I am sighted myself and very new to the challenges of being
visually impaired. One of my students is a blind high-school age boy named Wilkens. Wilkens is very proficient in the computer basics using Jaws. He 
very quickly and easily surfs the net, types on Microsoft Word and uses
Microsoft Excel.  He has now expressed interest in learning to program.  I
am very new to programming myself, but would be willing to learn. However, 
how can I teach or at least assist a blind young man to program?  I am not
even sure where to begin.  Can you recommend any resources or lend
any advice on this topic?  Do you know of any online tutorials?
Courses? What language should he start with? Is there a first project that would benefit him? Any help that you can lend me would be most appreciated. 
Wilkens has a lot of drive and I would hate to have that go to waste.

Best,
Anya


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