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I'm a coder. I'm also blind. Blind as a bat, you might say. And I was born this way.
When I mention this to my fellow human beings - the ones who've never suffered any form of visual impairment - they usually ask one of following questions:
I get these questions again and again. So let me answer these three questions in this blog post. I'll try and sketch out an image for those of you who are curious about accessibility, and how blind people use computers to code, and to do the work of the 21st century.
When I mention this to my fellow human beings - the ones who've never suffered any form of visual impairment - they usually ask one of following questions:
- Then, how can you even read what I'm typing?
- Wow. How are you even able to code?
- Or, the crowd favorite - Do you dream?
I get these questions again and again. So let me answer these three questions in this blog post. I'll try and sketch out an image for those of you who are curious about accessibility, and how blind people use computers to code, and to do the work of the 21st century.