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Hi, A blind python developer here. You can do the job and though it has its frustrations with inaccessible tools, there're always alternatives. The two best t
by gostsamo 7y ago
Hi,
A blind python developer here. You can do the job and though it has its frustrations with inaccessible tools, there're always alternatives. The two best things that you can use for web development are VS Code, because Microsoft are currently in "we love accessibility" phase of their product cycle and doing a good job of it, and emacs because it gives you a text-based os at the cost of a somewhat steep learning curve. People are using braille displays though it is not unavoidable. As a screen reader, you can use emacs speak with emacs, orca in linux, voice over on MacOs and IOs, and NVDA for Windows. Specially for web devs, there is an NVDA addon that can help object positions in web pages and has some other nicities if you are the type to do front end. Developer tools in all browsers have some more work to do before being fully accessible so there will be some issues there.
If you need some more info, program-l@freelists.org is a blind-dev community with experienced visually impaired devs. Feel welcome anytime.