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Pre-remote, I worked well with a deaf colleague by pair-programming across a corner of a desk so we were facing both each other and the screen. We also changed
by robin_reala 4y ago
Pre-remote, I worked well with a deaf colleague by pair-programming across a corner of a desk so we were facing both each other and the screen.
We also changed standups to mean that only the person holding the Bluetooth mic connected to his cochlear implant could speak: that had the added benefit of stopping standups from falling into solution-finding exercises.
- julianlam 4y ago> We also changed standups to mean that only the person holding the Bluetooth mic connected to his cochlear implant could speak: that had the added benefit of stopping standups from falling into solution-finding exercises. That's wonderful! As the parent of a child with bilateral hearing loss, this accommodation would help immensely in his future work and study environments.
- robin_reala 4y agoIt went even further than that: as he had difficulty in lip reading at a shallow angle in the original (too big) team circle it was the catalyst we needed to split the team into three smaller sub-teams, which also benefited the overall team’s performance.
- 1-more 4y agoTwo pizza team is out, internal angle of <120 degrees is in! This rocks. Total curb cut effect for all the other team members.
- jonathankoren 4y agoCurb-cut Effect FTW! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_cut_effect https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curb_cut_effect