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Subject:Re: Visually impaired technical writers From:Fabien Vais <phantoms -at- POP -dot- TOTAL -dot- NET> Date:Thu, 2 Jul 1998 14:10:16 -0400
I'm not an expert, but I know a blind technical writer. He uses a laptop PC
that "talks" to him. He types well, and his PC also converts a simple text
into braille (right on his keyboard), so that he can read and comment on it.
It is amazing to see him work! So I know it's possible.
Fabien Vais
phantoms -at- total -dot- net
At 11:52 AM 7/2/98 -0500, you wrote:
>We've received several inquiries from blind students about their prospects
>for working as professional technical writers. Does anyone have any
>experience in this area? Can the visually impaired work as technical
>writers? If so, what are the accommodatioons that must be made? Thanks
>for any help anybody can send my way!
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>-- David
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Fabien Vais - Documentation Analyst
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