[gui-talk] Blind Programmers

[Cowle, Jodi]

Hi,

I am a blind programmer for the City of Madison, Wisconsin.  Currently I program in Progress - I started out in COBOL in 1985.  Over the years my IT department has changed direction.  I still work on old Progress applications, but they are slowly going away.  I am trying to find a place to stay busy and useful in my department, and also get back some work hours I gave up after my baby was born.  Would some blind programmers be willing to write to me off list and let me know what programming languages and development tools you use.  I'd also be interested in the screen reader or screen readers you use.  This would help me with my meeting with management.
I would appreciate any input you are willing to give me.

Thank you.

Jodi

Jodi Cowle
Information Technology
City of Madison, WI
(608) 267-4911
jcowle at cityofmadison.com