This new resource crossed my inbox today, perhaps it will be of use:
[https://gallery.mailchimp.com/eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a/images/0a398b8e-20d8-4739-a645-498a1049e689.png] New Interactive Guide to Selected Assistive Products and Technologies Assistive products and technologies hold promise for enabling people with disabilities to enter or return to the workforce. Being aware of the available options—as well as ways to fund their purchase and necessary workplace conditions—is an important step in accessing the products and technologies that will best suit a person’s needs. A new interactive guide<http://nap.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a&id=ef21409766&e=51a9145cb3> gives a broad overview of selected assistive products and available funding sources. Based on a report<http://nap.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a&id=c5b0701c25&e=51a9145cb3> from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, the interactive guide allows the user to compare the benefits, limitations, and physical requirements of products in four major categories. 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Building upon two prior studies from the ... 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Despite this, many ... [read more]<http://nap.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a&id=648209cc04&e=51a9145cb3> <http://nap.us4.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a&id=f0052ccdd4&e=51a9145cb3>[https://www.nap.edu/images/icon_addtocart.png]<http://nap.us4.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a&id=f0052ccdd4&e=51a9145cb3>Buy This Book <http://nap.us4.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a&id=f0052ccdd4&e=51a9145cb3> <http://nap.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a&id=8354e7475e&e=51a9145cb3>[http://image.newsletters.nas.edu/lib/fe6f1570776005797114/m/1/download.gif]<http://nap.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a&id=8354e7475e&e=51a9145cb3>Download Free PDF <http://nap.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a&id=8354e7475e&e=51a9145cb3> [Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative: Vision for Tomorrow]<http://nap.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a&id=2384ee5bf9&e=51a9145cb3> [https://www.nap.edu/images/spacer.gif] Making Eye Health a Population Health Imperative: Vision for Tomorrow<http://nap.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a&id=8d90761746&e=51a9145cb3> The ability to see deeply affects how human beings perceive and interpret the world around them. For most people, eyesight is part of everyday communication, social activities, educational and professional pursuits, the care of others, and the ... [read more]<http://nap.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a&id=1b0fab7025&e=51a9145cb3> <http://nap.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a&id=b26f413109&e=51a9145cb3>[https://www.nap.edu/images/icon_addtocart.png]<http://nap.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a&id=b26f413109&e=51a9145cb3>Buy This Book <http://nap.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a&id=b26f413109&e=51a9145cb3> <http://nap.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a&id=d1bba869ba&e=51a9145cb3>[http://image.newsletters.nas.edu/lib/fe6f1570776005797114/m/1/download.gif]<http://nap.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a&id=d1bba869ba&e=51a9145cb3>Download Free PDF <http://nap.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a&id=d1bba869ba&e=51a9145cb3> [https://gallery.mailchimp.com/eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a/images/9e8eb3e8-5553-4ed9-bb24-43dd27d15718.gif] [New from NAP: RSS]<http://nap.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a&id=53f88949a7&e=51a9145cb3> [Facebook]<http://nap.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a&id=cc2d60e8b2&e=51a9145cb3> [Twitter]<http://nap.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a&id=fda475cebe&e=51a9145cb3> [Google+]<http://nap.us4.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a&id=f2ffd9e118&e=51a9145cb3> [Pinterest]<http://nap.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a&id=c13a35c30d&e=51a9145cb3> [Pinterest]<http://nap.us4.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=eaea39b6442dc4e0d08e6aa4a&id=123054b0de&e=51a9145cb3> -----Original Message----- From: Discuss [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Strong, Dena L Sent: Friday, September 8, 2017 11:19 AM To: William Rowell <[email protected]>; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Discuss] Resources for programmers with limited uses of hands I know two amazing programmers with significant disabilities and have also studied IT accessibility enough to be certified; the teachers who taught the courses are right down the hall from me and they'd be much better at answering the question in depth than I am. I'm not sure what's the most helpful thing to do here - an information dump of my class won't help the thread, but I don't want to be pushy about the specific physical limitations and choices of operating system involved? Would you want me to try to make connections between the person asking the question and our IT accessibility team members? (This is one of the things the University of Illinois is particularly good at! :D) -----Original Message----- From: Discuss [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of William Rowell Sent: Friday, September 08, 2017 12:55 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: [Discuss] Resources for programmers with limited uses of hands From a friend of a friend: "I am working with a very talented undergraduate who has muscular dystrophy and very limited use of his hands. He’s wicked smart and interested in biology and trying to figure out what he’s going to do after undergrad. I’m trying to push him towards bioinformatics, but he’s hesitant because, while speech-to-text software works great for writing papers, he doesn’t think it will work well for coding.” Does anyone know of any tools or resources that could be helpful here? Thanks! --Billy _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://lists.software-carpentry.org/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> http://lists.software-carpentry.org/listinfo/discuss
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