Wow, I think that the fact the majority of access technology packages were
ready for Windows 7 when it was released should prove that we are seeing
these technologies stay more current than in the past. But, there is no way
you can guarentee that any one particular main line software for the general
public or blind users will always be current with everything. Nor will you
be able to guarentee that the computer you buy today will be current with
all technology two years from now.
Myself, I can program in 6 deifferent languages, but I don't particularly
prefer to do that, and have found being an assistive technology specialist
much more rewarding. But, in the 24 years I have been in this field I have
never found a time when a blind programmer couldn't find editors and
compilers that they could use or that there was a work around. But, you had
better be ready to be flexable if you plan on working in any area of
computer science, information technology or assistive technology. If you
aren't ready and willing to do that then you probably stick with teaching
history. Once it is history the chances of the details changing are not
likely to change; the 20th president will still be the 20th president.
It sounds like to me you want an easy career where once you have your degree
you won't have to learn much of anything new. Well, good luck! It doesn't
work that way in most fields and certainly not when it comes to computers.
My first suggestion to you would be to stick with one major for awhile.
Your message sounds like you change majors at least once a semester. If you
continue that way you will never get a degree in anything.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Wolfe" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 3:32 AM
Subject: Off list -- computer professionals advice wanted
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Peter Q. Wolfe, A.S.
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To those willing to listen,
I'm currently a undergraduate in social science/history education
with no minor at a major four year university in the southeast of the
U.S. My majors have ranged from history, sociology, law, psychology,
computr science, software engineering, mathematics, spanish education
and to this current one. Mainly I have a passion to teach just as more
of a backup plan in case the technology of the accessibility front
were to lag behind unsustainable levels in a field in computer
science. I sincerely have a passion to learn about computer
programming language and all the data that I've gathered from
professionals has pointed me into this direction of picking a concrete
major first and leaping at the computer science bandwaggon last.
So, my question(s) to you find folks is the technology in the
forseeable future keeping pace with the new technology enough to work
in a competitive marketplace? I already have my own site at the below
signature and would love to create free/paid software and a pbbg game
for the blind and sighted to play online. I've got tons of ideas and
just was wondering what you thought about this matter? I have gone to
countless sites and e-mail list without much success. The AFB Career
Connect is a joke more or less filled with stuckup arrogant pricks,
who give useless outdated or misleading information. I've gon to the
supposed great Blind Programmers list and other web sources like Blind
Geek Zone, Cool Tech and personal sites by blind webmasters/software
developers and faculty at universities. I highly applaude you for
reading this far and any advice wouold be great. By the way, my gpa is
4.0 at the current time with about two more years to go in my current
junior year starting in the fall with two courses in Micro
Economics/Psychology in the summer term. Thanks again and see yea
later.
cordially,
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