Hi Naomi, Yes, I am a quad. I had a C5/6 injury skiing December 2000. I type using the knuckle of my right pinky-finger 99% of the time (when writing something long, I use Dragon, but never have used it for coding).
Don't be scared-off. I was referring to what most pros use in the industry today, but the great thing these days is that there are lots of FREE high-quality tools out there (like GIMP for graphics), FREE editors, FREE browsers, FREE debugging tools, and FREE website software (e.g., Linux, Apache, PHP, MySQL). And there are countless FREE tutorials on the web, too. Also, you don't have to know everything to get started. Learn just a little XHTML and CSS and you can do some things to impress friends, family and yourself enough to encourage you to learn more. The nice thing about computer languages and tools is that when you learn one thing, that serves as a stepping-stone to the next thing. What I described is the high-end of the professional market. Its what most customers want, too ...but not all can afford. Everybody needs a website, but not everybody can pay what the high-end garners, so there's a varied market out there. There's money to be made (but don't expect it to be millions). Regardless of income potential, doing web design is a creative endeavor, a form of expression, of communicating a message, or whatever. As such, it has its own rewards. It can be intensely frustrating, tedious work, but when you finish something its a great feeling of accomplishment. I would definately recommend it to anyone and everyone ...but go into it with eyes open and the knowledge its going to take some real time and serious effort to get really good at it. Regards, bob ________________________________ From: "ladyno...@aol.com" <ladyno...@aol.com> To: r...@sockets.com; quad-list@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 6:05:10 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] web site design Bob, are you a quad? I had considered learning Web Design, what does reading your post, gave me a headache and scare me off. Maybe I can find something else I can do. Naomi C-4 Quadriplegic, since July 2, 2005 Due to Transverse Myelitis ________________________________ Feeling the pinch at the grocery store? Make dinner for $10 or less.