Hi Marvin. I get the impression you are blind, from reading your previous posts i wouldn't have guessed that, some of your help and comments to other members are very good, you are clearly skilled at what you do and i admire your ability and progression in the field.
The first reply i will give you, is unfortunately graphics are only ever seen by people with sight, so id imagine anything further then basic image creation, such as backgrounds and text would be impossible for someone without sight. Flash on the other hand can be created for animations, which again are only seen by people with sight, so for a blind person creating them would be virtually impossible. But, flash can be used to create applications, which can be used by both sighted and non sighted users, as long as the right accessibility is in place. My two cents on all of this is, you are limited because you have no sight, and lets face it (please i dont mean to sound rude or discriminating), you wouldn't want to get a job as a web designer, by designer i mean front end graphics. You would be best suited to the coding side of things, the HTML, CSS, PHP, ASP, Javascript. Because you have the ability to code, it might be worth while you doing something thats a little more in depth. Now i was faced with the same problem in a sense. I have perfect vision by the way. I wanted to do a Degree in Web Development here in the UK, after speaking to the admissions tutors, i found out that PHP was an optional module that was only taught at a basic level, now i have an advanced level of knowledge in PHP, so this was useless. After looking at the course, i could see i was above the level at what they was teaching. I became interested in computers and how they work, and the software side of things. My HTML and CSS is at an advanced level. I recently made up my mind that getting a job in the future in front end development may be difficult because alot of people are undercutting the industry because learning HTML and CSS isn't difficult and customers dont know or care about what methods are used to create the website they want, as long as it works and looks good there happy. In 2008 and off to do Computer Science (Software Engineering). I feel that learning the foundations of how computers and code work, it will make it easier to learn other languages, methods and stuff in the future, as well as finding a job thats more secure and higher paid then something like front end web development. My main goal is to become a web applications developer using languages like PHP and Java. Id also like to learn C, as i work in a Unix environment, it would be good. Now i recommend, and im sorry for the long conversation, but im trying to help, i think you should look at what your good at, look at your goals and find a way to get there. Someone like you might be suited to a specialized field, maybe accessibility, then again you could do Software Development and create software for blind people, or help test it, or even help create it. Thats my 2 cents on it. James On 9/26/07, marvin hunkin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi. > well, next year looking at doing the diploma in information technology, > website development. > a couple of challenges i have, is that a couple of units, i probably will > not be able to do, as one is to use advanced and basic features of adobe > photoshop, to crop, manipulate images, and create 2d and 3d animation, using > adobe flash, as part of my major project. > Now, the National Traning Information System, which is governed by a > national curriculum, for tafe across Australia, and comes from the > department of education, canberra. > now, as i will have trouble being deemed competent, because jaws, will not > work with this software, as a core part of the course, and i have spoken to > my disability office and the main lecturer, who organises the learning > curriculum and talks to other lecturers. > they will be using adobe photo shop, adobe flash. > i know, i could probably use the flash development kit, but the major > challenge is the graphics side of things. So they are willing to bend, in > their curriculum, as they said i would have an advantage, if i had sighted > help to crop, edit and manipulate the objects. > so, got any tips, tricks, or any work arounds for that, or is this a > dissability discrimination act complaint, that might change their mind and > bend to accomodate, not just me, but another vision impaired friend of mine > is doing the same diploma with new south wales tafe, as this is a national > curriculum, and has been rolled out as the new training package for the past > 12 months. > if you can let me know, how to get round this problem, as the other > subjects, i should be able to use php, editor, my sql database, visual > studio.net 2005, for the asp stuff, etc. > if anyone has had the same problem or situation, let me know asap. > having a meeting soon to review what i have done this year for certificate > iv in website development. > cheers marvin. > > ------------------------------ > Find what you want @ www.eBay.com.au. 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