Hi Doug,
I have the same experiences.
Infact me and my wife got together due to Free software.
I have all my students exclusively use GNU/Linux for all their
programming and personal work, they have no problems with it.
There are a few states in our country which implement free software as a
pol
Good going, Kyle. I want to work as well. However, come here and try to find
some kind of work, even if it's being paid to sneeze into the wind.
The person who put on here that we have to put up with a lot of prejudice and
rejection. Short of taking control of the world, I see no reasonable
According to Gabe Vega:
# Linux Accessability is not viable simply because
# people are Wishy Washie, it has nothing to do with money.
With an attitude like that, it's no wonder at all why you have trouble
finding people who want to work for you. YOu have made it crystal clear
that you think bli
I don't agree with the generalizations in this message. Sure there are
some blind people who don't want to work and want things handed to them,
but that's also true for some sighted people as well. Plus, blind people
have to face prejudice and discrimination, put up with rejection, may
not have
I agree with this, but I do have a few caveats. First, looking for a
job, whether you're between jobs or between projects, can be a pretty
time consuming effort requiring a lot of hard work and a lot of mental
toughness. Someone in this position may not have a lot of time to do
some programming
one more clue, we are looking for a competent IOS developer. who is blind
looking for work. email me directly at
gabe.v...@commtechusa.net
Thanks
Gabe Vega
CEO
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hello All:
Let me give you a clue from the Employers stand point.
1. we hire Linux Support Techs. who happen to be blind.
2. Coming from a fellow blind person I got to tell you that most blind people
say they want to work but really don't know what work is.
3. there is more to Linux and working
Of course. The other part of this includes more willingness to back such
projects financially, but the other angle to consider is that so many blind
people are unemployed now. Even if they become pretty good programmers there's
not likely going to be work for them all, and even less traditional