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 positive blind role models growing up and might not have had
parents or a school/rehab system that set high expectations for them. I
know plenty of hard working blind people.
There are also obviously some highly technical people who don't have the
patience or communication skills but there are plenty of people working
on Linux who can explain things without being rude or mean.
I also wouldn't think insulting people who are working on Linux or
voicing such a low opinion of blind people would help you find blind
Linux support techs.
On 11/03/2013 11:12 AM, Gabe Vega wrote:
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 on it from a business stand
point than from a sitting home all day being geekie stand point.
I have watched this topic for a while and kind of wonder why this is
hard to figure out. Linux Accessability is not viable simply because
people are Wishy Washie, it has nothing to do with money. because we
are desperately trying to give money away all the time, but the thing
is people don't want to "Work" for it, they just want hand outs. and
for the people who do work on it, breathe it and eat it. they are too
geekie to communicate with out sounding rude, mean or condescending.
Gabe Vega
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On Nov 2, 2013, at 1:29 PM, B. Henry <burt1ib...@gmail.com
<mailto:burt1ib...@gmail.com>> wrote:
Fair and far enough!
I doubt I'll live to see any other star, nor earth critters traveling
to one; but a viable sub-culture seems completely reasonable.
If we continue down this path of the "1%" vs. the "99%" then I think
some groups must inevitably split off from, or better coaless out of
the 99%.
Education is the key no matter what though, so thanks for the
suggestions in other messages.
We're going pretty OT, but if one or 10 new contributers come out of
this then this will be perhaps the most important thread I've ever
seen on thhis mailing list.
Cheers.
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On Fri, Nov 01, 2013 at 10:28:06PM -0400, Doug Smith wrote:
Nuke degrees. I am not the best at math, but I have real savant
skills when it comes to anything with a digital component. I am
working with
tutorials to try and catch up on the stuff that I didn't have access
to in school. I like coding, in fact, it's what I actually got this
machine for,
and I hope to put it to good use one day soon.
As for math, it was my worst skill in school, but having all the
math tools I have on here seems to solve that problem. Once more, a
few learning
ally textbooks and some net-based tutorials can take care of the
problem.
You're right, I think that, if we can take most or all the money out
of these tech situations, the best possibility for blind people to
be employed
would be to form our own society, build some kind of generation ship
and attempt to colonize another star. This would keep the pervasive
low
expectations out of the equation as well and we would have only
ourselves to blame if something went wrong.
Thanks.
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