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Re: visually impaired front end developer

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From: Date: Sep 13, 2017 2:48AM

On 13/09/2017 05:04, karthik k wrote:
> can a totally blind person work as front end developer? is there any
> front end developer here? if yes, could you please explain some of the
> challenges that you face? other experts can also explain it in general

I was a web designer/developer for a handful of years in the late 1990s
before I lost my sight. I've continued to code HTML, JavaScript, , PHP
and a few other things since then, but the one thing I've never been
able to do is translate a visual design concept into code, or make sure
that the CSS is doing what I intended it to do (especially
cross-browser. Depending on the team you're working with, this may/may
not be a significant issue though.


Léonie.

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