[Nfb-science] Accessing Python through Linux

[David Andrews]

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Dave

At 12:53 PM 7/29/2014, you wrote:


>Dear all,
>
>
>
>I am a senior engineering student at Swarthmore college, and
>I am registered for a computer science course in Python this fall. The
>department instructs Python using a Linux platform, and I am looking to find a
>way to access course materials using windows based JAWS. I am familiar with
>several readers that are compatible with Linux, but I understand that they are
>inferior. Unfortunately, my Braille skills are not at a level to make a
>refreshable display an option. My thought now is to use a Linux based compiler
>on windows, although I have not fully researched this option. I was wondering
>if anyone on the list has experience with this issue. If so, any advice you
>would be willing to share would be much appreciated. (I can be 
>reached by email
>at hdahmm1 at swarthmore.edu.)
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>
>(Incidentally, I attended this year's convention, and I had
>the pleasure of meeting list serve members in person. Thank you for your
>support and professional examples. As a blind student, it is 
>incredibly helpful
>to interact with successful blind scientists and engineers, and this 
>encourages
>me as I continue my studies.)
>
>
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>All the best,
>
>Hayden Dahmm
>

         David Andrews and long white cane Harry.
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