[nfbcs] Computer Science Career Questions
Robert Spangler
spangler.robert at gmail.com
Mon Jan 4 19:49:09 UTC 2016
Hello!
So I am considering going back to school. Here in Dayton, at Wright State
University, there are BA and BS programs in Computer Science. I am
considering the BA program as it seems to have less high level math
requirements and I feel will allow me to focus more on computer-related
material instead of becoming frustrated with difficult math concepts which I
feel won't really help me anyways.
I'm basically looking for opinions. I didn't study computer science my
first time around in college because I was intimidated by the math and I
kind of took the easy way out. In regards to careers in computer science
and being blind, is there any specific advice from which I could benefit?
In what types of computer science careers are blind people employed? I
think my interests revolve more around networking, computer maintenance,
installing operating systems-basic IT stuff-more than hardcore programming.
Is there anything about which I should be aware relative to blindness when
going into this field? I've always just done what I wanted without even
considering being blind but I just thought it would be best to ask. A lot
of IT jobs are using remote access solutions to help coworkers with
computer-related issues. I'm thinking that most of these are not accessible
with screen reading technology. What are the workarounds? This is the main
issue I can think of off the top of my head.
Thanks and I'm looking forward to your input!
Robert
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