[Nfb-science] Blind Medical Practitioner

[Robert Jaquiss]

Hello:

     A quick Google search using the keywords: Dr. Tim Cordes
Yielded several articles. One article with a date in 2013 indicates he is
working for the VA in Madison Wisconsin. 

     As for issues, I cannot comment as a student, but there can be issues
when it comes to accessing course content such as inaccessible web sites
etc. My advice to anyone considering a scientific field of study is to be
flexible. A few years ago, I attended a community college in order to update
my computer skills. My professors and I worked out arrangements so I could
complete the coursework. I was the only totally blind the school had ever
had. When electronic versions of a text were available, I took the file and
converted it to a usable form. When I studied MS Excel, the book had small
graphics showing the keystrokes needed to perform certain functions.
Sometimes a reader told me what the image was and other times, I used some
supplemental materials. Hope this helps.

Regards,

Robert


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Subject: [Nfb-science] Blind Medical Practitioner

All,

I came across this very interesting story concerning a blind medical
practitioner. I wondered if anyone could give more detail on the how's that
made this possible - issues that remained, what worked what didn't etc. (or
since that's a lot to ask for in an email, some place else I could read up.)

https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm10/bm1010/bm101008.htm

More curiosity than anything else at the moment.

Many thanks

Ger

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