[nfbcs] Is majoring in information technology in a mainstream college a good idea?

[Jack Heim]

Information Technology is a very good career for a blind person. So much 
so that many states used to have programs to teach blind people computer 
programming. Most of those programs are gon now but that is because they 
were trying to force square pegs into round holes. I attended one of 
these programs after I got my Comp Sci degree, which was kind of crazy 
in itself. But what I saw there was that they were trying to force 
people into careers in IT that just didn't have an aptitude for using 
computers.

I think you should take some IT courses and find out if you like it. 
Keep your options open. You can declare an IT major and switch to 
something else if you don't like it. But if you do like it, go for it 
because it is a very good career for a blind person.

PS: I do IT for the Math department at the University Of Wisconsin. I 
signed up to be a mentor for visually impaired students here. I'd 
encourage you to find out if there is a mentoring program at your school 
and if they have any visually impaired mentors.

On 08/04/2017 08:34 AM, Amy Albin via nfbcs wrote:
> Hello All,
> 
> My name is Amy.  I just graduated from high school and will be
> attending college in the spring semester.  I'm considering majoring in
> information technology.  I'm a completely blind user of JAWS.
> 
> The only background in computer science I have is a course in Visual
> Basic.  I relied on a sighted person to help me place objects, but I
> really understood and enjoyed the coding itself; it was just the
> accessibility issues.  Since my background is so scant, I don't know
> what to ask Accessibility Services at my college for.  For instance, I
> know that they use object oriented programming.  Is there a way to
> make that accessible?  Should I change my major?  I'm basically diving
> in the water not knowing how to swim.  If anyone could give me some
> suggestions, please, that would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Amy
> 
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