I have never met a deaf contractor. Does such a beastie exist ? Is it possible to do the biz in IT if you are deaf ??
just wondering
just wondering
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Pardon?"Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny. "
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I've met quite a few dumb contractors.Comment
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On a similar topic, I watched a program last night about a guy with no arms, who had become a fully trained carpenter using his feet to hold and use the tools.
The only problem now is that he can't get a job as health and saftey dictates he has to wear steel toe capped boots when on a building site, which leaves him buggered!If at first you don't succeed... skydiving is not for you!Comment
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dumbOriginally posted by DimPrawn View Post
blooming heck.
I guess all your communications would have to be by email.
I suppose you wouldnt have to worry about singing out loud tunelessly when you have your earplugs in though
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Eh?
IGMC"Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny. "
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Why not?
Provided the client is happy to communicate via email rather than spoken conversation (and this is presuming the deaf person is unable to lip read), I can't see why a deaf contractor would be any less useful to a client than a non-deaf person would be, at least in the IT arena. Just can't say I've ever met one.Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostI have never met a deaf contractor. Does such a beastie exist ? Is it possible to do the biz in IT if you are deaf ??
just wondering
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In the past I have worked with 2 blind coders, both absolutely tulip hot. When I was an op we used to do a special print run (on an impact printer) using the braille chain to print off program listings for one. He used a scanning device to translate what was on the screen into braille (this was circa 1980).
The other chap (now a senior manager) had a guide dog which sat under his desk all day. He had some software which magnified the characters on his screen to massive size, and on a 21" monitor he could read a short word.Comment
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I dont think they'd come accross very well on telephone interviews.The pope is a tard.Comment
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I'm deaf in one ear? Does that count?Comment
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