The Collected Tweets of @goatunit (part 3)

[goatunit]

I bet a documentary called "Whooping Cough: The Silent Killer" would probably be pretty poorly researched

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[tcpip]

I bet the best part about being blind is having a good friend who will lie to you about how popular you are on the internet.

Ahh, if only that were true. But from my limited experience of five blind people I know, all of them are very heavy users of the Internet.

[goatunit]

So what you're telling me is that there are few perks? Can they at least get away with not caring about fashion?

Being serious, though, what brought you into contact with so many blind folks? I met a few while doing a public works job, painting crosswalks and stuff. Getting community input on making intersections safer and all that. I've not had a lot of experience with the handicapped beyond that, which is unfortunate. I'm sure it must be very rewarding to know people who see the world so differently. There was a very cool radiolab episode about that recently.

[tcpip]

Yeah, no concerns about fashion dramas :)

My contact with blind people actually comes through my participation in Linux communities - the local user group makes quite a contribution to the local IT for Disabilities Working Party. There is a number of people there who have a strong interest in ensuring accessibility, through devices, platforms, and people, and a strong interest in developing screen readers like Orca.

[luzclarita]

That's so true about libertarians.