13 Dec
2015
13 Dec
'15
10:46 a.m.
At CDC Sunnyvale ops back in the 1970s, we had a blind programmer
working. His job output came as punched cards and he had no problem
reading them by feel. I remember him and his beautiful guide dog.
In the same sort of spirit, I recall that one of the secretaries used a
monitor-cum-camera affair to enlarge her work documents so that she
could read them.
It's sad that early corporate efforts to accommodate all people, no
matter the impairment, aren't better documented.
--Chuck