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This relies on there being no access to your account for a set period of 3, 6, or 9 months. A query e-mail is sent out, and if it is not responded to then your "final" e-mail is released.
I have set up such an e-mail for my wife. Others may want to consider doing the same.
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I'm a Software Engineer with the same condition as Mats (Duchenne). There are many others like me as well with in this and other professional industries. Severe physical disability isn't a complete social and economic dead end. But it is a tough path that I wouldn't wish on anyone. I can say that a "normal life" does still seem to be largely out of reach for us. The worst of it is by far the lack of independence that…
If you're open to further discussion, you mention a "lack of independence", are there any technologies you've found that do empower you and help you reclaim some independence? And have you had any exposure to VR?
I'm a Software Engineer with the same condition as Mats (Duchenne). There are many others like me as well with in this and other professional industries. Severe physical disability isn't a complete social and economic dead end. But it is a tough path that I wouldn't wish on anyone. I can say that a "normal life" does still seem to be largely out of reach for us. The worst of it is by far the lack of independence that…
I'm a Software Engineer with the same condition as Mats (Duchenne). There are many others like me as well with in this and other professional industries. Severe physical disability isn't a complete social and economic dead end. But it is a tough path that I wouldn't wish on anyone. I can say that a "normal life" does still seem to be largely out of reach for us. The worst of it is by far the lack of independence that…
I often wish that the diversity moment wasn’t mainly about race and sexual orientation but also about things like physical disabilities. When I look around my company of around 1000 people there is not a single wheelchair, no deaf or blind person.
I'm a Software Engineer with the same condition as Mats (Duchenne). There are many others like me as well with in this and other professional industries. Severe physical disability isn't a complete social and economic dead end. But it is a tough path that I wouldn't wish on anyone. I can say that a "normal life" does still seem to be largely out of reach for us. The worst of it is by far the lack of independence that…
I often wish that the diversity moment wasn’t mainly about race and sexual orientation but also about things like physical disabilities. When I look around my company of around 1000 people there is not a single wheelchair, no deaf or blind person.
Quit wishing you saw more, and start doing more.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I often wish that the diversity moment wasn’t mainly about race and sexual orientation but also about things like physical disabilities. When I look around my company of around 1000 people there is not a single wheelchair, no deaf or blind person.
Are you sure that is the case? My company includes physical abilities as a key part of its diversity initiatives. I work with a principle engineer who uses an electric wheelchair. I am not aware of any well run diversity effort that does not include physical ability. Check with your company's diversity rep to see if they don't have physical ability as part of it. I would be surprised if they did not.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I often wish that the diversity moment wasn’t mainly about race and sexual orientation but also about things like physical disabilities. When I look around my company of around 1000 people there is not a single wheelchair, no deaf or blind person.
Are you sure that is the case? My company includes physical abilities as a key part of its diversity initiatives. I work with a principle engineer who uses an electric wheelchair. I am not aware of any well run diversity effort that does not include physical ability. Check with your company's diversity rep to see if they don't have physical ability as part of it. I would be surprised if they did not.
I think if he were alive today, he'd probably have a VR headset.
Looking back I regret the times that I, in my ignorance, nagged him about still being on the computer and just gliding along the sky.