I've seen many questions asked about the age and sex of community members, but have yet to see one that tackles this.<p>I'm curious, do we have any hackers, coders, IT workers, or especially entrepreneurs that have a disability? And more importantly, do you have any tools you use that you couldn't live without?
This is a very dear topic to me. I have dealt with chronic pain for the last 5 years. While not a disability in the "Americans with Disabilities Act" sense, it is something that has impeded me. I've tried using reliefinsite.com, which I found so clunky that I am now trying to get a web-service off the ground that would compete with it.
My partner, who's not a member here but is very much a 'hacker' of all things electronic, car and computer, has a page about his disabilities here: <a href="http://sirbendy.jemjabella.co.uk/patient-information/my-disabilities/" rel="nofollow">http://sirbendy.jemjabella.co.uk/patient-information/my-disa...</a><p>He uses a Microsoft natural keyboard at home, but apart from that doesn't have any specific requirements for his IT equipment. In terms of every day tools, the only thing I can think of is that his car is an automatic (no clutch, so he doesn't have to worry about the extra pedal).<p>He's quite lucky given the range of things that CAN affect CP sufferers, and is fantastically independent.
I have ADD. While I've tried a lot of tools, I wouldn't pick out anything specifically as being crucial. None are very helpful if used alone.<p>Medication can be helpful, and organizational lists are definitely useful. Also things like sleep, diet, and exercise can play a big role.<p>I don't exactly know how ADD will be affecting my life years from now. But I believe since I'm currently working on managing it, it'll get better.