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Tiny DevOpsParham Doustdar — The Blind Leading the Sighted: What We Can Learn From an Ex-Software Engineer Without SightParham Doustdar, Engineering Manager of Accessibility at Booking.com, joins me to discuss life as a fully blind sofware engineer, and how we can make engineering tools more accessible for everyone, not just those with disabilities.Whether you have a disability or not, whether it's visible or invisible, accessibility affects you. Parham talks about the benefits to everyone of clean code, explict error messages, and using multiple modes of communication. He talks about his experience getting into tech, the unique challenges, and joys, of doing so without the benefit of physical sight, and gives some tips for h...
2022-01-0446 min
The Omni ShowHow Parham Doustdar Uses OmniFocusFull transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com
In this episode of The Omni Show, Parham Doustdar shares how he's using OmniFocus as the Engineering Manager for product accessibility at Booking.com. As a completely blind user, his system setup allows for a customized implementation and navigation that is uniquely his.
Parham and Andrew chat through the current challenges of accessible software design, using OmniFocus for networking, and alternate methods for computer navigation.
Some other people, places, and things mentioned in this episode:
Booking.com
Getting Things Done Book
OmniFocus
Screen Readers
ORG M...
2021-09-1321 min
OfferZen Podcast#35 Parham Doustdar, Booking.com: A 3-Step Process to Communicate More Effectively as a DeveloperAs a developer, you need to be able to communicate effectively in many different contexts and with many different people. Parham Doustdar, Team Lead at Booking.com, has learned that having a clear strategy on how to communicate is helpful for dealing with diverse stakeholders and avoiding conflict. In this article, he shares a 3-step process that he uses with his team to improve communication between developers, team leads and product managers.Read the blog post here! (https://bit.ly/2BtK05L)
2020-06-0400 min
Pursuit PodcastLearning to Code While Blind: Parham DoustdarLearning a new skill can be a daunting task, with programming being especially tricky. But what can you do when most learning materials and tools aren't accessible to you? Blind backend developer Parham Doustdar joins us to talk about how he taught himself to program, the challenges he faced and his advice for other visually impaired developers. We also look at the ways educational resources and programming as a whole can be made more accessible, opening up technology to eager new learners and makers.
2018-02-1326 min
The Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceThe advantages of being a blind programmer (Interview)Parham Doustdar is a blind programmer and joined the show to talk about the advantages he has being a blind programmer, the tools he uses, why he had to quit school, and carving your own path.
Note: We couldn’t stop using visual words when talking with Parham — even he couldn’t help himself. So you’ll get to hear us all laugh at ourselves near the end.
Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Toptal –...
2016-06-111h 09Changelog InterviewsThe advantages of being a blind programmerParham Doustdar is a blind programmer and joined the show to talk about the advantages he has being a blind programmer, the tools he uses, why he had to quit school, and carving your own path.
Note: We couldn’t stop using visual words when talking with Parham — even he couldn’t help himself. So you’ll get to hear us all laugh at ourselves near the end.
Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:Toptal –...
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