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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I’d suggest Eclipse with the PyDev plugin (<a href="http://www.eclipse.org">www.eclipse.org</a>) or Microsoft Visual Studio 2017/2019 – yes it can do Python now although I don’t have the exact configuration on hand here. These are for Windows. To the best of my knowledge the MacOS equivalents are not as accessible.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The instructor and/or student should be able to find plenty of info on the web however.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Keep in mind that any text editor is also usable, although having an IDE that understands the syntax can help with auto-complete and formatting. The biggest challenge with Python is formatting is critical as indents are used for defining blocks. One space/tab wrong can and will break the code! So at a minimum the screen reader should be able to read the cursor location from the status line. JAWS has some indent reading settings that may be helpful too; the student should try these out.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>In my opinion the easiest way to deal with Python is with a Braille display to monitor the indent continuously.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Travis<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tamara Mariotti<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 30, 2019 12:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Access Technology Higher Education Network' <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br><b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Question about Computer Science accessibility software<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Good day all,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I am working with a student who is completely blind and trying to locate a software program that will work with Jaws or Voice over. A large focus of the course that he is taking is writing python programming code. The default IDLE (text editor) that comes with the Python Windows installation is not accessible. Do you have any resources that might be able to tell us a good programming editor that supports Python for the blind? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tamara Mariotti<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Coordinator of the Office of Accessibility Resources (OAR)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Co-Chair NYSED Advisory Council for SWD in Post-Secondary Education<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mohawk Valley Community College<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Payne Hall 104H<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1101 Sherman Drive<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Utica, NY 13502<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Voice 315-731-5702<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fax 315-731-5868<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.mvcc.edu/accessibility-resources">https://www.mvcc.edu/accessibility-resources</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=192 height=52 style='width:2.0in;height:.5416in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D4B89B.A3693610" alt="mvcc logo"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Proud member of:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=286 height=121 style='width:2.9791in;height:1.2604in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D4B89B.A3693610" alt="NYSDSC 2016 Logo for email sig"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>"Disability is not a 'brave struggle' or 'courage in the face of adversity'. Disability is an art. It's an ingenious way to live." Neil Marcus<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>