How my disabilities make me a better developer.
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Lives with cerebral palsy and depression and shows concrete adaptations: uses needle‑nosed pliers to hold nails, practices tying shoes until it takes about 40 seconds, bowls gutter balls then lands a perfect throw on camera, and changes a flat on I‑294 with a friend jacking while doing most of the work. Reports being committed to a psychiatric unit for one week in June 2019, now uses therapy and sometimes medication, and credits daily problem‑solving and learned patience for stronger debugging, architecture choices, and team empathy.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:19WHAT IS THIS TALK?
- 11:14CEREBRAL PALSY (CP)
- 15:32HOME IMPROVEMENT
- 20:16BASIC TASKS
- 24:16INDEPENDENT LIVING
- 35:05I FIGHT DEPRESSION DAILY
- 38:11June 2019
- 40:11MOVING FORWARD
- 44:52SUPPORT SYSTEMS
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