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How I code and use a computer at 1,000 words per minute: Sina Bahram

This lightening-fast NC State grad shares how he uses a screen reader.

Sina Bahram has one speed – supersonic!  He navigates life and his computer at breakneck speeds. He has a Ph.D. in computer science from North Carolina State University,  is a computer scientist, consultant, business owner/entrepreneur and previous researcher/scholar.  Sina is passionate about accessibility!  Reading and coding at 1,000 words per minute, Sina flies past his sighted peers. Can you match or beat his speed?

In the video below, Sina rapidly demonstrates how he uses a computer running JAWS at 1,000 words per minute.  He then slows down his screen reader to gives examples of common website items that are inaccessible and the simple coding that should be used to make these items accessible.

By Diane Brauner

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