Continuing with our series around National Coding Week, here is an insight into the coding world of our back-end developer, Ian Brooks. Ian has been registered blind since the age of 5 and had a total of 32 eye operations to bring his sight up to the level it is now - just 10% with glasses. He has always enjoyed using computers and started to program in Basic at the same time as he learned to read and write. Conspexit Founder & CEO/CTO, Eirik Moseng, says: "To quote Sir Winst

What’s it like to be visually impaired? The vast majority of people are fortunate enough to take for granted their good vision and go about their daily activities with confidence. They don’t think about obstacles that block their path, especially those such as new roadworks, “A” signs, scaffolding, etc that pop up and obstruct a normal and regular route. They simply observe and avoid them, carrying on regardless. So what happens when that sight is taken away, albeit temporari