Ken Perry
Senior Software Engineer at American Printing House for the Blind
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolKen Perry is a Senior Software Engineer with over three decades immersed in accessible technology and 12 years of formal experience, currently leading complex assistive projects at the American Printing House for the Blind. Blind himself after an early-career injury, he combines hands-on firmware, Linux/Android and web development with deep domain expertise in tactile displays, talking calculators and braille systems—projects include Graphiti, Orion TI-84 Talking Graphing Calculator and accessible Snap Circuits. He brings a rare mix of electronics, kernel-level changes, Python/C/C++ and JavaScript framework work, plus program leadership across product design, QA and field testing. A dedicated educator and advocate, Ken volunteers as a programming tutor, contributes to Liblouis and Sonic-pi, and has advised authors to authentically portray blind characters. Based in Louisville, he also runs a consulting practice, applying his lived experience to make mainstream and educational technology truly accessible.
12 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
Certificate of Digital Communication, Digital Communication, Pass, Certificate of Digital Communication, Digital Communication, Pass at Keesler Air Force Base Training squadronCertificate of Satellite Wideband Communications, Satellite Wideband Communications, Pass, Certificate of Satellite Wideband Communications, Satellite Wideband Communications, Pass at Keesler Air Force Base Training squadronWeber State UniversityAssociate of Computer Science, Computer Science, Software Engineering, 3.8, Associate of Computer Science, Computer Science, Software Engineering, 3.8 at Salt lake Communitty College
Github Skills (69)
synthesizer10
reader10
synthesis10
visual-studio10
wpf10
editor10
audio10
3d-models10
arduino-ide10
nvda10
music10
screen-reader10
live-coding10
openscad10
electron10
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
aphtech/send-to-braille
Jun 2017 - Mar 2022
Braille quick translation
Contributions:16 commits, 11 PRs, 14 pushes in 4 years 9 months
brailletranslationlocalizationi18n
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