It's not such a farfetched idea but you'll probably need some sighted 
assistance with the reading of the instruction manual and I'd probablytake 
some extra time on the soldering portion of the project utilizing the added 
leads on each component as a heat sync in that process.  That is what I did 
when I built a Heath kit hm102 watt meter a few years ago.  73- pat kk3f
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David thurmond" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 2:09 PM
Subject: Blind Kit Builders?


> Has anyone here ever heard of a totally blind ham building projects
> from kits?  Is this a crazy notion?  If not, are there any sites with
> good advice on how to get started?
>
> Years ago, I actually did do a bit of kit building back when I could
> see, so I am not going into this totally ignorant of what is involved.
> Perhaps it is not something that can reasonably be done by a blind
> person, but I really loved the fun of building something that actually
> worked back then, and it is a shame to miss out on it now because of
> blindness.  Plus, I have always felt that, with enough aggravation,
> anything is possible, so maybe building some simple projects is not
> totally out of the realm of possibility.
>
> Thoughts and suggestions appreciated.
>
> 73,
>
> David Thurmond, KK4ADV
>