What can one do without usable hands?

[mikea]

A friend with RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) in both hands and
arms, and with terribly severe fibromyalgia, asked me to pose this Q.
to the list:

what can one do to earn a living without usable hands? I won't mind if
people reply directly to me, but prefer replies to the group, so that
the other readers can see and expand on those replies.

Many thanks!

[Casey]

A friend of mine sells her watercolor paintings, which are done by holding
the brush in her mouth.

Post by mikea
A friend with RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) in both hands and
arms, and with terribly severe fibromyalgia, asked me to pose this Q.
what can one do to earn a living without usable hands? I won't mind if
people reply directly to me, but prefer replies to the group, so that
the other readers can see and expand on those replies.
Many thanks!
--
Mike Andrews, W5EGO
Tired old sysadmin

[Paul T. Holland]

voice software allows one use of a computer - programmer, web designer,
writer, help desk, and????

Post by mikea
A friend with RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) in both hands and
arms, and with terribly severe fibromyalgia, asked me to pose this Q.
what can one do to earn a living without usable hands? I won't mind if
people reply directly to me, but prefer replies to the group, so that
the other readers can see and expand on those replies.
Many thanks!

[don]

Any type of phone customer service job with a few minor modifications of the
phone setup, all of which the
employer would have to pay for.

Post by Paul T. Holland
voice software allows one use of a computer - programmer, web designer,
writer, help desk, and????

A friend with RSD (Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy) in both hands and arms,
and with terribly severe fibromyalgia, asked me to pose this Q.
to the list: what can one do to earn a living without usable hands? I
won't mind if people reply directly to me, but prefer replies to the
group, so that the other readers can see and expand on those replies.
Many thanks!