Coders Working Without the Use of Their Hands?

Hagmonk asks: "Recently I crashed my motorbike at the racetrack and severely broke my left arm (sorry, nobody caught it on camera). I had a week in hospital, which was a problem since I'm contracting and you don't get paid for sick leave. Furthermore, I have my arm in a cast for 6 weeks (possibly another 6 again after that), which severely cramps my hacking style - no fast switches to other windows to make quick changes, and you should try operating emacs without two hands! Luckily, my employer was generous enough to purchase a hinged keyboard that allows me to type two handed. So I'm interested to hear from other hackers: how have you coped with injuries that stop you doing what you were born to do? Could you find a work around? Did you experience prejudice in the work place as a result, or were you supported?"

Comments

Insurance?

[DieNadel]

I think about this some times: what if I can't type for some time and loose a great deal of money because of that?
In your case, what if you've broken both of your arms? (hope this never happens :-) ) Is there any insurance that we can get on this cases (like accident insurance or similar) that would save our asses on this kind of misfortune?