I've been blind since birth and have been programming for the last 12 years, with the last three being professional programming. I use Windows with Jaws as my screen reading software. I've found Linux accessibility to be a hassle to get set up and the web browsing experience on Linux as a blind individual was very poor the last time I checked. Instead of dealing with Linux I use Cygwin for most of my terminal work. While it's not perfect it does at least 90% of what I want. If you have any questions feel free to email me at stofflet (at) gmail dot com