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This paper presents an action research about the adoption of Agile methods with visual management by a software development team that includes a blind programmer, describing the difficulties encountered and how they overcame them.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Avelino Ferreira Gomes Filho<br><\/strong>Computer Science Postgraduate Program<br>Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)<br>avelino.filho@ppgi.ufrj.br<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Rodrigo de Toledo<br><\/strong>Computer Science Postgraduate Program<br>Computer Science Department<br>Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)<br>rtoledo@ufrj.br<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With the popularization of Agile methods for developing and managing software projects, many organizations have been using visual management tools for planning, executing and evaluating their activities. 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