Also check out https://pybricks.com, which gives MicroPython support for more LEGO sets.

IMO https://pybricks.com/project/saving-lego-mindstorms/ is especially interesting.

"thon" is from "Python" and "Thonny" is diminutive of this.

Don't know how I didn't see that before! Thanks.

Geany is cross-platform and runs on RPi

Right, pull request or https://github.com/thonny/thonny/issues/new

It could be good idea to learn about accessibility API-s (MSAA, UI Automation, Accessible 2, ATK), in case you want to contribute to improving the screenreaders and/or create new accessibility tools, now or in the future.

I'm sorry to hear you have had problems with Thonny. Which libraries you had problems with?

"Keep looking, don't settle" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXnChrXCsyM