I'm not visually impaired myself, but I am currently in grad school getting my degree in visual disabilities to be a TVI and O&M specialist--so this advice isn't coming from direct experience, but it is what I have heard from friends of mine who are visually impaired and it's also what we're taught to tell our transition-aged students.

If you feel okay talking about your visual impairment with your potential employer, it's probably beneficial for both you and them in the long run. Maybe towards the end of the interview kind of make a joke about it (employers often get feel really awkward about talking about disabilities because they feel like it might be a touchy subject) like "Well, as you guys may be able to tell, (or not tell), I have a visual impairment." Then the most important thing to do from there is inform them how you would be able to perform the responsibilities of the job you are interviewing for with your visual impairment. The general population, as I'm sure you've come to realize, has no idea how people with visual impairments are independent, functioning members of society. If you confidently present to the interviewers how you used public transport to get to the interview on time, you use a screen reader on the computer to be able to do all the things sighted people can, you use a magnifier to read printed items, etc. (I'm just using examples, I'm not assuming these are the types of accommodations you use). You can also tell them that they can ask you questions about your visual impairment if they have any, it all just depends on your comfort level.

Of course, you don't have to disclose anything to them if you don't want to. However, if you don't discuss your visual impairment with them and you are hired under the assumption that you are sighted, it could just cause some awkwardness and miscommunication in the long run.

I hope this helps!

Just be blunt and open about it. You see, people notice any insecurities that you have in the way you look/act, so the more confident you are, the better. Good luck! :)

Are you in the UK? Some employers have roles designated specifically for people with disabilities, including the BBC. I worked as support to a radio producer who used a wheelchair and my ex got a position there by declaring his epilepsy. Both roles were only open to people with disabilities.

Also I would mention it if you're offered an interview somewhere. People love to be helpful and to be prepared, so you might find it breaks the ice a bit.

Good luck in the job search!

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