Greetings r/Blind!
I’m a legally blind college student and I’m thinking of applying for my first job after my current semester finishes. I have no paid work experience but I was required to get workplace training of some kind prior to my high school graduation. I don’t remember much of the details of the job, but one thing I experienced was that the cash register at the gift shop I worked at (as well as most/all fast food and grocery places I’ve seen) have very visual monitors to go with their cash registers. There was colour coding, but that barely helped.
So now, back to my question. Do cash registers have the built-in accessibility options? I don’t remember if that ever came up, but suffice it to say my superiors and coworkers were informed of my visual impairment, and I worked with what was available.
I’m quite nervous about the whole idea. I have this notion that employers might find it too much of a hassle to make accommodations for some guy who can’t see when they can just hire someone who **can** see.
If anyone has any other words of wisdom that pertains to first jobs, I’d be ever so grateful.