That sucks. Honestly, I think there are only a handful on non-drivable cities in the US. I live in New York and I can't really imagine living somewhere else because it's like being a second class citizen not being able to get around.

Is the AA degree in something that's in demand? Do you have marketable skills? For many jobs right now a BA is the minimum.

If you find yourself in NYC drop me a line.

Check out the Lighthouse for the Blind. I don’t remember which city they’re in, but I know I have classmates from college working there. I’m a mobility instructor for people with visual impairments. Lighthouse could either help you with services, or could possible point you toward a good community with public transit options.

As has already been mentioned, unfortunately there is not a great number of US cities that have really great public transportation; I believe this is especially the case in the south, I'm originally from

Alabama. I live in Hartford CT. and I can get to most essentials by walking or using the city bus, but my wife and I still use Uber and Lift to get to places that would take forever to get to on the bus. My wife's daily commute to work is about 45 minutes on the bus, if she could drive it would take 15 minutes. The long and short of it is, even with pretty decent public transportation things are going to be less convenient when you can't drive.

Someone mentioned getting an apartment with built in laundry services, which is a great suggestion; I would hate to have to drag londry around on the bus or by walking. On a similar note, try and find a place that has grocery delivery services. My wife and I use PeadPod which is a total game changer; not only can we do all of our grocery shopping online, which is much more accessible, but it saves us money because we would use Uber for grocery shopping, because trying to load up a bus with your shopping is no fun at all. You have to consider bus lines and what is in walking distance when your looking for an apartment, but you also have to think about what the neighborhood is like. My neighborhood is great, with nice neighbors that care about the area; we also have safe areas nearby we can walk to, with restaurants, shops and parks. However, we are also a short walk to more troubled areas that you would want to be aware of and careful in. This kind of thing is not something that I am inclined to think about, but it can be an important consideration, and it's not something you can easily learn about from a far. Honestly my wife and I would have had a hard time determining which affordable areas have safer environments if we had not had the help of some of her family who came and helped us scout out locations. This is not something that requires sight, but it can help and I do think you have to at least be in the city before you can really understand it's unique areas. Plus it's also good to be able to get a feel for what your land lord is like. We got super lucky and have the best land lord we could have ever hoped for; however, before we made a final decision we were considering two places, after touring the other place we dealt with some blatant discrimination from the land lord of ther other place, which made the decision much easier.

One last thing, look into which cities have the jobs you would be applying for. In the end this is the largest factor that determins where most people live, it's why my wife and I live where we live.

Good luck,

Contact your state’s Department of Rehabilitative Services right away. They should be able to help you with a job, transportation, etc.

I'd check out walkscore, the app or website. Also, I'd check if Instacart or similar services are in the area, and where they can deliver from. I have used it for groceries, as well as dog food, medicine, premade deli food like soups and pizza, etc.

The most important things are ways to get to where you would work, and I second checking for a lighthouse for the blind in your area, I know there's one in Miami and one in Orlando. Using that info, you can use google maps from them to places that you might rent, and see how reasonable the travel might be. Even if it's close by car, some bus routes may be annoying.

I'd also tell your stepdad that you plan to move out ASAP, but that you can't just move out right away, lest things fall through and leave you homeless or something.

I'd look for apartments with either laundry hookups or laundry rooms, laundromats are annoying and I don't like taking laundry on the bus/in an uber, and I'd also talk to the landlords/office staff of wherever you move in to see if they have glass top stoves or coil/gas, if you can mark things, stuff like that.

On top of that stuff, seeing what internet is available is always good. When you narrow it down to a few apartments, search them on websites that are meant to show your options. Having more than one means you can hunt for the best price, and leave if they start overcharging you.

Besides all that, if you have a case worker with the Florida Comission for the Blind, or whatever they're called, I'd get in contact with them and possibly have them help you set things up, and maybe help you apartment hunt.

If you're a member of the ACB or NFB, they could also help.

Lots of good advice here. Finding a place that has near by laundry and grocery delivery is a must, particularly in the south. I'd also look into apps like Uber and Lyft. Betterto know which options are available and not always need them, then move somewhere and not have them.