I lost my vision 4 years ago quite suddenly. underwent training with the Lighthouse here in San Francisco to learn ONM, independent living skills, braille, and how to use all my tech again. Worked with the Department of Rehabilitation to get through all of that. Found that accessibility was a major issue with all the apps and sites I used to use with vision on a daily basis and started researching accessibility initiatives and programming. Learned the value of Twitter and how it can be used to advocate for ADA rights and accessibility issues with the right hashtags and callouts.

I became a certified web accessibility specialist through the DeQue University online program, started hand coding my own websites as self-learning projects, and started getting into iOS app accessibility and learning how to give proper feedback. When Lyft updated their interface back in December of 2015, it broke everything in terms of accessibility and I was pissed. Lyft was a lifesaver while I was still learning how to get around on buses and trains with my white cane, and here they went and took away my mobility resource.

I sent them an angry tweet and feedback, and they decided to bring me in to chat with the engineering team. I showed them how I used VoiceOver, and from that meeting they decided to bring me on for regular testing and checking in. I've been very part-time with them since February of 2016 and am potentially going full-time with them in the next few months as their Accessibility Specialist, making the app and site work for us and people with other disabilities, advocating and evangelizing for accessibility across all aspects of the company, and attending trade shows like NFB. I also contract with the Internet Archive and with Center for Accessible Technology for website testing.

I learned a lot doing research studies and attending focus groups at the Lighthouse, networking with all the companies coming in with their apps for testing and drew back to my 4 years of product QA and tech support to help communicate clearly with their dev teams. It's one thing to say something is broken, and another entirely when you can explain how it's broken and how to fix it.

This has been a major 180 degree life change for me as I used to be an animator and VFX artist before losing my sight. The QA I used to do was for animation and graphics technology, but those testing procedures carried over to the testing I do now. Join meetup groups, attend conferences, learn all you can about accessibility, learn how to speak out and up when advocating, and be persistent. You have to make your own jobs and make companies know that they need help in that sphere when it comes to what I do, so take that into consideration if you decide to go the tech route.

I am an Albino with low vision. I have a lot of administrative duties at work, from quoting customers, to buying, to receiving. I work for a non profit which provides services for the blind and visually impaired.

Edit: I really shouldn't have posted that late at night. I must've corrected 50 errors.

Husband used to do massage and is going to go into real estate. Also is a musician, but may not rely on that as a career. He contacted a blind real estate aged turned broker with a PhD so there are definitely routes. I've heard of a lot of blind programmers. Also-if you recall, during Bush's presidency he made fun of a newspaper writer in a briefing for wearing sunglasses, turns out he was a respected writer with vision issues. Bush apologized.

I also need to say this, as much as I know everyone hates to hear it. Your confidence is more important than your vision. I know people get mad when I say that, but it's true. You can't spend your life being scared. It holds you back more than anything else ever could. You just have to keep trying, no matter what.

I’m currently a substitute teacher and studying to become a licensed special education teacher. However, I’d like to get my doctorate and become a professor of special education or work in a university disability resource office.

I’m a musician and the music world is very kind to us so I work at a local music shop - partially sighted (oculocutaneous albinism)

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I'm an administrative assistant for a luxury event-planning firm. I work remotely, so screenreader skills are incredibly important, but everything is accessible. If I encounter any sort of inaccessible websites in my work I can always bring in an intern to be my eyes.

On top of that, I'm currently in the process of developing my own small business as a copywriter. My end goal is to work for myself first and foremost.

I'm partially sighted, and I work retail. I don't really want to share the reason behind my low vision or what sort of store I work in, but I was born this way.

I'm able to handle cash because I live in Canada and our bills are
different colours, which is huge for accessibility. I'm a bit slower than the other cashiers, but I'm usually not on till during busy hours anyway. One of our computers is set up so that I can see it, so I don't have any problems with that, and if I do have trouble with something, there's always someone to help me.

Since I'm sure someone will ask: Yes, I've had people try to slip me counterfeit money or fast change me, but I'm blind, not stupid.

When it's busy, I usually just assist customers in finding things. The type of store I work in is laid out in a way that makes it very easy to orient myself and find things. I wouldn't be able to do it if I didn't have any vision at all, but for someone with low vision it's really easy.

The one problem I have is putting stock out. I can't see well enough to reliably put things away. Other than that, I'm a regular employee with different strengths and weaknesses, and I'm treated and paid the same as everyone else who works here. I dropped off resumes and was interviewed the same as everyone else, and I was hired because the interviewer felt like I would be a good fit for the position. I've never felt discriminated against by anyone I work with. Customers can be shitty, but customers are shitty regardless of what hand you've been dealt in life.

Before I did retail, I babysat and helped my parents with their horses and chickens for an allowance.

You will be fine as long as you're confident and you keep trying. I know it's scary, believe me, but you'll find your way. I promise.

I see you’re in the Mid-Atlantic, if you happen to be in Maryland send me a PM. You may be able to benefit from some of my husband’s wisdom. He also has RP and is getting back into the workforce.

If you live in the United States, you can check out various organizations that help blind people find jobs.
I have a decent job working for one of these.
Check out National industries for the Blind or Lighthouse.
You probably don't want to go work for minimum wage in one of their factories, but there are office/admin/government contracting jobs that are pretty decent.
You can also look into the Blind Vendor program. This is a program where you run a 'small convenience store in a federal facility. They have them in military bases, at the Pentagon, etc.
These are only some of the things that are out there. It depends on your skill set as to what you want to do. Definitely don't plan on your voc rehab counsellor finding you a job. They often know very little about career type jobs, and you definitely don't want them to hook you up with a quality min wage job at the Good Will thrift store.

I'm an analyst, I work for an insurance company. They've pro used me with a screen magnifier program ( ZoomText) which helps a lot.

I Have ONH and work for the navy as a stevedore through a company called challenge enterprises