It is more difficult, no doubt about that. There are a few things that can make someone more employable.

The first is, to show you have skills (hard skills) that are in demand. That could be through education or experience, but experience is more difficult because you need to get a job in that field in the first place.

The second is, ensuring you have good soft skills. Many people with vision loss, especially ones born with it, don't always have good soft skills because it isn't explicitly taught. They including things like communication, teamwork and problem solving skills. For example, a salesperson who has good knowledge of products, but unable to explain them to a customer or convince the customer he is trustworthy, would not do well.

The third is, most employers will automatically be wary of hiring someone with a disability, usually because they have no idea how to deal with that (even in companies that have robust accessibility services). They don't know what unexpected issues may come up, or the costs associated for adaptive technologies. You would want to research what solutions work for you, so you can bring up the solutions during the interview and reduce some of that anxiety. And while they may not be fair, the important thing to consider is that an interview's job is not just to find an adequate candidate for the position, but to weed out anyone who may be problematic (it costs roughly 10 times to 20 times more to fire someone than to hire them). You want to proactively remove as many barriers as possible.

I'm legally blind and as of last year joined an international company as a software engineer. The company are extremely accommodating for those with any sort of disability and they have accommodated my needs such as bigger screens, more support where needed and dimmed lights. Everyone has skills whether they are disabled or not and I think if you can find the right balance between something you are good at and something you enjoy you will find something. I'm based in the UK and all companies are legally required to consider an able-bodied person as an equal to a person who requires more support.

Don't be afraid to apply to the big companies or if you are interested in. A certain thing, there are a lot of courses online which you can take such as programming or web-design. Also you can try your local blind organisation who do events where they get employers to come and teach you soft skills amongst other things. Good luck and hit me up if you would like further advice!

At lest in the U.S. companies that contract with the federal government have to give priority to people with disabilities. I almost took a job with a call center that dealt with the government (only full time job I had an offer for in the *last 15 years* and I have a B.S. in Computer Science) but didn't take it because it was far away and not on the bus route (my vision is too bad to drive).

I've been working as a software engineer for over 20 years, working from home the whole time. In the beginning, it was more difficult, since remote work wasn't really a thing. I freelanced and took small gigs where I could.

Today it's *so* much easier, though. There are lots of options for people who are blind/visually impaired to work remotely, if you have the right set of skills; engineering, support, marketing, content writing, social media consultant, community manager, produce evangelist, accessibility testing, accounting, audio engineering, etc.

Hopefully you have access to your state’s rehabilitation agency, as they are supposed to help you do an Individualized Employment Plan.

Hi, I went through school, went to get rehabilitation training, I went to college, and now I’m employed. It has not been easy, but it’s not easy for sighted people either.