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What do you do for work? (self.Blind)
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Marconius 5 points 3y ago
I contract as an accessibility specialist, making apps and websites functional for blind people and people with other disabilities. I went blind 5.5 years ago, so losing my ability to do my previous job was and still is a major struggle to cope with, but after learning about and becoming an expert in assistive technology and drawing on my experience as both a Quality Assurance software tester and also being a motion graphics designer/animator, I realized I could quickly and efficiently communicate constructive feedback to software developers and interface designers alike. I turned that into a job after one company noticed my feedback and angry Tweets about an update royally breaking their app accessibility. They decided to bring me in to demonstrate the issues to the engineering team, and they decided to bring me on as a weekly tester, and that's grown into a full accessibility evangelist role as I've interwoven accessibility across all the departments in the company.

I can't speak towards your goal of supply chain management, but but love demonstrating in-roads to accessibility engineering and design.
EmmePhoenix12 5 points 3y ago
I work as an admin clerk for a floral and hamper company.
ybs90012 2 points 3y ago
That's amazing
EmmePhoenix12 2 points 3y ago
Thank you.
rkingett 4 points 3y ago
See http://www.blindjournalist.wordpress.com and check out my links.
psychgamer2014 2 points 3y ago
I’m a psychology professor and student clinical behavior analyst and SPED teacher. I’m planning to teach SPED for a few years while getting my doctorate and then move into academia full time.
Remy_C 2 points 3y ago
I work at a large bank. I am a combination greeter, teller, receptionist, account manager and detective when things go wrong. I do a little bit of vision, but the bank has a lot of accessibility in place for even the totally blind. I am also a voice actor, music composer and sound designer specializing in audio theatre. While these are mainly hobbies, I have a couple credits to my name, including the voice of the main villain in the audio game Audio Wizards. I also composed a pretty decent boss battle theme for it too. There are definetly visual challenges to all I do, but I think there is a lot more accessibility to be had now than there was in the past.
ravenshadow2013 2 points 3y ago
I am a contractor for the Florida department of education, I am a job coach, I help blind/Vi clients get and keep a job by teaching them how to safely navigate the workplace as well as working with managers and shop owners assisting them in better understanding the ADA and how to work with blind and VI employees
c_dawg93 2 points 3y ago
I stock shelves for a living! I love it! I’ve been working at the same store for six years now! I am so blessed to work with good people who really appreciate me! I even love helping customers out!
codeplaysleep 2 points 3y ago
I'm a software engineer. I ran my own consulting business for 14 years, then took a lead developer position at a great company because I was tired of the "selling" side of running my own business. I did that for 7yrs, and recently switched to a senior position at another company. So far it's going great.

I've worked from home the entire time. I haven't ran into any major problems related to my eyesight, aside from times where it got worse and I had to cut back/stop working briefly. Most issues I encountered were more related to working from home full-time and those have been ironed out over the years just due to experience and figuring out what works for me.
Envrin 1 points 3y ago
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Been a software entrepreneur all my life. Upon going blind, developed a new open source PHP based software platform called Apex at: $1ttps://apex-platform.org/

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Here's a Youtube intro introducing myself: $1

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Still trying to get it off the ground, but know I will eventually get there. This is very solid software, and I'm a tenavious son of a B, so won't stop until this works. That's especially true after I recently found out working age blind Canadians enjoy a 75% unemployment rate according to the CNIB (Canadian National Insitute for the Blind).
Tsuchikuzurezawa 1 points 3y ago
$1 Here is a picture for other low-sight people. I cannot keep working in music though. Now, it is a very difficult industry, and not something I want to keep doing for long-term. I would really like to be a teacher, doing something with language one day. It's so fun teaching things like Braille or English, and doesn't require site
ybs90012 2 points 3y ago
That really good, best of luck.
x0skeleton 1 points 3y ago
I work as an administrative assistant for a company that builds and manages luxury apartments. I make sure all our invoices get paid, contracts are properly entered into the system, things like that. I'm also the office manager. My best corrected vision (with contact lenses) is about 20/80, so I'm not blind, but severely nearsighted. When I was in high school and college, I worked with kids a lot (camp counselor, tutor, teacher's assistant) and loved it. I think if I weren't so nearsighted and so awful at recognizing faces, I'd like to be an elementary school teacher, but I've done ok for myself. :) I've worked as a legal assistant, had a couple receptionist jobs, was a proofreader for a few years, and even worked as a leasing agent for a little bit, showing available apartments to prospective tenants. That one was the biggest challenge because it would require me to stop what I was doing and go driving all over town to the different properties my company managed. As a visually impaired person, one of my least favorite things is driving to new places, but I did great! The only reason I left that job was because they refused to pay me what I knew I should be making. I'm so glad I left. My current company is amazing!
smkelly 1 points 3y ago
I manage two teams totaling 9 (and growing) people. My teams are responsible for both the internal and external IT and Operations for a tech company. This makes me responsible for IT Operations and overall reliability of our infrastructure and services.
ybs90012 1 points 3y ago
That's amazing, what accessibility programs do you use to help you?
smkelly 2 points 3y ago
All the stuff built into macOS:

* VoiceOver
* Zoom
* "Smart" invert

My vision is roughly "counts fingers at two feet" though it varies widely and is probably closer to 1 foot. I can't read printed text on paper, room numbers on doors, or even see faces to identify people. But I can still get stuff done with accessibility tools and patience.

To address questions that have been posted here several times lately, writing code is pretty easy with accessibility tools.
ybs90012 1 points 3y ago
I understand
scifiprncss18 1 points 3y ago
I work as a Virtual Assistant. I get to work from home create my own hours and chose my clients.
ybs90012 1 points 3y ago
That's interesting, what's an Virtual Assistant?
scifiprncss18 2 points 3y ago
It can be a lot of different things depending on the needs of the client. For my current client, I manage all of the social media posts for the company, manage emailing customers, organize travel and manage the payables and receivables. I have worked with clients that needed help with their distribution systems. I have set up entire social media profiles for companies, I have managed ad campaigns, or done things as small as data processing or expense report creation. It is a varied career choice. I get to be flexible, and use a lot of different skills. I dont drive and live in an area with no public transportation so working from home is critical. Before I lost my vision, I was an Executive Assistant and Office Manager, so this was the obvious move for me and I love it.
8i8oio 1 points 3y ago
I would like to know more about how you do this. Social media, marketing, web stuff was my job before vision loss and I’ve struggled in adapting. Are you using jaws or how do you zoom in? Any details would be appreciated!
scifiprncss18 2 points 3y ago
I am completely blind in 1 eye and have limited vision in the other. I use a 36 in flat tv as my computer monitor so that helps and reduces eye strain. As my vision in this eye continues to get worse I am not sure what I will need to do to adapt.
smkelly 1 points 3y ago
How do you find VA work? Do you use sites like Upwork or one of the various VA companies?
scifiprncss18 1 points 3y ago
I use Upwork, Linkedin and fiverr. I dont like working with VA companies cause then they dictate the clients to you.
ybs90012 1 points 3y ago
It's great that you like your job:)
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