Hello everyone, this is my first post here. So, I hope I could find some help with this question I had. I am a 20 year old college student who's looking for a new job. I have never really worked before thanks to school and general busy-ness of classes, homework and on campus events in an organization I was previously involved with. Also, to many this would not matter but, I am going to put this in. I am blind and I use screen readers to allow me to work on devices such as computers and most other smart devices.
For these reasons and more, I have never had any jobs in my life. I was trying to get a part-time job as an assistive technology intern but, it did not work out because of Covid-19 and the shift towards virtual jobs. Which, like many people in my age group, I have no experience with.
I was looking on sites like Linked-in, Indeed, and Handshake but, I have not found any good jobs that I would like to suit my schedule. A suitable schedule to me would probably be more work during the semester break and limited work during the actual semester since I am in college full time. I would also prefer something that I could do for the long run.
I have looked at things like coding online but, I am still considering myself to be entry level. I move at a slower pace than my peers because of my blindness and the reliance of visuals with in coding. Note- (This does not I am not a good coder. It just means I learn things differently due to text to speech. And having to understand how to read code line for line, use a somewhat complex UI that is geared towards sighted individuals and also learning keyboard commands associated with some developer programs.)
For these reasons, I have thought about blogging on the web. Many instructors, friends and fellow classmates who have seen my writing have said that I am a pretty good writer. In my two and a half years of going to college, I have taken at least 4 writing courses including Technical Writing, Writing 1 and 2 as well as others. I have received A grades in all mentioned courses, with most instructors praising my work.
I do consider myself to be good at writing creatively and organizationally. The only weakness I encounter in my writing is my grammar and spelling. To resolve this issue, I resort to things like spell checkers, proof-readings from my friends and peers or websites like Grammarly.com.
Finally, my main question for you (Reddit) is. How do I get into blogging as a beginner? How could I start getting jobs or what is the best recommended way of getting jobs? Do you have any other jobs that you may want to recommend that are not blogging but, suit my needs virtually? Finally, what software do you recommend I use for blogging? I ask this because I have no experience blogging and want to go by this with the easiest method for a screen reader like NVDA or Voice Over. All responses are greatly appreciated!
thanks in advance!