Honestly when it came to the jobs I've had, yes I was extremely grateful as most places didn't give me an interview, and thoes that did were great, but I could tell when I walked in with a cane, they would have a certain reaction that told me I was wasting my time there.

What this all meant is that when I did find a job that was willing to hire me, I would give it everything I had and then some, feeling I needed to prove myself over other hires, to be taken seriously, and keep the job for as long as possible.

This isn't how it should be, but it really appears that this is the reality for most employers.

I am very fortunate in my job. I work with Developmentally Disabled Adults in a day services setting. I am legally blind, and since I love in a small town, and that my dad, also legally blind works there, I was given a chance. I don't do anything in the computer at work, and can fill out our daily paperwork. I do a lot of indoor and one on one activities with my clients. I love my job. I don't think I would be working in a place like this in a larger area, because there's more folks with college educations, drivers licenses and full vision. I used to work at our local subway, and had the computer point of sale screen memorized so I did not need to read much. We also strictly enforced "a place for everything and everything in its place" or "don't move stuff around or the blind lady will yell at you" so that I didn't have to spend time going through the freezers looking for food. Worked well. But it murdered my soul, and I'm much much happier now.

I am not working but worked a student job it was fun I guess. Glad I had the post it wasn’t for me though.

Yes!

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