Self employed as a musician. My boss is the greatest, but I find it hard to get away from her.

But in all seriousness, being self employed is both great because you can negotiate all the things you need, and a pain in the ass because you can't just phone someone and ask for something, you have to make it happen yourself.

I wouldn't do it any other way though. I have way more flexibility, way more options in every situation.

I’m a clinical mental health therapist, LPCC. Currently I work on an a cute unit in a hospital, treating teens experiencing mental health crises.

I teach guitar, write original music, and do any sort of freelance work with music and audio I can get. It's not easy that's for sure! I used to gig but haven't played out much since our second child was born. (At some point, I plan to get back on the horse with a new band but sadly, that won't be happening for a while.)

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In the past, I taught music part time at two schools and worked for a recording studio as a staff composer. I had no major issues regarding accessibility with any of those jobs.

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In my experience though, many places will say whatever they can to not hire you if you're blind. It's really depressing. I've been job hunting for ages and even though I have a BA degree, a decent resume, and work experience, most places don't even have the decency to send you a rejection e-mail or letter.

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It's interesting that people in certain groups can take an employer to court due to discrimination and a lot of the time, they'll end up with a fat check for their trouble. That doesn't seem to apply if you're blind though. Nobody gives a damn;at least in my case. Maybe I'm just unlucky.

I’m trying to pivot to financial analysis. I currently work as a secretary (my vision is an issue at night) and that’s not gonna support me long term.

Has anyone had luck in getting student loans forgiven due to disability?

I haven't worked since July. I've got almost 20 years experience in woodworking, building cabinets and furniture. That's out of the question now - I ain't putting my fingers anywhere near a saw blade I can't see.

I've also taught math at a community college and worked as an engineer designing cabinets and furniture. I could probably go back to teaching but I'm hesitant. I've always preferred working with my hands. I got a kick out of starting with a bunch of raw materials in the morning and ending up with a work of art at the end of the day.

I suppose I'll have to find something I can do from home but I'm not in a hurry.

I am the Supervisor of Digital Operations at HQ of a large corporation. I have 20+ direct reports and am in charge of process decisions and productivity for th entire department.

Additionally, I train incoming employees and other teams in intradepartmental workflow, meet with vendors and suppliers, and with with the core development team to better support our flagship product.

I work from home via Zoom and the telephone.

They gave me a Mac to use, so I have VoiceOver, Siri, and the best magnification tool of any OS built right in. They also give me flex time to attend things like Braille or O&M classes. They don't begin with the assumption that I can't do something and treat me like any other employee.

Best of all, my work friends had zero problem laughing at me when we were still in the office and I would walk into a cubicle wall or trip over a chair. They know I'm not made of powdered sugar and won't fall apart if treated like everyone else. Plus, "your shoe is untied" never gets old. (As if I could see their shoelaces!)

I'm a senior software engineer working remotely. I currently lead a team of 7 devs (one of 6 teams in our engineering department).

My company provides a computer and whatever software I need within reason. They will replace/repair as-needed and will upgrade the computer every 3yrs. That's their policy for everyone, though.

As for my specific accommodations I've needed, they got me a 27in iMac instead of a Macbook at my request, and some software. They did ask if I needed any other hardware, or office equipment like a desk/desk chairs or lighting, but I already had everything I need.

As for daily interactions with co-workers, if someone's doing a presentation or a screen share and I need something in a more accessible format, or need them to pause for a sec so I can zoom in, etc. everyone's always been super accommodating. Accessibility is kept in mind when choosing the platforms/tools we'll use.

It's the most supportive place I've ever worked (in all regards, not just vision-related). Our company culture is pretty amazing/rare, though, especially for a company our size.

Self employed software developer, getting https://apexpl.io/ up and running. Just finalizing the second version now.

Just do contract work, mainly in the crypto-currency industry, simply because I have experience it's good money, and no shortage of work. Not really much needs to be made in terms of accomodations, but sure, if something comes up they're always willing to accomodate me. Usually just small things such as accepting documentation in markdown format instead of some other format they usually use, et al.

Investment supervisor. Not the greatest for accessibility due to having to review handwritten documents. Financial advisors have as bad of handwriting as doctors. I’ll probably have to switch positions if my eyesight gets any worse and while the company has been pretty good at accommodating me for my specific position, I’m still complaining about the lack of captions, transcriptions, alt text and audio descriptions in the company’s media.

I'm a data analyst for a health tech company. My position's remote so I work from home and don't require much accommodation. I have a nice set up with an extra large primary monitor, second smaller monitor dedicated to my magnifier app, and various accessibility settings set up to help me get by.