u/Kamani01

How are low vision people expected to approach the current job market?

At 18 I dropped out of community college during the pandemic, now as a 24yo male with no skills, low vision, little job experience and a high school diploma, I'm thinking about going back to college after I complete some IT training (I'm doing IT training because it's free and I'll get free room and board during the program and I'm already kinda decent with technology).

But with a horrendous economy and with more and more jobs hiring less and less people with higher and higher standards and requests, how is a low vision person supposed to stand out and succeed in an environment where able bodied people with a lot more qualifications, opportunities and experimce with less accomodations are already struggling in?

I already have to deal with struggles when it comes to finding volunteer work and STEM summer programs, so what kind of chance do I have in the cirrent job market?

Some people tell me to go to a trade school but I've never been interested in learning a trade.

Hi, in October I'll be attending a Comptia course at a blindness center in Florida. Working in IT is not my first choice when It comes to a career but right now it's the only viable way to learn a marketable skill while also being able to practice with screen readers while I decide if going to college is even viable for me. I'm planning to do it for a couple of months just to get a feel for it.

Is there anyone out there that can give me their experience on being a Comptia graduate and what the job market and work day has been like for them?