CareerConnect® Blog Archives

Lowering Unemployment for Blind and Low Vision Individuals: Tips and Strategies

Posted on July 23, 2024 - 10:23 am by Steve Cardenas

Editor’s note: The following blog has been updated as of 2024. It provides job seekers and employers with tips for reducing the unemployment rate of individuals who are blind or have low vision. “When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without […]

Reflections on Workplace Accommodations for Blind and Low Vision Employees

Posted on June 18, 2024 - 2:19 pm by Steve Cardenas

walking into a job interview at an office

Imagine you have just taken your seat for a job interview. Your skills and training have led you to this moment in your job search. You’re confident, and you’re ready for it. When the interviewer asks you which reasonable accommodations will be necessary to perform your job responsibilities, you confidently explain what you need, including a screen reader, […]

Changing Perceptions About People with Disabilities While Working in a Fulfilling Career

Posted on April 10, 2024 - 12:12 pm by Amy Lynn Smith

When Ronit Mazzoni works as a Genetic Counselor in a fertility and reproductive department, she brings a unique perspective as a person who is blind. While working with patients or students studying to become Genetic Counselors, she gives them a perspective they won’t get from anyone else there. That’s an excellent thing for a number […]

Using Her Voice in a Rewarding Career

Posted on February 5, 2024 - 9:01 am by Amy Lynn Smith

It’s impressive enough to be the first person who is blind to provide live audio description for the Oscars. But knowing that Nefertiti Matos Olivares has only been doing voice acting for a little more than two years is almost hard to believe. But it’s true. Nefertiti had other work in her career trajectory (more […]

APH CareerConnect Seeks Candidates for Student Advisory Committee

Posted on December 11, 2023 - 5:09 pm by Richard Rueda

Student speaking from behind a podium to an audience.

Join the APH CareerConnect Student Advisory Committee and make a difference in the lives of other transition-age youth who are blind or low vision! The APH CareerConnect Student Advisory Committee is a group of blind and low-vision high school and college students age 14 to 24 who work with APH ConnectCenter staff to develop resources […]

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