Fema Employment
What kinds of government jobs could a blind person do?
I have low vision and am just out of college with a BA in English. I'd love to work for some sort of government organization like the NSA, FBI, CIA, ICE, etc, But I don't know what I could do that doesn't require 20/20 vision. Their websites only list field jobs, none of which I could do, Any ideas?
Public Comments
- First step is to get out there and start applying for the jobs you wish to work at. Or you can call the company and ask them what their requirments are. 20/20 vision. I'm pretty sure they can not NOT hire you because you wear glasses. Best of luck.
- I'm blind as well, I will say that you could probably find a way to do these jobs if you really had a passion for them. I've talked to other blind people doing jobs which they've had to get creative about in order to be able to do the job, but they love it. Bottom line, keep an open mind and balance your realistic thoughts with a bit of creativity to come up with solutions. Do you homework and find out what adaptations are out there that you may not already know of. Try to contact other blind people in the field/s you are interested in and find out what their jobs entail and how they do their jobs. If you can, find out what your state organization for the blind and visually impaired are willing to help you obtain if you got your job of interest. The key here is knowing as much as you possibly can about what you may need adapted on the job and ways in which to achieve that. The more you know and the more confident you are in presenting this information to employers, the better. Your state organization for the blind and visually impaired can probably also get you in touch with someone from an agency for vision rehabilitation and employment. I've used this service, myself, and I recommend it. They can help you do a bunch of things, from critiquing your resume to providing potential employers with information and a contact that they can freely discuss their concerns with. This contact will be advocating in your favor, by the way. Despite the equal opportunity employers out there, many still don't fully understand how they unintensionally descriminate and this advocate will help by providing any given employer with the necessary info to put some of their irrational fears to rest. Employers fear law suits so the advocate can really help be a neutral environment for the employer to speak openly about concerns they have without worrying they'll be sued. And the advocate can offer up ways in which their concerns can be put to rest. Again, that is something I've used before and it does really help.
