Employment

Updated January 13, 2025

AFB’s Public Policy and Research Institute has been working with the National Federation of the Blind, the American Council of the Blind, and the National Disability Rights Network to introduce and pass the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act. This legislation is one of our top priorities to address digital access barriers for people who are blind, have low vision, or are DeafBlind.

Over the past several months, AFB Policy and Research Advisor Sarah Malaier and I have researched and analyzed a wide variety of nationally focused employment programs for people with vision loss. The purpose of this project was to understand what types of programs are available to blind and low vision people who are looking to find employment, retain employment, and advance in their chosen career fields.