Charles Young has served as Director of the Oregon Commission for the Blind since 1979. He reports that one of the most satisfying parts of his job is working with consumers to enhance their abilities to find satisfying jobs.
Employers usually have limited experience with job applicants who have significant disabilities.
Therefore employers are often ignorant of the capabilities of this population. Take a moment to imagine from the employers' perspective the concerns or barriers they might perceive regarding hiring someone who has such a disability. If you imagine the concerns of employers, you can learn how to bring up and address these concerns in a job interview. Otherwise these concerns will become barriers to employment. In order to identify the most common stereotypes and concerns that employers have, you may want to brainstorm with vocational rehabilitation professionals, employers, and employed friends.