Most people with no sight rely on a combination of tape recordings and volunteer readers to obtain work-related information. About 75 percent of people who are legally blind can read printed material, using a combination of their own limited vision and visual aids that provide magnification and special lighting. Many can read print if it is enlarged. Technological advances have led to the production of many kinds of adaptive devices that enable most blind people to read conventional print. An example is the electronic reading device, which converts print into synthesized speech.
Many computers now have voice-recognition and tactile programs for blind users.
Visually Impaired Professional Personnel. President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. Job Accommodation Ideas.