Strong employment along Interstate Highway 35 from San Antonio to Dallas will have a positive effect on employment opportunities. The number of consumers and potential consumers along this corridor is high. Consumer wages have steadily increased over the past few years. The skills required in the forecasted labor market should result in continued increases in the wage base of consumers during the planning period. Negative Factors .
Stereotypes still exist that limit access to jobs that can be performed without sight.
To offset these stereotypes, the agency uses vocational rehabilitation counselors and employment assistance specialists to conduct employment development activities. Many employment opportunities are dependent on access to improved and affordable adaptive technology and reliable public transportation, which continue to pose challenges for agency consumers. The additional cost of adaptive technology and the great inequity in transportation very seriously limit employment opportunities for people who are blind.