AFB Employment Initiatives
Workplace Technology Study
What are the technology experiences (training, tools used, required job tasks, barriers, wishes) of workers with visual impairments in the fields of information technology, communications, telemedicine, finance, and banking?
Employment Summits
Convening decision makers and creating new opportunities for people who are blind or visually impaired is central to AFB’s employment strategy.
Blind Leaders Development Program
Creating widespread change requires an even more significant presence of people with vision loss at the highest levels of leadership.
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Key Employment Statistics
User-friendly facts and figures and the latest research pertaining to people with vision loss.
Reviewing Disability Employment Research
As part of AFB’s commitment to changing the way employers see job seekers and employees who are blind or have low vision, AFB's Public Policy and Research Center conducted a literature review on employment and workers with disabilities.
AccessWorld: Promoting Employment Access
Take a closer look at employment resources for people with vision loss.