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Ask HN: Losing Vision – What remote IT jobs are possible?

7 pointsby santoshmaharshiabout 9 years ago
Hi Friends, Someone I know is losing reading vision to diabetes. She has worked on online marketing with almost 7 years of experience. What are work from home remote jobs possible for her and what are the places she can find those.

7 comments

Someone1234about 9 years ago
Honestly, fully remote IT jobs are going to countries with extremely low cost of living. Why pay someone in the West $40K&#x2F;year when you can pay someone in the East $20K&#x2F;year?<p>So a lot of &quot;remote jobs&quot; in the West have an in-person component or have strict language requirements (e.g. have to talk to customers, and the company wants to project being a US-based business).<p>Remote jobs that pay well enough are hard to come by for that reason. Plus a lot of people would love a fully remote job so they likely get a lot of highly qualified applicants when they do appear.<p>Sorry if this is unhelpful&#x2F;not what you asked. Just trying to explain why finding these jobs isn&#x27;t easier.
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anon987about 9 years ago
I worked at at place with a couple blind computer programmer types. I never talked to them to ask them how they did it, but they did it somehow, so I&#x27;m sure you can too.<p>I wish you the best.
JSeymourATLabout 9 years ago
Screen reading software might help your friend stay active in online marketing.<p>Here&#x27;s an article from 2010:&gt; <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;gizmodo.com&#x2F;5620079&#x2F;giz-explains-how-blind-people-see-the-internet" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;gizmodo.com&#x2F;5620079&#x2F;giz-explains-how-blind-people-see...</a>
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twundeabout 9 years ago
Take a look at <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;lukasz-madon&#x2F;awesome-remote-job" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;lukasz-madon&#x2F;awesome-remote-job</a> for some resources. There are remote jobs out there but there aren&#x27;t many.
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Spooky23about 9 years ago
Look for an onsite job with a .gov.<p>In some cities and states, they have the ability to hire disabled people without impact to their staffing&#x2F;fill level. In New York, it&#x27;s part of civil service law section 55b
brudgersabout 9 years ago
Many places have vocational rehabilitation and employment offices as public services. That&#x27;s not a bad place to start if it is available because connecting people with resources is what they do all day.
saturdayplaceabout 9 years ago
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;weworkremotely.com&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;weworkremotely.com&#x2F;</a> is a job board specifically for positions that are remote.