Eye Sight is weak. Effect on job?

Question

Dear Friends,

One of me eyes is really weak. (6/36). Doctor said it cant be correctable using spectacles.

I also have squint in the same eye.

How can this affect my career?

I heard that few companies reject such candidates in the medical check up even if they are given the offer letter

And that in US, people with colour blindness are not allowed to take driving license.

Please share any more of such limitations.

I am sure you will be able to help me from the happenings at your work place. Kindly share it with me, please, a whole hearted request.

Regards,
Anand

Answer 1

Well, if you can't drive, that is probably the single largest problem with jobs. But it is not true that color blindness will prevent you taking a driver's test. You simply have to memorize where the lights are. The top one is red, the bottom one is green.

I should think with eyesight like yours you should be eligible for vocational rehabilitation testing and possibly training. There are plenty of jobs that can be done by people with a variety of disabilities, but it means working out exactly what you can and cannot do, and that is done by professional counselors. I would ask your unemployment office (sometimes called employment development, or some other similar bureaucratic euphemism). It's their job to help with situations like this.