Retail Worksite for Blind Users
Welcome to CareerConnect’s virtual retail/restaurant work site designed to show how to accommodate individuals who have very little or no useable vision. Although not every worker with vision loss will need or want every accommodation pictured, we are trying to show you the range of tools available that might benefit such workers. You may access the content by either clicking on the links embedded in the graphic or by selecting objects listed on the accompanying list. The links will take you to written information, videos, or web sites.
One of the great advantages of video is that you can see an actual person, in this instance a CareerConnect mentor who is blind, doing his job in a retail setting. You can link here to see Mel Arnold, who works at Café Americana in the John Weld Peck Federal Building in Cincinnati, Ohio, using technology to perform at work.
Technology That Might Be Used in a Retail Worksite for Blind Users
- Abacus
- The abacus has been a tool used to perform mathematical calculations for centuries. It is portable, needs no batteries and can perform a variety of tasks. An employee with vision loss may use it for math and can also note a phone number or any other number that needs to be jotted down for later use.
- Bar Code Scanner
- Color Identifier
- Digital Tape Recorder
- Liquid Level Indicator
- Money Identifier
- PDA
- Refreshable Braille Display
- Screen Reader
- Talking Calculator
- Talking Cash Register
- Talking Microwave
- Talking Scale
- Talking Thermometer
- Telephone