04/08/2026
Bee found his place... at home.
He earns, provides, and gets to be there for his family.
He is a certified digital accessibility tester and one of our CAT Program Instructors. And he'll be hosting WCATea, our podcast, very soon!
But it wasn’t always like this.
We asked him about his biggest struggle as a blind job seeker when he was starting out.
He shared:
“Something that Tanner said has stuck with me for the last few years. Job seeking isn’t about putting out a thousand applications into the ether; you may get the occasional interview, but generally, you will be hit with denial after denial.
The sad truth is that no matter how skillful you are, no matter how strong your resume may be, interviewers will see the blind status and not want to bother. It’s not out of malice; it’s because they want an employee where they don’t have to go any further than necessary, and for a blind employee, they’ll have to go the extra mile for reasonable accommodations.
Worse still are the silences, and the questions that invariably arise.
What could I have done better?
Did I err in some way?
Was it something I did, or totally out of my control?
That was the worst thing I did. I sent out hundreds of applications in seven years of job seeking, and the rejections and the silences tore down my resolve and self-confidence.”
Does anyone resonate with Bee in this stage?
If you’re still there...
check the second comment.
