One's profession is an essential part of modern life. Traditionally, professional development has been criticized for excluding people with disabilities. People with visual impairments, for example, face disproportionately low employment rates, highlighting persistent gaps in professional opportunities. Recently, there has been growing research on social media platforms as spaces for more equitable career development approaches. In this paper, we present an interview study on the professional development experiences of 60 people with visual impairments on TikTok (also known as "BlindTokers"). We report BlindTokers' goals, strategies, and challenges, supported by detailed examples and in-depth analysis. Based on the findings, we identify that BlindTokers' practices reveal an alternative professional development approach that is more flexible, inclusive, personalized, and diversified than traditional models. Our study also extends professional development research by foregrounding emerging digital skills and proposing design implications to foster more equitable and inclusive professional opportunities.

翻译：职业是现代生活的重要组成部分。传统职业发展模式常因排斥残障人士而受到批评。以视障群体为例，其就业率显著偏低，凸显了职业机会方面长期存在的差距。近年来，越来越多研究关注社交媒体平台作为实现更公平职业发展路径的空间。本文通过访谈研究，探讨了60位视障人士在TikTok平台（亦称为“BlindTokers”）的职业发展经验。我们结合具体案例与深度分析，系统阐述了BlindTokers的职业目标、实践策略与面临挑战。研究发现，BlindTokers的实践揭示了一种相较于传统模式更具灵活性、包容性、个性化与多元化的替代性职业发展路径。本研究通过聚焦新兴数字技能，提出了促进更公平包容职业机会的设计启示，拓展了职业发展研究的理论视野。