Context: Scholars in the software engineering (SE) research community have investigated career advancement in the software industry. Research topics have included how individual and external factors can impact career mobility of software professionals, and how gender affects career advancement. However, the community has yet to look at career mobility from the lens of accessibility. Specifically, there is a pressing need to illuminate the factors that hinder the career mobility of blind and low vision software professionals (BLVSPs). Objective: This study aims to understand aspects of the workplace that impact career mobility for BLVSPs. Methods: We interviewed 26 BLVSPs with different roles, years of experience, and industry sectors. Thematic analysis was used to identify common factors related to career mobility. Results: We found four factors that impacted the career mobility of BLVSPs: (1) technical challenges, (2) colleagues' perceptions of BLVSPs, (3) BLVSPs' own perceptions on managerial progression, and (4) BLVSPs' investment in accessibility at the workplace. Conclusion: We suggest implications for tool designers, organizations, and researchers towards fostering more accessible workplaces to support the career mobility of BLVSPs.

翻译：背景：软件工程（SE）研究领域的学者已对软件行业的职业发展进行了探讨，研究主题包括个人及外部因素如何影响软件专业人士的职业流动性，以及性别如何影响职业晋升。然而，该领域尚未从无障碍视角审视职业流动性。具体而言，亟需揭示阻碍视障与低视力软件专业人士（BLVSPs）职业流动性的因素。目的：本研究旨在理解影响BLVSPs职业流动性的工作场所因素。方法：我们访谈了26位来自不同角色、经验年限及行业领域的BLVSPs，并采用主题分析法识别与职业流动性相关的共同因素。结果：研究发现影响BLVSPs职业流动性的四大因素为：（1）技术挑战，（2）同事对BLVSPs的认知，（3）BLVSPs自身对管理晋升的看法，以及（4）BLVSPs在工作场所无障碍方面的投入。结论：我们为工具设计者、组织及研究人员提出建议，以促进构建更无障碍的工作环境，支持BLVSPs的职业流动性。