<human>: Can you provide a brief overview of the text?

**Background:**
I graduated in 2011 with a degree in General Studies where I studied Computer Science but didn't finish the capstone 2 courses. I took the General Studies degree because it guaranteed me a job right out of school that paid down half of my student loans over a year. 

**Currently:**
I was diagnosed with an eye problem and told I can no longer drive, period. No Ifs, Ands, or Buts. I am a danger to myself and others now. Oops. Every job interview I go to I get to that one question "Do you have transportation?" 

I say yes. Of course I mean bicycle or on foot on public transportation or a carpool with a co-worker. Especially with winter coming, no employer wants that risk. I can understand their position, I likely wouldn't want to hire me either. I understand the stigma of people who can't drive, but I've never even had a parking ticket. I can show them an FBI level background check that shows I am perfectly clean!

Due to not being able to effectively compete for what jobs exist in the area I live in (I live in South West Missouri (Joplin specifically).) I was recently accepted into a graduate degree program for an M.Ed in Instructional Design hoping to turn things around.
<bot>: No longer can drive, employers won't hire a non-driver with winter coming, don't feel I can fairly compete in the job market, what to do?