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Is a remote position something I can hope for as my first development job?Yes, especially if you're willing to take a lower-than-market salary. The reason is that remote jobs in higher demand, and remote companies can hire from all over the world. I currently have remote Colombian devs who make $100k/yr (which they can live really well on), but who would cost me $120k-$140k in the US (outside of SF or NY). By looking at remote jobs, you're competing with a much larger pool of candidates who may have lower costs of living than you.
> I'm commuting six hours a day right now which includes seven miles of walking
In many US cities (not sure where you live) there is free or subsidized public transit for people with disabilities. Does your city have that?
Also, if you got a few hrs/wk of freelancing income from Upwork, perhaps you could use that money to pay for Uber/Lyft/whatever to take you to work? Or perhaps there's a carpool network near you?
