[Jobs] Dead End...? Re: Fwd: FW: Disabled and Unemployed --ABCNews Wants to Hear From You

[Nightingale, Noel]

The ABC cite asking for reports of disability employment discrimination
was shut down shortly after notices appeared about its existence.
If you believe you are being discriminated against because you are
blind, you might consider filing an employment discrimination complaint
with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or your state agency
that enforces antidiscrimination laws.
e  
Noel

-----Original Message-----
From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Anastasia Charalambakos
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 2:56 PM
To: 'Jobs for the Blind'
Subject: Re: [Jobs] Dead End...? Re: Fwd: FW: Disabled and Unemployed
--ABCNews Wants to Hear From You

Hello,

I am totally blind and have had a very hard time finding work in ST
Petersburg, Florida as well as, where my mom lives in Sarasota in spite
the fact I have a masters degree in teaching English as a second
language to speakers of other countries. All the colleges I know of who
have an English language institute will not even allow me at least one
chance. When I called places for work, there were all kinds of needs.
The problem began after I was granted interviews and the blindness
became a known factor. All of a sudden, those English language teaching
departments had no needs. All the possible positions even substitute
ones amazingly disappeared. Interesting! Why was I even called in for
interviews if there were no needs? I was always nicely dressed, very
polite, and disclosed my blindness  the day prior to an interview as not
to make anyone uneasy with me even though I don't bite. Yet, regardless
of my degree and personality, I was always told to go home and expect a
call sometime soon. Calls that really never came!

I fought for myself as much as I knew now by going as far as to write
the president of the college where I really wanted to work the most but
was politely told in very general terms that the school prefers to hire
staff with previous experience and whom they already know. I would love
to get in touch With ABC news but have not had luck with the website my
blind services counselor forwarded me. I see everyone else on this list
is having a difficult time as well. I would love to speak out especially
since I told the employers for whom I interviewed that the division of
blind services would purchase any equipment I would need. Not only this,
for the school where I really wanted to work, all that was required to
teach was a Bachelors degree. Come on now! Of course I qualify!
I feel very angry and frustrated.

Fortunately for me, God heard my prayers, and I got hired to work for a
totally blind gentleman who is starting hos own center for assistive
technology. I'm so happy there! I love it!

Anyhow, if anyone has any additional information about ABC, please feel
free to let me know.

Sincerely,

Anastasia Charalambakos
-----Original Message-----
From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Tami
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 4:52 PM
To: Jobs for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Jobs] Dead End...? Re: Fwd: FW: Disabled and Unemployed --
ABCNews Wants to Hear From You


I'm resending this because for some strange reason it showed up in a
strange format on the list.  Not sure why, it might again...but am
resending.  Hopefully it's readable.  

....
Okay,  I was very interested in contacting ABC news, but the link in the
original e-mail is dead.  I then called ABC news and was forwarded
numerous times from New York to California, and not one person knew
anything about this possible story.  
Does anyone know if this was legitimate to begin with?




 
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