[Jobs] Ideas for seminar at NFB convention

Wed Apr 9 02:33:50 CDT 2008

It's a good idea to get an Ideaof  the range of travel you might have to 
covwer.  for example, if you are traveling in or around the bayarea you can 
take public trans to alot of places and or take public trans to it's 
farthest point on your route and  mix in a cab or para transit.

 Darian
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gail Snider" <gsnider at clb.org>
To: "Jobs for the Blind" <jobs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Jobs] Ideas for seminar at NFB convention

> James, I didn't mean to sound defeatist about finding out whether driving 
> is essential to a job.  My point is that by questioning someone in HR it 
> is often easy to determine that the main point is being willing to travel 
> around as part of the job, no matter how you do it.  That includes many of 
> us, doesn't it?
>
> Gail
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf 
> Of James Konechne
> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 6:22 PM
> To: Jobs for the Blind
> Subject: Re: [Jobs] Ideas for seminar at NFB convention
>
> I was hired as a mutual fund salesman while living in Minneapolis.
> They said I had to have a driver's license, but then changed when I told 
> them I could still meet with clients, get to work on time using the bus, 
> etc.  It all depends on the duties your required to do and how creative 
> you are.
> Just because a job says you have to have a driver's license, don't let 
> that stop you from applying.
> James KI disagree with
>
> On 4/8/08, Gail Snider <gsnider at clb.org> wrote:
>> One way to deal with the driver's license issue is to try to contact
>> someone in HR on the phone and ask them how much driving is essential for 
>> this job.
>> That gives them a chance to clarify why they asked for a driver's
>> license in the first place.  If any percentage of driving is
>> essential, then we know the job isn't for us.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:jobs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Dick Davis
>> Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 10:37 AM
>> To: 'Jobs for the Blind'
>> Subject: [Jobs] Ideas for seminar at NFB convention
>>
>> Hi guys,
>>
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>> You're a smart bunch so I thought I'd get your ideas on this.  The
>> Employment Committee of the NFB is going to put on a seminar at the
>> national convention.  Below is the description of the agenda item that
>> I sent to the committee chair.  Since she agreed to the item, I have
>> some questions for all of you.  But read the description first:
>>
>>
>>
>> New Challenges for Blind Jobseekers
>>
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>>
>> The requirement that a person possess a valid driver's license is
>> showing up in more and more job listings.  That would be reasonable if
>> a position provided transportation to others, such as bus driver, van
>> driver, etc.  But most of them don't have that as a primary job
>> function.  Some blind job applicants, seeing the requirement, have 
>> decided not to apply.
>>
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>> Why is there an upsurge in job descriptions with this requirement?  Is
>> it because the employee might need to use a company car from time to
>> time?  Or is it that a driver's license is a good form of
>> identification?  Since no blind person can get a valid driver's
>> license, doesn't such a requirement discriminate against blind people as 
>> a class?
>>
>>
>>
>> What strategies should blind jobseekers use in dealing with this
>> requirement?  Has anyone dealt with it before?  Are there approaches
>> that have proven successful?  Should we try on the state or national
>> level to get this requirement stricken, or reworded in a 
>> nondiscriminatory way?
>>
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>>
>> Do any of you have answers to the above questions?  Do you have any
>> suggestions for the seminar, such as whether or not we should have a
>> panel, talk directly with the audience, or both?  If so, please e-mail
>> them to me at ddavis at blindinc.org, or call me at 612-872-0100 or
>> 800-597-9558.  I probably won't answer if I'm teaching a class, so
>> leave me a message and I'll get back to you.
>>
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>>
>> Since I originally wrote this, I've had a call from one jobseeker
>> that's seen the following questions on a job application (I haven't
>> seen the application forms yet, so this is a rough paraphrase):
>>
>>
>>
>> Do you have any physical or mental challenges?
>>
>> If so, what reasonable accommodations do you need to do the job?
>>
>>
>>
>> Yes, these really are actual questions.  The job seeker has seen them
>> more than once.  Yes, I know they're illegal, and I intend to do
>> something about them, but first, I wanted to know if any of you have
>> seen them on job applications too.  If so, I intend to add them to the
>> agenda item and discuss them.
>>
>>
>>
>> You can see why I thought this would be a good agenda item.
>>
>>
>>
>> Dick Davis
>>
>> Assistant Director for Employment
>>
>> BLIND, Inc.
>>
>> ddavis at blindinc.org
>>
>> 612-872-0100
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