[blindlaw] job discrimination

[ckrugman at sbcglobal.net]

There are actually people out there that are just plain ignorant. Several 
years ago a similar question was raised by a prospective landlord when I 
went to look at an apartment that was for rent. In his case he just didn't 
know and when I answered his question there was no problem. As a consultant 
to nonprofits I have found that many executive directors and staff in 
nonprofits are somewhat ignorant when it comes to business matters. It is 
not always a question of discrimination.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Pepper" <b75205 at gmail.com>
To: <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 6:06 PM
Subject: [blindlaw] job discrimination


> Ok this often happens to me but I found it intersting that the man 
> actually
> said it to my face.  I was applying for a job at a nonprofit and the 
> hiring
> person told me that he would not hire me because he was afraid of 
> insurance
> costs.  Of course I have insurance and my insurance is not any more than
> anyone else and I am not legally blind, just visually impaired and besides
> that would not affect my insurance costs anyway and of course what he did
> was about as illegal as you can get!
>
> I would like to know which laws he broke.  This is in Texas.  Just so I 
> know
> what to say the next time this happens and I will write a letter to his 
> boss
> telling him what a jerk this guy is and why they need to get rid of him.
>
> James
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