[blindlaw] Pre-Interview Questionnaire

[ray wayne]

In what universe are these people practicing law?  Those questions are illegal in this one, unless they are job-related, and they are not in this instance. 

Ray Wayne



----- Original Message -----
From: "WB" <mruniverse08 at gmail.com>
To: "'Ationfbnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Date: Sunday, Sep 27, 2009 16:28:42
Subject: [bllaw] Pre-Interview Questionnaire

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>
> Recently, I went on an interview with a law firm.  There was a pre-interview
> questionnaire that was to be filled out when you go to your interview
> appointment.  I was not able to complete this before meeting with the
> attorney.  On the form, it asked if you have impairments to hearing, vision,
> etc.
> 
>  
> 
> As I was unable to fill in the form before my meeting, the attorney and I
> discussed my vision impairment and assistive technology during the
> interview.at my initializing of that piece of conversation.  The banter back
> and forth regarding this issue seems to have gone well.
> 
>  
> 
> My question is, are companies allowed to bring up a disability or do we have
> to bring it up first to be covered by the ADA?  I was under the assumption
> that we do to cover ourselves.  I was curious since the question was posed
> on the pre-interview form and from what I can tell, these disabilities are
> not a detriment to the particular position they are attempting to fill.
> 
>  
> 
> Please note, that this firm has not given me any particular negative vibe
> regarding disability.  I'm simply asking for future reference.
> 
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