[blindlaw] Federal law and working in large restaurant kitchens?
Beth Taurasi
denverqueen1107 at comcast.net
Mon Dec 24 05:22:18 UTC 2012
There is probably no federal law regarding the knife thingy.
What you said, Kirt, was that he said you couldn't make a salad.
I know how to make a salad and had to do it in an industrial
sized kitchen with other people working in it. Blind people no
less. The employer said you couldn't, but there is no way I can
prove, as an employer at a McDonald's for instance, that blind
people can't chop lettuce, onions, celery, etc. The Colorado
Center for the Blind expected me to chop things, so I chop things
with knives all the time when I get a chance. Btw, I have an
incomplete but albeit good knife set.
Beth
----- Original Message -----
From: ray wayne <rwayne1 at nyc.rr.com
To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Sun, 23 Dec 2012 21:57:21 -0500
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Federal law and working in large
restaurant kitchens?
I am aware of no such provision. In general, the "direct threat"
defense must be based on real evidence, which the employer has
the burden of proving, not just the assumption that a blind
person using a knife would pose a threat to himself or others.
Ray Wayne
----- Original Message -----
,f3 ,kirt ,manw>+ <kirt.crazydude at gmail.com
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Date: Sunday, Dec 23, 2012 18:53:46
Subject: [bllaw] Federal law and working in large restaurant
kitchens?
Hello list,
My name is Kirt Manwaring. Up until now, I've had no real
need to
post to this list (even though I've thoroughly enjoyed watching
the
discussion that's taken place here), but I have a question
that's
recently come up regarding the legality of a totally blind
person
working in the kitchen of a large fast-food restaurant. There
is a
good chance I'll be hired by a local Macdonalds that is owned by
a
close family friend; all things considered, he's fairly willing
to
give me a fair shot, as far as I can tell. However, he just
informed
me that, due to federal law, I would be unable to do things in
the
industrial kitchen that would conceivably threaten my safety or
the
safety of those around me. As an example, he said I would be
unable
to make a salad, because I would be using a knife and, acording
to
federal law, me using a knife in a kitchen of a large restaurant
poses
a safety risk. I probably won't fight it, because this is only
a
temporary job and I doubt I would make any progress, but I'm
just
curious if my family friend is correct, or if Macdonalds is
simply
misinterpreting the direct threat portion of the ADA. Any
thoughts
would be very much appreciated.
Cordially submitted,
Kirt Manwaring
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