[blindlaw] Working as advocate for the blind, viable career possibility?

Thu Oct 9 21:09:20 UTC 2014

Please reply on list or add me to the recipients because I am interested in the responses.

Aimee

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> On Oct 9, 2014, at 4:11 PM, James Fetter via blindlaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Dear list,
> I hope this finds you all well. I am very seriously considering law school for next fall; I previously got a Ph.D. in Political Science and, for a variety of professional and personal reasons, am making the transition from academia to something, most likely the legal field, which has better, if not excellent, career prospects and more practical impact. I would be curious to learn more from those  doing a significant amount of work advocating for the blind and/or representing blind and other disabled clients about possibilities for making a career out of doing this kind of work. Is the market already overcrowded with lawyers working on disability advocacy in some form, or do those of you in this area have more clients than you can handle? I recognize that law is a potentially wide open field, and of course markets can and do constantly change, but I would still appreciate learning more about whether it is realistic for a potential new entrant into the legal market to contemplate a career focusing to one degree or another on advocating for and representing the blind. Please feel free to contact me off list at jtfetter at yahoo.com as well. Thanks.
> Sincerely,
> James
> 
> 
>> On 10/9/2014 3:44 PM, Russell J. Thomas via blindlaw wrote:
>> Sue!
>> 
>> Where did this happen -- what city and state?
>> 
>> Perhaps there is an attorney in that community who would be willing to help.
>> If not, contact me off list at emplmntattorney at gmail.com, 949.752.0101 and I
>> will try to help you find someone.
>> 
>>  
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindlaw [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Timothy
>> Blanchett via blindlaw
>> Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2014 12:30 PM
>> To: slabarre at labarrelaw.com; Blind Law Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Everyone Needs $3500
>> 
>> a question for anyone that can help.  I went in to dial America to interview
>> for a job as a sales rep in a call center after applying.  I walked in and a
>> lady fredrica greated me at the door stating I have a dog and she is scared
>> of dogs and for someone else to help me.  So next a anita walked up and took
>> me in to her office for the interview.
>> However she did not do an interview she asked me why I did not put on my
>> application that I was blind.  I stated it did not ask me if I was blind.
>> She then asked me if I knew I was applying for a call center job.  I replied
>> yes I have 12 years experience in a call center setting and was fully aware
>> of the job I had applied for.  She then took about 30 minutes providing
>> every reason she did not think a accomidation could be made and I explained
>> as to how it could be done.
>> She never did an interview.  I then stood up and thanked her for her time
>> and walked out.  I called her manager Curtis the next day and explained
>> everything to him.  He said he would need to talk to corp hr about
>> everything and get back to me as to if a reasonable accomidation could be
>> made.  2 weeks later he called me and stated they had another rep in the
>> past that was a jaws user and it had been done before in the past and that
>> they would need to get jaws set up on their system and after that is done
>> they would call me in for an interview at that point.  I asked him how long
>> that would take and he replied it may take 6 months however he could not
>> give me a time frame.  I feel I was discriminated against and want to file a
>> law suit any help on how to do so?  Timothy Blanchett  423-441-0982
>> 
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