[blindLaw] Discrimination in the Workplace?

[Ronza Othman]

Absolutely, discrimination still exists for people who are blind or low vision. You can do a surface level search of EEOC cases and find a number of them. Also, the EEOC, just a couple of weeks ago, updated its enforcement guidance on equal employment opportunity for blind and visually impaired workers. This was indirect response to What they were seeing, and also because of the increase in blind people being shut out of job applications due to artificial intelligence in the application process. As an employment lawyer myself who primarily works in the civil rights arena, I would say that the vast majority of discrimination in employment toward blind people  is either because of inaccessible technology or incorrect and negative stereotypes about blindness. 

Ronza Othman, President
National Federation of the Blind of Maryland
443-426-4110
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> On Aug 12, 2023, at 1:44 PM, Thomas Dukeman via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I recently attended the 2023 National NFB conference in Texas and it was from attending some of the workshops related to answering the question of when/if one should being up their vision situation in the spirit of transparency and that some less scrupulous employers might try to bring it before we do and get away with violating the ADA. That got me thinking then, are there instances where our vision has been used against us in some way? I am still pretty new to the NFB and don’t really know much about that kind of thing if at all, is made an issue for us to come together against or if that is something in the past? I know a lot of places SAY they are an equal employment opportunity employer, but are they really, at least for us? I thought to ask here because I feel like if anyone would know about legal issues impacting the blind, it would be you guys.
> 
> Thanks for your time and input,
> Thomas Dukeman
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