[BlindTlk] The Unemployment Rate of the Blind

[Judy Jones]

Yes!

A case in point is Express Employment.  When I was going in to test for a
future parttime position, I attempted to get into the docs they sent me via
e-mail, and it turns out they were all emulated files i.e. image files to
interact with.

I wrote and called and explained about the emulated files.  In the course of
the conversation, I also mentioned NVDA and sent the link to download onto
their computers.

NVDA, of course would not help with emulated files.  I offered also to come
in with my own equipment and demonstrate in person what I could do.  I heard
nothing back about that.

Judy

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This is a good point about my strategy working up until testing where you
cannot use your own technology. I have not had to face that, but I would
still never mention anything about blindness before the first interview. I
would just go to the interview and see if either the employer or my state
could provide the accommodation on testing when and if it came to that. If I
could not use my own technology on the test, I would mention NVDA as an
option to the employer, since it is free and open source. The whole way
through, I would be in contact with my state rehabilitation counselor.

It is interesting to hear the case about not alerting the employer that a
guide dog was being brought to the interview. Not telling them about a cane
is common sense to me, but I thought that since a guide dog is an animal,
you would be required to mention that you were bringing him or her on
premises. I did not think you could just show up anywhere with a dog.
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