[Ct-nfb] Job Listing

[Alfonse DeLucia]

Hi Justin,

     I agree  that a certain degree of support should be eliminated as the 
individual shows obvious acclimation to the job environments and tasks. I 
imagine that if an employer hiring a person who is blind, and has a positive 
attitude about blindness, also had such an attitude, then a good percentage 
of the duties listed would indeed be handled exclusively by the blind 
employee. And yet, if the employer or the assistant to the blind can do 
nothing but perpetuate a negative perception of blindness, when hiring a 
qualified, self respecting person who is blind, that blind person can 
demonstrate acclimation and ultimately politely insist that they assume any 
and all personally manageable responsibilities.

Take Care,




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Salisbury, Justin Mark" <SALISBURYJ08 at students.ecu.edu>
To: <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2012 8:19 PM
Subject: [Ct-nfb] Job Listing


Hello everyone,

     I was reading over the job listing that was recently posted on our 
listserv, and I wanted to ask how people felt about the concept of it.  I 
feel like this type of assistant might be good in the very short term for 
someone who has no blindness skills and needs help acquiring the services 
that they need to obtain decent blindness skills, but, if this type of 
assistant becomes a long-term provider for blind people, it could be doing 
them more of a disservice than a service.  As my screen reader was reading 
the job description, I kept hearing "custodial, low expectations, custodial, 
low expectations..."

Philosophy Question:
Do you all think that this type of assistant should be provided to blind 
people on a long-term basis?

I have attached a PDF copy of the job listing to this email for your 
convenience.

Justin

Justin M. Salisbury
Undergraduate Student
The Honors College
East Carolina University
salisburyj08 at students.ecu.edu

“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change 
the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”    —MARGARET MEAD



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