[humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment

[Serena Cucco]

Hi all,

I most likely would've done prior research, except I applied for the
job and got an interview a bit quicker than I anticipated.  Also,
Since these clients were mentally ill, they most likely don't have
computers, never mind Scype.  I see what J.D. means about making the
interview focus on your talents, but it's a bit harder when you
suspect the interviewer is flatout lying and wants to get rid of you.
Also, I answered the how do I get to work question directly cuz I
didn't want to seem like I was beating around the bush, especially
since it was after I already knew what he was up to.

Serena

On 12/21/13, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net> wrote:
> Good morning, Steve,
>          I don't know why the decision to disclose, or not to
> disclose seems to baffle people so. I mean, don't people say shit
> like your blindness ought to be as much a part of you as one's gender
> or hair color? Do people have a problem disclosing their race, what
> color is their hair?
> for today, CarAt 02:33 AM 10/16/2013, Steven Johnson wrote:
>>However, remember tht the accommodation process starts with the
>> application
>>process.  By disclosing you begin to establish a level of trust with a
>>prospective employer and engage in discussions from the get-go. By
>>withholding, an impression can be left and their perception is that you
>> may
>>not beh the type of employee they are looking for.  I engaged my employer
>> in
>>the accommodation process from the get go to make sure that their
>> lectronic
>>application was truly accessible.  From my perspective, it is only fair to
>>disclose especially if at some  point, accommodations will be requested.
>> I
>>have been with county Government since.  This was my one and only
>> interview
>>for this social services position and over 60 candidates were interviewed.
>>
>>Steve
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sandy
>>Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 11:00 PM
>>To: Human Services Mailing List
>>Subject: Re: [humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment
>>
>>JD,
>>
>>I agree with you as I have not told ahead of an interview that I am a
>> blind
>>person.  There are some, including one businessman I know, who thinks we
>> are
>>deceiving people when we do not disclose blindness prior to an interview.
>>
>>
>>Sandy
>>
>>--------------------------------------------------
>>From: "JD Townsend" <43210 at Bellsouth.net>
>>Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 10:29 PM
>>To: "Human Services Mailing List" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
>>Subject: Re: [humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > Sadly some folks are prejudice on the outset.  I took a 2 hour trip
>> > for an interview once and the interviewer told me at the door that the
>> > job was too intense for me, without even letting me speak;  seems my
>> > white cane said all she wanted to know.
>> >
>> > I learned after many interviews that I had to compete not as a blind
>> > applicant, but as the best applicant.  Some people tell an interviewer
>> > on the outset that they are blind or visually impaired, but I have
>> > never seen the wisdom in this.  I find that the initial hand-shake and
>> > the walk down long corridors to the interview room, finding my seat
>> > and addressing the real issues of the job have served me well.  When I
>> > have taken this attitude, ignoring my blindness as an issue, the
>> > interviews have gone much better.  I tell the interviewer that I
>> > dislike paperwork, but that I sleep much better when it is up to date;
>> > should they ask me how I do it I say that I have PC add-ons that have
>> > served me well in the past and that it should not be a problem with
>> > whatever system they are using.  Should they ask about transportation
>> > I tell them that I got here on my own and on time and that I should
>> > have no problem.  It isn't my job to explain about adaptive equipment
>> > or transportation, just that I can do the job, then I re-focus on my
>> > strengths as a clinical social worker and how I might fit my skills
>> > into
>>serving the agency.
>> >
>> > If we allow disability or adaptations to become a focus of an
>> > interview instead of our skills and work ethic we have no chance for
>>employment.
>> >
>> > Just my opinion, sorry for the lecture.
>> >
>> > JD
>> >
>> >
>> >
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