[humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment

[Karen Rose]

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> On Dec 27, 2013, at 4:27 PM, "Steven Johnson" to make driving and essential function of a social work or human services job it would have to involve driving clients to and from places. Other than that I see no reason why driving could be considered an essential function of such Jobs. <blinddog3 at charter.net> wrote:
> 
> Not if it is an essential function of the job which in many cases, it is and
> not a secondary function.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of justin
> williams
> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 5:34 PM
> To: 'Human Services Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment
> 
> I've noticed this theme of drivers license.  While it seems as if some of us
> have acquired such jobs, several others have encountered this as a barrier.
> We must collectively come up with ways to surmount it.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sandy
> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 6:31 PM
> To: Human Services Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment
> 
> I also do own a small home that I am slowly downsizing from my family who
> lived years in it and have passed.
> 
> Jonathan, I believe the Mass. Commission wants driver's license.  At one
> time, I had a blind counselor who was driven to clients' home by a sighted
> woman.  The blindness agency in CT, as far as I know, still uses some
> drivers.  Anyway, we seem to need to work around this driver license
> requirement in a bunch of job placements.
> 
> 
> Sandy
> 
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> From: "Darla Rogers" <djrogers0628 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2013 12:04 AM
> To: "'Human Services Mailing List'" <humanser at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment
> 
>> Hi Jonathan,
>>