[humanser] Drivers license requirement for employment

[justin williams]

There are times when you should disclose before an interview, and times when
you shouldn't.  It behooves you to know when to disclose; and if you don't,
it's not a deception. 

-----Original Message-----
From: humanser [mailto:humanser-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sandy
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 12:00 AM
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

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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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